Talk:Ayurvedic medicine
This should be a top priority article. tmtoulouse 19:03, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
- Oh gawd, I just (literally) read all of Wiki4CAM as well ... but yeah. Is it showing as an entry point or something? - David Gerard (talk) 20:46, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
There's a question lingering on my mind: Ayur Veda are belong to us? -- Kitsune Inari (talk) 22:13, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
[edit] Some guy
Hi Guys,
I am an Indian Computer Science undergrad. (Just so that you know I may have a bias) I am highly amused by the material in this wiki. That said, I just saw this article. I went into the Wikipedia page, and saw that it more or less agrees with you.
This kind of shocked me, because I thought that Ayurveda is scientific. Now, as I said I read the Wikipedia article, and I believe it. (It has unscientific roots, it has proponents who use stupid arguments, are cracks etc). On the other hand, I have a personal experience using Ayurveda, and it works. I had Vasomotor rhinitis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinitis) (disclaimer: it is not an official diagnosis from a doctor. I concluded it from the symptoms, chiefly stuffy nose for more than 2 years) I have used bresol (http://www.himalayahealthcare.com/products/bresol.htm), and it worked. (if I use it steadily for ~ 1 week the symptoms heavily reduce for the next month) It did not cure the problem though.
So, I am no expert in medicine, but can you give this a second chance? One place I will like to point out is http://www.himalayahealthcare.com/researchpaper/index.htm Bresol, for example have quite a few papers on how it was used to treat respiratory disorders.
Aditya— Unsigned, by: Bsrkaditya / talk / contribs Actually Ayurveda makes no such claims whatsoever that cow urine is beneficial. I have undergone Ayurvedic treatment. It really works for ailments like cold, stomach infection and controlling Rhinitis. The doctor however never claimed to cure my grandfather's aclesia cardia and he himself refered a physician. Bhuchosen (talk) 05:56, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
- i think your on the wrong site Skinnytony1 (talk) 09:47, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
[edit] Not just Maharishi (Mr TM)
I think the guy's outfit has the monopoly on this in the west, and probably industrialised the process but in India it was widely practiced before him.
[edit] Content to integrate: People who have died directly from Ayurveda or indirectly by not getting medical treatment
There is a good list from whatstheharm.net
Here's an journal article 'Use of CAM results in delay in seeking medical advice for breast cancer,' Eur J Epidemiol. 2003;18(8):817-22:
- The study was conducted at the National Cancer Institute, Karachi, Pakistan...Fifty three percent delayed seeking medical advice. Common reasons were; antecedent use of complimentary/alternative therapies (34%), lack of significance attached to the lump (23%), fear of surgery (22%), conflicting personal commitments (7%), fear of cancer (5%), and others (8%). Twenty nine percent practiced CAM before visiting any physician. Common methods used were homeopathy (70%), spiritual therapy (15%) and Ayurvedic medicine (13%).
There have been deaths attributed to Ayurvedic Medications in the report 'Lead Poisoning Associated with Ayurvedic Medications --- Five States, 2000--2003' by the Center for Disease Control:
- "Although approximately 95% of lead poisoning among U.S. adults results from occupational exposure (1), lead poisoning also can occur from use of traditional or folk remedies (2--5). Ayurveda is a traditional form of medicine practiced in India and other South Asian countries. Ayurvedic medications can contain herbs, minerals, metals, or animal products and are made in standardized and nonstandardized formulations (2). During 2000--2003, a total of 12 cases of lead poisoning among adults in five states associated with ayurvedic medications or remedies were reported to CDC (Table). This report summarizes these 12 cases. Culturally appropriate educational efforts are needed to inform persons in populations using traditional or folk medications of the potential health risks posed by these remedies.
- The first three cases described in this report were reported to CDC by staff at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center at Dartmouth Medical School, New Hampshire; the California Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program; and the California Department of Health Services. To ascertain whether other lead poisoning cases associated with ayurvedic medicines had occurred, an alert was posted on the Epidemic Information Exchange (Epi-X), and findings from the cases in California were posted on the Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) listserv. Nine additional cases were reported by state health departments in Massachusetts, New York, and Texas (Table)." Skinnytony1 (talk) 09:47, 6 May 2014 (UTC)