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In India the term is used principally to distinguish "Western medicine" from Ayurveda, especially when comparing treatments and drugs. [ 20 ] A study released by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2001 defined "allopathic medicine" as "the broad category of medical practice that is sometimes called Western medicine, biomedicine , evidence ...
Clark Stanley's Snake Oil. Snake oil is a term used to describe deceptive marketing, health care fraud, or a scam.Similarly, snake oil salesman is a common label used to describe someone who sells, promotes, or is a general proponent of some valueless or fraudulent cure, remedy, or solution. [1]
BGR-34 (Blood Glucose Regulator-34) [1] is an Ayurvedic-derived product that is sold in India as an over-the-counter pill for the management of type 2 diabetes.It was developed in 2015 by two government-owned laboratories and launched commercially in 2016.
[3] [4] Siddha practitioners believe that five basic elements [6] – earth, water, fire, air, sky – are in food, "humours" of the human body, and herbal, animal or inorganic chemical compounds, such as sulfur and mercury, used as therapies for treating diseases. [7]
Hoxsey therapy – a treatment consisting of a caustic herbal paste for external cancers or a herbal mixture for "internal" cancers, combined with laxatives, douches, vitamin supplements and dietary changes. A review by the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center found no evidence that the Hoxsey Therapy was effective as a treatment for cancer. [48]
A sattvic diet is a type of plant-based diet within Ayurveda [1] where food is divided into what is defined as three yogic qualities known as sattva. [2] In this system of dietary classification, foods that decrease the energy of the body are considered tamasic , while those that increase the energy of the body are considered rajasic .
Bacopa monnieri is used in Ayurvedic traditional medicine in the belief it may improve memory and various other ailments. [9] Systematic reviews of preliminary research found that Bacopa monnieri may improve cognition , specifically memory and learning, [ 9 ] [ 10 ] although the effect was measurable only after several weeks of use.