tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007509643610309350.post1640944996038534588..comments2024-01-22T10:47:38.507+05:30Comments on As I Please: Ayurveda and Heavy MetalsRahul Basuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07751088048215388592noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007509643610309350.post-66517006601997086922008-09-03T22:20:00.000+05:302008-09-03T22:20:00.000+05:30Perhaps parts will survive -- hopefully the benign...Perhaps parts will survive -- hopefully the benign parts (classic example is curcumin the main ingredient in turmeric or the medicinal properties of neem). Yes, indeed any completely empirical science needs to be vetted and tested using the standard procedure called the scientific method (briefly, experiments or tests which are <B>reproducible</B>). <BR/><BR/>About the claim that it has given relief to many people. It's a bit like astrology - people selectively remember if some prediction came true (entirely possible from a purely statistical point of view) but forget the thousands which didn't. Selective amnesia I believe it is called. Ditto for Ayurveda. I personally know people who have gone to Ayurveda in desperation when modern medicine has failed, on being told of its magical properties and being bitterly disappointed. Ayurveda and its practitioners should test all products rigorously to see what works and what doesn't rather than blindly believe what was written down more than a thousand years ago.Rahul Basuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751088048215388592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007509643610309350.post-60244950438523217782008-09-03T18:33:00.000+05:302008-09-03T18:33:00.000+05:30Dear Saraswathy,Modern medicine is actually quite ...Dear Saraswathy,<BR/><BR/>Modern medicine is actually quite modern. In fact it can probably be dated to just a couple of centuries. It has come to our country even more recently. Therefore, it is no surprise that Ayurveda survived here through the millenia. I do not think that the eminent host of this blog is suggesting that Ayurveda be done away with, but rather that it should be used with caution. In particular, its practices ought to be subjected to the highest rigorous of a science and I am sure that it will pass many tests. Some sectors will pass all, others will pass none. I am sure this is also true to Unani medicine, and other schools of empirical medicine. Humankind would do well to take the best out of these systems, but not at the cost of blind belief. Correct me if I am wrong, but that is the general drift of the post. Finally, I do not think any one needs to be defensive at all about Ayurveda, but be confident that if it is put through the test, parts of it will survive.<BR/><BR/>AnantAnanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974808252913561726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007509643610309350.post-13341316403632922782008-09-02T16:53:00.000+05:302008-09-02T16:53:00.000+05:30if the ayurvedic medicine is harmfull, how it exis...if the ayurvedic medicine is harmfull, how it existed through ages giving relief to many patients??saraswathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399822174349757726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007509643610309350.post-30642338720980772572008-08-30T18:07:00.000+05:302008-08-30T18:07:00.000+05:30Morarji would agree with you about this, probably....Morarji would agree with you about this, probably. "Why use cow urine? Be self-sufficient". Not sure about the milk part.AmOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351322682932613136noreply@blogger.com