On #Ayurveda being called quackery. Of the 121 prescription drugs in use today for cancer treatment, 90 are derived from plants. At least 877 small-molecule drugs introduced worldwide between 1981 & 2002, most (61%) can be traced back to their origin in natural products. (Thread)

Ex: Vincristine, Vinblastine (Vinca rosea), Etoposide (Mayapple), Irinotecan, Topotecan (Camptotheca acuminata), Paclitaxel, Abraxane (Taxus brevifolia), Solamargine (Solanum dulcamara), Masoprocol (Larrea tridentata), Arglabin (Artemisia glabella), Alitretinoin (Daucus carota)

Numerous other natural compounds have shown
chemopreventive and therapeutic efficacy and are in preclinical and clinical stage. One of the most widely studied molecules is curcumin, a component of turmeric. #ayurveda

Turmeric is a traditional medicine used for treating rheumatoid arthritis, chronic anterior uveitis, conjunctivitis, skin cancer, small pox, chicken pox, wound healing, urinary tract infections, and liver ailments. #ayurveda

Also for digestive disorders, jaundice, menstrual difficulties, colic, abdominal pain & distension and dyspeptic (eg. loss of appetite), postprandial fullness, and liver & gallbladder complaints. Many South Asian countries use it as antiseptic & as antibacterial agent. #ayurveda

Grape extracts been used for human health over 2000
years ago in ‘Darakchasava,’ well-known Indian herbal preparation whose main ingredient is Vitis vinifera L. Prescribed as a cardiotonic and also is given for other disorders. Its resveratrol acts against several diseases.

It exhibits antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial & anticancer properties. Flavopiridol, semisynthetic flavonoid originally isolated from stem bark of Dysoxylum binectariferum, is potent inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases, acts against cancer & other chronic diseases.

Withanolide, extracted from Withania somnifera, employed in the treatment of arthritis and menstrual disorders. Potent inhibitor of angiogenesis, inflammation, tumor development, metastasis and oxidative stress, and a promoter of cardio-protection.

W. somnifera is known for its anti-inflammatory,
cardioactive and neuroprotective effects. Boswellic acid, an active component of Boswellia serrata (also known as Salai guggul), used to treat rheumatic diseases, respiratory diseases and liver disorders. #ayurveda

'For a very long time everybody refuses and then almost without a pause almost everybody accepts.'
#GertrudeStein

That, put in context, is concordance of #ayurveda and modern medicines. Quackery? Let's talk liberal journalism, electoral funding & 70% taxes.