I'm sorry, this is pure bullsh*t. Will someone please explain to me how an herb will prevent the massive cell death from radiation and the exact mechanics? What utter nonsense. Kind of like saying vitamin C will prevent car crashes.
--- rama krishna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Be it a cancer attack or the deadly assault of > nuclear radiation, the > age-old Ayurvedic formulation 'Trifala' holds the > power of shielding > mankind from all these onslaughts, Mr K P Mishra, > top Radiation > Biologist formerly associated with the Bhabha Atomic > Research Centre > (BARC), Mumbai claimed here. > > Also the President of the Indian Society for > Radiation Biology and > Indian Biophysical Society Dr Mishra said that the > peerless power of > 'Trifala' -- a trinity of three herbs, Amalaki, > Haritaki and Bibhitaki > -- held the promise of protecting the body from the > attack of dreadful > disease like cancer and the onslaught of nuclear > radiation. > > Dr Mishra, the former head of Radiation Biology and > Health Sciences > Division at BARC and presently a visiting professor > to the Hiroshima > University (Japan) is here to attend the 5th > International Conference of > 'Low Dose Radiation Effects on Human Health and > Environment' underway at > the Banaras Hindu University (BHU). > ''Trifala is not only the best laxative and colon > tonic, but also offers > perfect treatment to allergies, cold, flu and > obesity. The age-old basic > Ayurvedic formulation also tones up the immune > system of the body -- > essential to foil any attack be it cancer or nuclear > radiation,'' Dr > Mishra maintained. > > The basic Ayurvedic formulation can be of an immense > protective value > against diseases like cancer and radio-activity > especially arising out > of nuclear radiation in this era of growing > dependence of nuclear power > both for advancement and war. > > ''Trifala tones up the immune system, by > differentiating between > diseased human cells and the healthy or normal > cells. Once the diseased > cells have been identified, the power of Trifala > kills these cells, > making way for the development of new healthy cells, > consequently toning > up the immune system. Intake of this staple > Ayurvedic formulation will > thus help people beat all onslaughts on their > body,'' he added. > > In case of nuclear radiation also a fully toned up > immune system > courtsey the intake of Trifala could help people > neutralise the harmful > effects of radio-activity, Dr Mishra said. > > Dr Mishra, who was heading the ongoing project at > the BARC to develop a > drug that would help the soldiers neutralise the > harmfull effects of > nuclear radiation in case of an atomic attack said > the power of Trifala > was discovered by a team member Dr Sandhya during > the work on the > project. > > ''The search is on for finding more such > formulations like Trifala, > which can make the body immune to deadly > radiations,' ' Dr Mishra > maintained. > > ''Research during the course of project has proved > that Trifala > consumers working in occupations replete with > radio-activity like X-ray > centres were immune to harmful radiations,' ' he > added. > > Enlisting the other projects underway at the BARC, > Dr Mishra said a > series of efforts were being made to apply > radioisotope technology -- > technology based on naturally occurring or synthetic > radioactive form of > an element -- to benefit the country's population. > > The slew of radioisotope based iniatiatives included > application to > eliminate the destruction of crop by insects, > tracing untapped ground > water resources, besides checking the organ wise > functioning of human > body, he added. > > ''The technology is in the process of being applied > to sterilise the > insect population which destroy crops, thus saving a > huge amount our > crops which are decayed,'' he added. > > The most significant area of radioisotope, a seminal > branch of nuclear > medicine is the work on applying it to devise > missile technology based > medicine system, which will ensure targeted delivery > of drugs especially > in cases of cancer and diabetes. > > ''A missile hits a specific enemy target. Similarly > efforts are underway > at the BARC to devise a system of radioisotope based > nuclear medicine, > especially in cases of cancer, where the anti-cancer > drug acts only on > the diseased cells and not the healthy parts of the > body,'' Dr Mishra. > > When the system is put in place, maximum result can > be obtained through > minimum input of drugs, thus replacing the > side-effects of radio-therapy > on patients and eliminating the need for surgical > intervention to a > large extent, he claimed. > > The Lyposome or Cell Membrane based targeted drug > delivery system is > being packaged in such a manner that even low dosage > of the medication > acts meticulously on the cancer cells and not on > healthy cells, Dr > Mishra maintained. > > The success of targeted drug delivery system will > serve a breakthrough > in the cancer treatment scene in the country > > > http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov222006/update11522020061122.asp > > > --------------------------------- > Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! 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