Thread by @DrPareexitS

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A classic case how #Ayurveda is being defamed deliberately and how rumours are spread intentionally.
@DrShrinidh @ViIlageldiot
@DrSamarthk

How an Ayurvedic tonic caused severe liver disease in a farmer who never drank alcohol.
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First of all; Dashamoolaristam (the accused medicine in the write-up) isn't used as 'digestive' in #Ayurveda It is primely used in Vata diseases. It contains self generated alcohol which is different than the distilled one.

Here mentioned farmer is said to be taking 4-5 ounces (approx 148 ml) four times a day which makes it around 592 ml a day!

Theraputic dose of the same is 10-20 ml twice a day.

So in this case; it was consumed in around 15 times more quantity than the expected!

The author has put serious allegation against 'few' #Ayurveda pharmaceuticals of adding more amount of alcohol into their medicines. @moayush @secymoayush should take a note of such allegations in social domain without any backing evidences.

All in all; if at all the case is true this could be a case of 'overdose' of medication which can happen in any pathy.

The reason why I'm doubting the authenticity of the case is simple economics. You need around ₹ 200/- a day for said qty of medicine. So ₹ 6000/- a month.

You really think a poor farmer can afford such kind of expense. And if at all he does; why would he go for Dashamoolaristam instead of any other much cheaper local alcohol brand?
This clears the picture pretty much; doesn't it?

It has become trend to misquote or twist the facts to malign the image of Indian sciences. I don't know why a few of modern medicine doctors are so scared of popularity of #Ayurveda

This isn't a competition guys. We all are here to serve mankind. Don't stoop to that level.

@svaayurved @Doc_Anuradha