A couple of months ago I received this in email. It sounded genuine (as our ayurveda is also based upon herbs) and scientific mainly because of the acedemic credential of the alleged author of the study. Still I had my doubts because I don't belive in anything which comes my way specially if it is sent in an email. So I tried to search internet with relevant keywords. To my shock this was available on internet at each and every herbal/ayurvedic and holistic medicine site with exactly the same wordings (BTW they call it plagiarism in technical terms i.e. to copy/paste in ditto).
It was already too much for me to digest so I searched the internet for Dr. Vikineswari's credentials and luckily found her on the university website with an email ID. I wrote to her enquiring about the research and, unbelievably, within minutes got her response. Can you believe what was her response? Scroll to the bottom to check for yourself.... and this is a living proof how fake information keeps on circulating the internet citing wrong or fake credentials and so one should be very selective in accepting the information from the web. FYI a similar email cures cancer by lemons-will explain some other time.
Excerpts from the email first:
Natural therapy for opening the veins of the heart.
Please pass it to your colleagues or friends.
For Heart Vein opening:
Lemon juice 01 cup
Ginger juice 01 cup
Garlic juice 01 cup
Apple vinegar 01 cup
Mix all above and boil on low heat, approximately half hour, when it becomes 3 cups, take off stove and let cool. After cooling, mix 3 cups of natural honey and keep it in bottle.
Every morning before breakfast use one Table spoon regularly. Your blockage of Vein's will open.
No need now for any Angiography or Bypass...
Please pass on this to your real well wishers...
Wishing you a healthy life..
Prof. Dr. S. Vikineswary
Biotech Division
Institute of Biological Sciences
University of Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Reply from the mentioned Prof. Dr. S. Vikineshwari:
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From: Prof. Dr. Vikineswary Sabaratnam [mailto:viki@um.edu.my]
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 14:29
To: Chand, Subhash
Subject: Re: FW: No need for Angiography or Bypass
Dear Sir,
This is a chain/hoax mail which is circulating and ever since I responded to my friend's query, it has been circulating as if it originated from me.
I am not the original sender- I have not done research in this area – I am not a medical doctor. Pls convey this to your email list of friends - will appreciate that. .
Caution! The remedy stated below and sent around in chain email is unsubstantiated - no research done by me
Rgds,
Prof Dr. Vikineswary S
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ReplyDeleteSubhash thanks for putting an end to this nonsense! Many people will try this quack medicine and not get the real lifesaving treatment, if it was not for your effort to locate the "author"!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your appreciation ! Cheers..
DeleteThanks a lot for the info Mr. Subhash. I was interested in trying this treatment for my mom who has a cronic heart desease. This morning I am preparing all the ingredients and peeled them, havent blended them yet. But then crossed in my mind to check the internet to know how much lemon, ginger, and garlic to make a glass of juice each. To my shock to find this article and learn that it is a hoax only.
ReplyDeleteHi Mr Subhash, is this really a hoax? I am also someone who heard about this remedy and doing a research online and came across your blog. I'm not suspecting your info, but just feeling clueless as there is an uncle I met told me and my dad that he has been taking this for a year and to his surprise, his artery blockage has improved. I'm puzzled :(
ReplyDeleteWhoever has spread the news may be wrong, but the remedy mentioned will 100% work.
DeleteDo promote the news. It is a proven medicine in "Charak Samhita" the mother of all medicines..
Shanliwei, as far as my reasoning and research says yes this is a hoax. Treatments are not decided by anecdotal evidences, for any treatment to be accepted it has to go through rigorous studies. As far as your that uncle is concerned who has benefitted, can we provide a solid proof that he is not trying some more methods parallely like dieting, walking and medicines. Even in absence of these it's hard to conclude that any improvement, if there is because of this. So my advice is go see a good doctor or keep visiting if you are already doing so. There is nothing better than modern medicine. Cheers
ReplyDeleteDear Sir, Indian culture is full of research. A patient has to take preventive measures suffering from vein blockage or any other disease. Even if, anyone is on modern medicine, the doctors would definitely suggest for the measures (like dieting, walking and medicines) which you are claiming.
DeleteI would definitely agree that the Ayurvedic medicines do not have immediate effect as compared to Modern medicines, but you also know that most of the medicines have so many side effects.. but the ayurvedic medicines are in no way harmful. You should definitely read the ultimate vedic medicine book "Charak Samhita" then you will realize the truth about these traditional medicines.
Recently, I saw the supposedly original post by "Mufti Mohammed Kantharvi. London UK" who had angiography but not angiogram for stent placement or by-pass, at http://suratiundhiyu.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/garlic-juice-heart-desease-cure-ja1.pdf
ReplyDeleteToday, I saw one of the "altered versions" or hoax that is intended for promoting angiogram for stent placement at http://www.slideshare.net/crambo/heart-block-vein-opening-natural-remedy-p-p-s
With my basic understanding of lemon juice, garlic, ginger, and apple cider vinegar, I think the remedy might have some reason for being helpful in reversing atherosclerosis. Since this remedy is not expensive or health hazard, it might be okay tried in mild cases of atherosclerosis monitored with angiography and/or ultrasound before and after taking it. If enough information is accumulated, it might be a good remedy. Who knows?
Yes this (infact anything) can be a good remedy if it is proved and it's mechanism of action understood. But untill that is done we should take any such advice with a grain of salt.
Deleteyou seem to be a person with very little knowledge who only try to rely on modern references.
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ReplyDeleteHussny please refer my reply to Robert's comment.
Deletei just confused about this between true or not
ReplyDeletesir what is apple vinegar ? where it is available ?
