AYURVEDA yb

I believe that people, basically wear gold chains on their necks, for ornamentation purposes. A materia medica published at Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh, India) in 1900 and reprinted many times, indicates that wearing gold chains improves health. Reduces vAta dOSha (problem of wind - intestinal gases and inflammations owing to accumulation of air in the system) and paitya dOSha (problem of bile, liver related ailments such as jaundice, gall bladder troubles, lack of hunger, skin rashes, excess talking etc.). It is not clear, how the writer came to such conclusion. He has included a similar notation in case of diamond jewels also. One problem with Indian AyurvEda is, it evolved through centuries old practices, procedures and processes of treating emperors, kings , landlords and rich merchants. They had plenty of gold at their disposal. They could afford diamonds. The vaids (physicians), naturally got obsessed with these peripheries unrelated to human suffering. The doctors...

This is not a medical advice. I am just writing from the information I collected from acquaintances, friends, and media. Readers must exercise caution. Vaartha.com, a Telugu daily newspaper published an article by Dr. Chittibhotla Madhusudana Sarma, Ayurvedic Physician, Nandyal. Date of the publication: 13th January 2010. The last paragraph of the article suggested some ayurvedic drugs to be used under medical supervision, following rules of diet, and adopting techniques like meditation. The following durgs prescribed therein, in my humble view, contain heavy metals like mercury and strong elements like sulphur :- 1. BhallAtaka vaTi. 2. ChanDa mAruta siMdhUram. 3. ArOgya vardhini vaTi. 4. rasa mANikya rasa. It is good, that the columnist suggested medical supervision. This type of insistence on medical supervision we can see in case of allopathic drugs also. We know that both in allopathy and the ayurveda some preparations are poisonous because they contain caustic an...