GARLIC: TOXIC SHOCK!

11-04-2006, 01:45 AM

>
> > There is no reason what so ever for devotees to take garlic as a
> > medicine,
>
> I joined ISKCON in Honolulu in 1971. Gaurasundara Prabhu was the TP. His
> wife was Govinda dasi, who was always sick. At one point she was eating
> garlic for her illness (and stinking up the whole temple), saying that
> Srila Prabhupada told her to.

I find it hard to believe that Srila Prabhupada would have told her that,
since there are herbs with the same propeties like neem, ginger, tumeric,
amlaki, haritaki etc. that are far superior to garlic, and with no side
effects.

ys, jdd

11-04-2006, 05:21 PM

> I find it hard to believe that Srila Prabhupada would have told her that,
> since there are herbs with the same propeties like neem, ginger, tumeric,
> amlaki, haritaki etc. that are far superior to garlic, and with no side
> effects.

I have taken haritaki it -- it definitely had side effects :-) Rear effects
would be more accurate.

Ginger has side effects -- it thins the blood and may cause a failure to
clot in certain situations. It should always be stopped before any surgery.

Just because something is natural doesn't mean it has no side effects.
Anything with real potency will have some. Even in Ayur Veda some herbs that
are good for one body type may be a negative for a different type.

Medicine is very complicated.

11-05-2006, 10:07 AM

> > I find it hard to believe that Srila Prabhupada would have told her
> > that, since there are herbs with the same propeties like neem, ginger,
> > tumeric, amlaki, haritaki etc. that are far superior to garlic, and with
> > no side effects.
>
> I have taken haritaki it -- it definitely had side effects :-) Rear
> effects would be more accurate.
>
> Ginger has side effects -- it thins the blood and may cause a failure to
> clot in certain situations. It should always be stopped before any
> surgery.
>
> Just because something is natural doesn't mean it has no side effects.
> Anything with real potency will have some. Even in Ayur Veda some herbs
> that are good for one body type may be a negative for a different type.
>
> Medicine is very complicated.
In Ayurveda medicine is not complex but very intelligient so we feel
complex.

With any item as said above we have to consider prakruti (vata, pitta,
kapha), at the same time it is matra (quantity) which is also very
important.

As there is saying in Sanskrita "Ati sarvatra varjayeta" meaning
overindulgence is always forbidden.

So what we call good herbs are good and have no detrimental side effects
when taken in right quantity.

But items like onion and garlic are having bad effects even in small
quantities. That is the differrence.

Your Servant
Madan Gopal Das