Ministry of AYUSH

In a rush to push out 'research' that reaffirms the beliefs of some of its ministers, including related to cow urine, the government has been undercutting good practices. Credit: paulspace/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Blinded By Its Cow-Urine Craze, the Government Isn’t Fostering Good Research Practices

Vasudevan Mukunth 04/07/2018

One 'finding' suggests cancer and MDR-TB patients consuming a...

A flower of the plant Aristolochia indica. Credit: ChanduBandi/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0

Substance in Birthwort Plant, Staple of Herbal Medicine, Linked to Liver Cancer

Sarah Iqbal 12/11/2017

As a mutagen, aristolochic acid is more potent than...

Nilavembu Kudineer. Credit: YouTube/Indiamart

Tamil Nadu Government Distributes Herbal Concoction to ‘Cure’ Dengue

The Wire Staff 19/10/2017

While it is possible (though expensive) to try and...

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AYUSH Ministry Writes to Nobel Laureate Against His ‘False Propaganda’ on Homeopathy

Anoo Bhuyan 09/08/2017

A committee working under the ministry has written to...

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After Dubious BGR-34 Claim, AYUSH Ministry Pushes Homeopathy for Diabetes

Vasudevan Mukunth 21/01/2017

There is no justification for the Ministry of AYUSH's...

Remedies at a homeopathic pharmacy in Varanasi, India. Credit: Jorge Royan/Wikimedia Commons

The Safety, Efficacy and Business of Publicly Funded Ayurveda

Prashant Reddy 15/07/2016

When an ayurvedic drug has been 'approved' by the...

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Baba Ramdev’s Newspaper Ads Go Against the Grain of Sound Science

Pushpa M. Bhargava 14/05/2016

He deserves credit for popularising yoga as an effective...