It is known from reliable sources that from April 31 2001 all Ayurvedic, Chinese and otherr ormedicine has been banned all over European Union, but not in Eastern Europe of which Russia is a part. So no threat for herbal practitioners in this part of the world. It's height time that we concentrate more on documentation of clinical success so that we can prove it beyond doubt that herbal medicines do act positively.
As the research comes from west, it will be followed by rest of the world and many modern doctors in India like Dr.Saritha will be deliriously happy to read this news. On further reading I found that there exists even a ban on ginger (dry ginger) in some western countries citing reason that it can be harmful to the body. It was found that ginger can increase bleeding time and can cause problems if ingested. The surprising fact is that there are many modern drugs which are available over-the-counter in US (OTC) which are even more harmful. Aspirin has the same effect.
Don't be amused if westerners have to take a prescription to buy ginger from Malls.
We live in a world where cigarettes, soft drinks and alcoholic beverages are available everywhere knowing the side and after-effects of these harmful materials which is the direct cause of many an incurable disease including heart-related disease and cancers. No doctor raises his eyebrows and are focused only on the anything eastern or herbal.
One of the reasons why Kerala has high level of life expectancy in spite of having poor per capita income is availability of different systems of medicines coupled with malayalis robust commonsense to chose. As someone rightly said "for a westerner common sense is not so common."
As a practitioner of herbal medicine I can only empathize/sympathise with the poor patients who are denied these herbs in America and Europe.
Every year thousands of westerners are visiting India in general and Kerala in particular seeking quality Ayurvedic treatments. I will not be surprised if modern medical experts in these countries give warning to visitor to this part of the world to 'keep away from herbal medicine' akin to terrorists threats in some rogue countries.
