Herbs under GM Threat

[Guest guest]

Opposing GM Food & Crops: First Salvo Fired at Orissa State Health Minister

Living Farms, Bhubaneswar

 

Bhubaneswar:At the recently concluded 2nd Annual National Convention Meet

organised by the Orissa Homeopathic Druggists Association (OHDA), attended by

1200 homoeopaths and pharmaceutical representatives from all over India, the

dignitaries present squirmed in their seats when Dr Rathindra Nath Dutta, the

President of OHDA and prominent member of Doctors for Food Safety, lashed out at

the authorities present in the dias, including the State Health Minister, for

not paying enough attention to the GM (Genetic Modification) debate.

 

In his inaugural Presidential speech he detailed how genetic engineering was

changing the traits of various food crops. He pointed out that genetic

engineering was about interfering with the genetic structure of plants. Through

such activity we are destroying the natural gene pool and creating new mutations

in the natural world resulting in harmful flora and fauna around us. Widespread

introduction of this technology will result in completely nullifying the whole

principle of homeopathy as most of the drugs in homeopathy are produced from

food crops and medicinal plants. Medicines prepared from genetically modified

plants will not work as the symptomalogy will have changed. Our entire Materia

Medica would be rendered useless. The whole system of homeopathy will be

jeopardised and will lead to chaos amongst homeopaths.

 

I request all the homeopathic fraternity and the eminent guests present in this

inaugural ceremony to raise their voice against genetic modification of plants.

Recent news reports indicate that medicinal plants are being interfered with by

institutes in Kerala with consent from Ministry of Science and Technology. This

must be immediately stopped. The Health Ministry should immediately interfere

and all the medicinal plants identified under the National Medicinal Plants

Board must be declared as cultural and medicinal heritage of India. No genetic

engineering should be permitted under them.

 

His Excellency The Governor Muralidhar C Bhandare listened with keen attention

and nodded in agreement even as Sri Sanatan Bisi, the State Health Minister,

preferred to remain stoical. The other dignitaries including an Union Minister,

senior health officials from all over India, dignitaries from AYUSH, IMS, Hi

Tech Medical College, Principals of all the Homeopathic Medical Colleges in

Orissa, clapped at the end of the speech. His Excellency Sri Bhandare hoped that

homeopathy would provide a safe and cheap alternative to the costly allopathic

system of medicine.

 

The I AM NO LAB RAT campaigners went around distributing leaflets amongst the

doctors who eagerly reached out so as to read more on the subject. We had no

clue about this, said Pravas Mondol a pharmcist from West Bengal, we will be

pushed out of business if this happens. Others nodded in agreement. If our

medicines turn toxic our patients will have nowhere to turn to. Even the

allopathic doctors should be worried as they too turn to plants for many of

their medicines. Why homeopathy even ayurveda and Siddha would be ruined. This

attempt must be opposed. We should never allow this to happen, said Dr P C

Panda, a member of the organising committee. The organising committee members

helped the campaigners distribute their material and explain the subject to an

inquisitive audience.

 

Among others Prof Dr Chaturbhuj Nayak, Head, Central Council for Research in

Homoeopathy (CCRH), Prof Dr Laxmikanta Nanda, Principal A C Homeopathic Medical

College and member CCRH, Bhubaneswar, Dr Tirupati Panigrahi, Chairman Hi Tech

Group of Educational Institutions, and eminent homeopath Dr Ajit Kulkarni spoke

on the occasion. A souvenier Homeo a fair 2008 containing the speech of Dr

Rathindra Nath Dutta and scientific articles by senior practicing homeopaths and

researchers was released on the occasion. Over 2000 copies would be distributed

nationwide.

 

Lab Rat hopes that the Health Minister would nibble at this information and act

on it especially as Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, the Union Health Minister, has already

declared that he would oppose the entry of GM food and crops into India.

 

 

Debjeet Sarangi, Jagannath Chatterjee

Living Farms,

Bhubaneswar.

[Guest guest]

Even I am worried about that .I read that in Kerala they are going to

genetically modify ashwagandha. When it is effective as it is where is the need

to interfere.

 

 

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Recent news reports indicate that medicinal plants are being interfered with by

institutes in Kerala with consent from Ministry of Science and Technology. This

must be immediately stopped.

[Guest guest]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4854001163280221492 & hl=en

 

Please watch this, if only in regard to why all plants are destined to

become GM unless we are more aware and actively prevent this from happening

( at 45 minutes through the film).

 

Please watch in a detached way - although the information may alarm you - on

reflection, you will see that the information is presented not to alarm you,

but rather to help you become aware of what is really happening in the world

so that you too can help stop it and remain free with non GM herbs for the

health of all ........

 

It is very difficult to present alarming information in non alarming way,

but need to be aware of these issues - if we care enough. Certainly parts

of this film may bring you up against some of your fears - detach and move

through them, and you will see the traps of modern life - please do not stay

trapped in your fears.

 

Best,

 

Jane

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Even I am worried about that .I read that in Kerala they are going to

genetically modify ashwagandha. When it is effective as it is where is the

need to interfere.

[Guest guest]

to me this is an outrage.

Once we start mutatuing God's design we can not turn back.

Already I find that food is not satisfying or nutritious and the herbs we use to

heal us from our poor food and poluted air and water are now too going to be

adultrated.

How can anyone who works with herbs support this or watch it happen

What can we do?

 

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Even I am worried about that .I read that in Kerala they are going to

genetically modify ashwagandha.

[Guest guest]

May be like this we can start a campaign against such happenings in food air and

water. more awareness should be given to as many people as possible about the

dangers to their lives because of the genetic modification of food stuff and now

herbs. We found solace in herbs after we found out that modern medicine is all

farce only to make money they add viruses of other ailments to perpetuate

disease. That is why we have side effects, it is well known that the herbs work

wonderfully why there is no research on them by these phillanthripic drug

cartels.Why is there always a denial of alternate therapies that have proven

them selves. Our hakims and vaids can tell a illness by the touch of pulse and

their expensive machines cannot diagnose. So often we hear that they are not

able to diagnose. Even if they do later they say something else Like my sister

in law was diagnosed of cancer of the liver later they said but it is coming

from somewhere else we

cannot say from where.

Some one some where must have got funding for reseach in drugs so instead of

really researching he found an easier way out. This way all our reference books

will also go wrong as ashwagandha may no longer be ashwagandha etc. 

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to me this is an outrage.

Once we start mutatuing God's design we can not turn back.