High Blood Pressure

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My doctor has indicated that I have high blood pressure, the reading

was 141/81 and has been in this ranch for the past 6 months. He

would like to place me on medication, but I asked him to give me a

couple of month to see if I could bring it down with diet change,

exercise and herbal treatments. In searching on the web I ran into

the Ayurvedic herbal remedy called Muktavati. The wed page

indicates that his herbal remedy will reduce high blood pressure as

quickly as in 3 to 4 days. Have you folks heard of this herbal

remedy and does it work as the web page claims? The web page is

herbscancure.com.

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Beware of Fast Relief Medicines

 

"Doctor, I am tired of this knee joint pain, your medicines are

acting but very slow; May consult someone else?" One of my patients

aired her worries.

 

"Go ahead, but stop all my medicines".

 

She consulted a vaidya in well known hospital, brought home some

tablets in paper bags given in hospital and bought very costly

tablets and capsules costing nearly Rs 300/- a week, prescribed by

same practitioner.

 

Within a fortnight her pains reduced to nearly 50% level, so brought

all medicines to show to me. After smelling, testing the paper bag

tablets, they appeared to be classical medicnes, but costly tablets

and capsules were patent formulations of less well known pharmacies.

The contents were combinations of several concentrated extracts of

standard medicines mentioned in ancient ayurvedic texts.

 

In last 5-10 years, Indian market is flooded with several such

medicines for treating Rheumatism, Gout, PMS problems, etc. Since

taking several classical medicines in Tablet, Arishtam, Ghrutam,

Kashaya form is time consuming, requires preparations from patients

side, patients are also preferring such medicines . The fast results

is an added attractuion. Does a system which is adequately

documented, practiced for thousands of years, requires research? The

reasons for formulating medicines not referred to in classical texts

is to patentize them or obtain brand equity, a pure monitory benifit

aim.

 

HOwever, it needs to be noted that fast relief is obtained as a

reaction of the body under black mail of a concentrated, micro form

medicines. Digestive system has not been able to adjust to the new

environment fast enough.

 

"My pains are significantly reduced, but now I am having indigestion,

constipation and fatigue/weakness" exclaimed my old patient after

another week of taking fast acting capsules. Slowing down of hunger,

pulse reading etc indicated slowed down liver. Perhaps due to toxin

build up from concentrated extracts and may be mixture of chemical

pain killers with ayurvedic extracts. Difficult to tell. The strong

action medicines or when too many medicines are given together, body

is black mailed to behave in certain way.

 

India does not have strong F. D. A. which requires lengthy clinical

trials, strong statistics, etc before a drug license is issued. And

many small pharmacies make many medicines under popular names, and

these are available over the counter. Attractive commissions to those

who prescribe them and sell them are also available.

 

The objective of this mail is not to weaken the confidence of the

people in ayurveda, but to make them cautious while accepting

prescriptions, buying medicines, etc. Enquire well with similar

patients, the authenticity of supplier, etc.

 

With reference to the mail reproduced below, which made this author

write above comments, the blood pressure is not a disease, but a

symptom. If you meditate seriously for 10 days (there are many

opportunities in India, say at Igatpuri, Maharashtra, where you can

be taught meditation without any cost), blood pressure goes down by

about 20-30 mm of Hg. Treat disease, not symptom.

 

Regards

Dr Bhate

 

 

 

 

ayurveda, "mcamacho58" <mcamacho58>

wrote:

> My doctor has indicated that I have high blood pressure, the

reading

> was 141/81 and has been in this ranch for the past 6 months. He

> would like to place me on medication, but I asked him to give me a

> couple of month to see if I could bring it down with diet change,

> exercise and herbal treatments. In searching on the web I ran into

> the Ayurvedic herbal remedy called Muktavati. The wed page

> indicates that his herbal remedy will reduce high blood pressure as

> quickly as in 3 to 4 days. Have you folks heard of this herbal

> remedy and does it work as the web page claims? The web page is

> herbscancure.com.