Herbs, Herbal, Ayurved, Nature and Healthcare

Add caption Nearly 450 Ayurvedic companies are manufacturing medicinal products obtained from cow’s five products i.e. milk, curd, ghee, urine, and dung collectively known as ‘Panchgavya’. "Out of 7,835 licensed ayurvedic drug manufacturing units in the country, many ayurvedic drugs manufacturing companies manufacture medicinal formulations made from Panchgavya or cow's products," Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik said in a written reply in Lok Sabha.   Punjab and Kerala have more units that are manufacturing products from these products. Punjab has nearly 229 units and Kerala has nearly 200 units. Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Haryana have 5, 3, 3 and 2 units respectively which are manufacturing ‘Panchagavya’ products. Medicinal uses of Panchagavya and its individual ingredients, including cow urine, are mentioned in the authoritative books of Ayurveda listed in the First Schedule of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. He also sa

Many Herbal Products fails DNA test! DNA testing on hundreds of bottles of store-brand herbal supplements sold as treatments for everything from memory loss to prostate trouble found that four out of five contained none of the herbs on the label. Instead, they were packed with cheap fillers such as wheat, rice, beans or houseplants. Based on the testing commissioned by his office, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Tuesday he has sent letters to the four major store chains involved — GNC, Target, Walmart and Walgreens — demanding that they immediately stop selling adulterated or mislabeled dietary supplements. In India, Government to set-up new health policy… The Centre would soon come up with a new National   Health   Policy with special emphasis on AYUSH - Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy system - Union Minister Shripad Naik said on Feb, 22 nd . The new   health policy   being prepared by the   central government   would accor