Cowrie My GOD !

October 2, 2008

The spelling is Xancus Pyrum, please correct it. Constitutionally, the Cowrie is as good as Sankha, which is blown by the Hindus during auspicious occassions. Presence of Fe (elemental iron)alongside Ca (elemental calcioum) makes it so very special. We have to look into the cited docs.

Saponins, Glycosides (Cardinoloids) are abundant in other Ayurvedic ingradients. Cowrie is not the candidate.

To my mind it is the COMBINATION of elemental Ca and Fe (2:1) that makes it so very unique.

This 2:1 is a natural selection. Teasing combination indeed ( i did not know this earlier - Thank You Dr. Dinesh (?).

Al and Na 1: 1 - WOW ! It is Reckon magic.

If true and correct, it is then,

Super Perfect for use in Pregnancy,

Prophylaxis and Therapeutic in Anemia ,

Anti Osteomalacia,

Anti Fatigue Syndrome,

THEN also for

For balanced hemodynamics,

For good hemostasis.

Looks like to be anti Neuralgia-also.

How to use ? rub on masala grinding stone (Sila) that every kitchen has, with potable water -5-15ml . Then collect the slurry and swallow in small instalments twice a day, spread over days/weeks. ASK vaidya raj.

i will try to go after it, by & by.

The other conclusions are over the horizon (not original works).

Dr. db

[the anti Endotoxin/Pyrogen Man of India]

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Dinesh Prabhu

Wednesday, October 01, 2008 3:41 PM

Re: Re: Monetary system in IVC

I found this to be intriguing too, and searched the web on the medicinal use of cowry. I got one relevant hit - a paper by a Nigerian in the Pakistan Journal of Nutrition. Here is the link

http://www.pjbs.org/pjnonline/fin709.pdf

This is about as close to any "medicinal use" that I could find. All other hits were on the use of cowries as currency or as ornaments/talismans.

Dinesh

On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 2:40 AM, Sandhya Jain <sandhya206 (AT) bol (DOT) net.in> wrote:

but what is the illness cured?

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ODDISILAB

Wednesday, October 01, 2008 1:05 PM

Re: Re: Monetary system in IVC

It is sold in Vaidya stores. They can tell. I have verified that they are used.

Gen info :-

The couries are sub class of Xacus pyrum. They are 100%pure CaCo3. The material is rubbed and the non hygrosopic dust is used. In others it is burnt and the hygroscopic powder is used.

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Sandhya Jain

Wednesday, October 01, 2008 11:28 AM

Re: Re: Monetary system in IVC

What are the medical uses, I have never heard of this, can you please shed some light?

Thanks

Sandhya

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ODDISILAB

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 6:53 PM

Re: Re: Monetary system in IVC

Cowries are till date sold in Orissa.

They are used in vary many rituals and also as ingradient for herbal medicine. Normally they measure around 1-1.5 Cms, are white and brown spotted, beautiful design. Right now one can get it near Lingaraj and Puri temples in numerous shops and temporary vendors.

All most all haats and big traditional markets have at least one dealer, who sale Cowries (cowdi).

Dr. Bhattacharya

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NS Paliakara

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 8:43 AM

RE: Re: Monetary system in IVC

Cowries were also being used as currency in the earstwhile Cochin State. I am not remembering the exchange ratio between cowries and the metallic currency.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Please visit my blog at:http://paliakara.blogspot.com

; ; IndiaArchaeology ; hinducivilization ; akandabaratam From: oddisilab1 (AT) dataone (DOT) inDate: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:29:51 +0530Re: Re: Monetary system in IVC

Cowrie was used as a legal tender in Orissa even in 1866, during the Great Famine, East India Co. days.

Dr.db

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kishore patnaik

; ; indiaarchaeology ; hinducivilization ; akandabaratam

Monday, September 29, 2008 10:03 PM

Re: Monetary system in IVC

I feel that the seals found in these sites must be the tokens of exchange, the money, with which they have paid the suppliers of commodities.

http://tinyurl.com/kishore Cowrie is sea Shell which was used as subsidiary currency in East Africa till recently was found in IVC sites also. Kishore patnaik

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