ReplyDeleteIt's made out of apple juice & available in market easily on any grocery store, but ask for "SEV KA SIRKA".......
Deletesir , can improve ejection fraction of heart after MI ? the normal value is 60%
ReplyDeleteactually i dont have any heart problem...iam a nurse but i also have mild hpn or hypertention and i dont want any medication.. all i do is natural way to lower my blood pressure..i do take garlic pill..i once take the product from kirkland, natures made..but to no avail my bp has gone only to 140/100. sometimes 150/100. this has been so many years..still i do not want any commercial medicine to control my bp elevation..i already know this mixture..i have tried this.. i bought half a kilo of garlic made 1/2 cup of juice.. the ginger..maybe 1/4 kilo makes 1/2 cup of juice then all the rest i just tried for half a cup then boiled it slowly in a very very low fire till it lessen and mixed it to a honey.. pure honey will not really mix up with this garlic ginger vinegar and lemon..but i tried a tablespoon of this mixture every morning before breakfast and follow up with a lot of water....eventually after 5 days i took my bp.. and would you believe.......... my bp is normal..... for the first time hahaha it is so amazing....no need really for hpn medicine... just this mixture.. and it is really very economical.. no side effects and i am recommending this to all...by the way i dont have any gastrointestinal disease..for your info... garlic can also lower blood sugar..and garlic and ginger have aspirin content so it will prevent clots...i know many of you are still wondering if this is true....as for my experience this is really true...hypertension can lead you to a heart problem..so this is a good prevention..and i notice that back of my neck dont have any more a heavy feeling..i am really happy that my blood pressure is now normal.. this is first time without doing any exercises..just the mixture every morning..and i dont have a foul odor from the garlic... its not true that if you take these recipe. you will have a foul odor...thanks a lot for this info... it works.......
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, If we take these on regular basis, there can never be problem of hypertension, Cholesterol and heart problems.. a regular morning walk is an added boon to this...
DeleteSir, I hv read all the abv comments & so-called research on internet & bla, bla.... Most of the allopathic medicines R told to hv been reseached & proven..It's a comercial hoodwinking.. Researching on guinea pigs / 3rd world persons is not researching.... The medicine in question is a herbal medicine , with no side effects & all the world knows that GARLIC is gud for heart & cures BP, with no side effects but sceptics still want Garlic / ginger/honey 2 b researched & call the medicine as fake......Doubt it at ur own peril eat allopathic drugs with strong reactions or hv angiography / plasty at gr8 monetary cost & peril 2 ur health & let the bank balance of greedy medical fraternity swell.....
ReplyDeleteThis is treid by lot of people and see immense improvements for Asthama, Weight Loss, Hypertension etc.
ReplyDeletesir, plz say how to make Apple vinegar ("SEV KA SIRKA".)....
ReplyDeleteAccording to history and some case studies, garlic, ginger and honey is well-known to dilate arteries. Too much apple vinegar can be a hazard for the stomach. It needs a well-designed clinical trial to prove that it can deflect surgical intervention. But many things like dieting, walking and even just the belief that it can heal(placebo effect) can lead to changes in the body. Lemon contains vit c and would benefit general health. Overall it would only benefit except the apple vinegar. What I found was appalling is that people without permission used the name of the professor and 'produce' the mixture to make money
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Use keywords like cardiovascular ,hypertension, antioxidant, diabetes because atherosclerosis can be prevented by treating these disorders. Unfortunately most research are still in vitro or animal stage or at best case controlled studies. But these herbal remedies are well known and they do have side effects. I would rather consider a high dose single substance than a mixture. Eat an apple a day keeps the doctor away
"... for any treatment to be accepted it has to go through rigorous studies."
ReplyDeleteThe above statement isn't true. Pharmaceutical companies regularly fund research with the sole aim of making a profit, and the FDA approves the drug knowing the research is faulty. In one example (there are many), the FDA approved the drug, Vioxx, knowing it caused heart attacks. The result was suppressed in order to make a profit. Once a drug is "approved", there's no follow-up research to determine it's effectiveness. Vioxx was pulled from the market because it killed so many people.
"People think the FDA is protecting them--it isn't. What the FDA is doing and what people think it's doing are as different as night and day." Dr. Herbert Ley, Commissioner of the FDA, _San Francisco Chronicle_, January 2, 1970
I trust anecdotal evidence more than "scientific/medical research".
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I am 70 yrs old and I read this formula as I get sick BP and hearth and lever. So my woife made this formula and I drink it every morning one or two table spoon and now up second week. And I feel good and BP is normall. Hoping this good medicine for me.
DeleteSunidhi Nelson.... I have the same views...... These ingredients are full of antioxidants..
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ReplyDeletei am also 70+ and whole lot of our senior citize group tried this getting from surat- hakim chi chi and as mentioned by few- that it has given feeling of over all welbeing..and being Ayurvedic product and made by you-- is sure good formula to go with--yes i also wanted to search message of originator and came here- i know and agree that many people started playing with human psychology-- like software virus..and i always go to hoax search and find many times such name of person who are not originator..but those who do not have acute problem can always try this formula.. i use pure apple juice taken at home --so all are pure home products-- ginger-lemon-garlic and apple-- boil on slow flame-- even not necessary to boil 1/4th just to burn water content so it does not spoil...else one can do all fresh and add some honey and take--but not practical...so go ahead--this will make your immune system strong and will have Feel Good - Feeling
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It's really true remedy without any doubt,i know a lot of people they are using this remedy about 5 to 6 month and now they are healthy and when they went for test (Angiography), Dr. Advised him, No need any bypass and use that remedy u r using, your blocked viens had been clear. You can also buy it online from Amazon,search (Bhatat's NUSQA-E-ARABIA).
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