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reader comments: Ayurvedic medicine & Deepak Chopra

24 Jul 2002

I see that Ayurveda and Dr Chopra are listed together. This is basically wrong! Dr Chopra might have used (or even misused) Ayurveda to popularize and make money using his 'theories and medicnes', but Ayurveda has nothing to do with Dr Chopra or Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

Many godmen especially from India are using and quoting the old Indian books to substantiate their claims. Indian books do contain some ancient wisdom as existed in those days. The fact that godmen are misusing them, should be a bad mark on them. Similarly, Ayurveda is an old system of Indian medicine. Dr Chopra has wrongly connected that with Quantum Physics and mysticism etc. Ayurveda should be treated on its own - without any reference to Dr Chopra or Maharishi.

One can add that a lot of modern gurus and TV yogis are using and misusing it. Ayurvedic medicines do work for several diseases. It is because of the power of herbs, nothing holy about it. You can't use it for quick remedy. But long-term effects are proven. The material and herbs used for various diseases are medically correct. For example pepper and clove mixture is indeed good for cough. No magic about it. Ginger water is good for stomach. No magic here. Simple medical value.

There are some modern medicines which have its origin in Ayurveda. One of them is SERPASIL which comes from the root of Rauwolfia Serpentina known as "sarpgandha" in Sanskrit. Used for high blood pressure here we have a medicine originating in Ayurveda and today mass produced by big firms. Of course in recent years so many pseudo gurus have misused Ayurveda to make money. That should not be a blemish on the system at all. I suggest you remove the connection between Ayurveda and Chopra in the next edition. Briefly mentioning is alright, but Ayurveda was not founded nor enriched by Chopra.

Best regards,
Gopi Nathan
Norway
PS: I am not a believer or supporter of godmen or miracle healers.

reply: I think my readers understand that Chopra and the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi are using Ayurveda for their own purposes.

Ayurvedic medicine & Deepak Chopra