Thread by @thisis_drgsp

Since past few days because of some morons started abusing & insulting modern medicine...
I thought of putting my first ever long thread trying to explain what is modern medicine and what is Ayurveda with few examples & expose some superstitions

1/n ...
Allopathy is a misnomer....it is evidence based medicine which keeps changes as per new evidence comes
It consists of not just medicine, it also has diagnosis, diet, excercise, yoga....

2/n
Myth: there is no diabetes or hypertension in ancient times...it is pharma push
Fact: Sushruta diagnosed madhumeha in 400AD
We don't have much testing in past, our lifestyles has significantly changed in past 100yrs..we r more sedentary than our ancestors, these r the reasons

3/n simple example of how science evolves.... Word "malaria" is Italian word means bad air
Ancient physician thought it is due to bad Air because it was seen in area where hygiene is not good..they didn't stop there..

4/n after years of research we came to know it spread through mosquitoes which carry a parasite called plasmodium which is causing malaria

5/n coming to medicines used in both system...
This world is made up of chemicals and works on principle of physics..
Ayurveda or unani or homeopathy Or allopathy...all medicine will have chemicals made from C,H,O,N and other atoms

6/n difference is the method of preparation and quality check
Allopathy medicine r prepared in more sterilised manner with rigorous quality check where as for Ayurveda we don't have a single quality check
Any Tom, dick or Harry can prepare anywhere in their own manner

7/n aspirin the most common drug used for heart patients & for headache..it isa extract from willow bark, these trees grow across South Asia this was used for pains since years..
In allopathy, this is prepared in lab so that u can take exact dose required for each disease

8/n the above is just an example..there r so many drugs we use in allopathy r derived from plants...
The so called Ayurveda is not just plants, it is more contains heavy metals like gold, arsenic, lead

9/n Swarna bhasma used as immunity booster ... previously Gold was also used by physician for rheumatoid arthritis, but later we found so many side-effects with less benefit & now we have better medicine so stopped using..still few patient go to Ayurveda where they will give this

10/n Myth: no side effects in ayurveda
Fact: u r just ignorant about side effects in ayurveda because no one studied what r the effects
We have seen so many kidney & liver failure after taking ayurveda medicine

11/n difference between ayurveda & allopathy is... ayurveda is stopped research in 1200AD & allopathy evolves every day.. we divide what is myth and fact...

12/n myth: Ayurveda is from India
Fact: all over world before science evolved every one used same plant based medicine

13/n our ancestors r great scientist..they Have done so much research ....but our research stopped there and not progressed
and we believe these idiot Babas without common sense
This is good example that education won't give common sense