It’s true
The strong rise of the Indian miracle drug cow dung
“Oh, thank you for this gift from God, cheers, cheers!”
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Agra, a famous city in northern India (where the Taj Mahal is located), many colleagues gathered in the cowshed of 42-year-old man Jairam Sinha. Sinha received a steaming cup of fresh cow from the cow’s butt. To urinate, raise your neck and drink it all in one gulp.
After drinking it, he naturally had to speak out. Sinha said that he had suffered from diabetes for 12 years. Since he started drinking cow urine, the disease has gone away. “Cow urine can not only cure diabetes, tuberculosis, It can prevent tumors and prevent cancer." It is close to a cure-all for all diseases.
A few years ago, we didn’t see so many people asking for cow urine, but now Sinha’s cow urine has become a scarce commodity. Sinha saw the business opportunities. He planned to attract investment to establish a "cow urine factory" and start industrial production. The products include: cow urine oral liquid, cow urine eye drops, cow urine toothpaste, cow urine soap, cow urine shampoo... …
I have already thought up the advertising slogan for Sinha’s Cow Urine Oral Liquid for him: “A thousand-year-old recipe, a gift from God, drink it to make you healthy, ah... it’s so refreshing!”
< p>(Note: Sinha and his friends drank all the fresh cow urine they received)With the rise of eating cow dung and urine among Hindu fundamentalists, the production of cow dung and urine has increased in recent years. The food and health care product industries are also growing strongly. The top cow dung and urine health product that is highly praised in the market is called "Panchagavea", which is made from a mixture of "cow dung, cow urine, milk, ghee, and curd". Why cow excrement has become so popular among Indian people in recent years is a long story.
If we say that cows and monkeys are the two mascots of India, it still belittles their status.
In the eyes of Hindus, monkeys are the incarnation of the monkey god "Hanuman" (the prototype of the Chinese Sun Wukong master). They once helped Rama defeat the devil and create a beautiful world; the cows are even worse. Every part of the body is possessed by countless spirits.
The correct positioning of cows and monkeys in India should be called "divine objects". Since they are sacred objects, they cannot be infringed. This has brought two problems to contemporary India: cow disease and monkey disease. , the leisurely Ox Fairy wandering around on urban and rural roads, and the arrogant Monkey God who is arrogant and domineering.
Such a scene is very common in India: a farmer (woman) drags the fruits and vegetables that she has worked so hard to grow on a cart to the city to set up a stall to support her family. Seeing the car full of delicious food, a group of "Hanumans" sitting on the roof were already salivating. You can't fight, you can only scare. Since this person is a magical monkey, he is also a highly intelligent creature. After a long time, he will know that you are just bluffing. Sometimes they launch group attacks, sometimes they attack in the east and in the west, and a cart of fruits and vegetables is quickly destroyed. "Hanuman" is full of warmth and lustful thoughts. Sometimes he will unscrupulously shoot AV on the scene after having a good meal and drink. The farmer (woman) can only push the cart home with tears in his eyes. "Hanuman" in modern Indian society is worthy of the glittering word "urban management".
The Ox and the Monkey are inextricably linked to modern and contemporary Indian politics and society. A political party’s attitude towards the Ox and the Monkey has a great influence on votes. If they are too broad and interfere too seriously with people's lives, everyone will complain (especially the more secular people); if they are too strict, everyone will protest (especially fundamentalists). How to serve and manage the cow god and monkey god well is a question that the Indian government from the central to the local governments needs to think about.
For the agricultural population, cattle are indeed a treasure. They are labor tools and sources of food and clothing for many ethnic groups. China's Miao, Yao, Zhuang, Dong and other ethnic minorities as well as some Han rural areas also worship cows. Cows can be used as beasts of burden and farm animals, cow dung can be used as fuel, beef and milk can be used as food, and their skins can also be used to make clothing and utensils.
Both are sacred animals, but the relationship between cows and contemporary Indian politics is the most complicated. After all, there are very few people in the world who regard "Sun Wukong" as a tool and food. Most Hindus do not eat meat, let alone meat. But another large group in India, Muslims, eat beef, and the "Dalit (untouchable)" class left over from the caste era do not have these taboos.
At the same time, India has also been one of the world's two largest beef exporters in recent years. However, it should be noted that the sacred cow worshiped by Hindus is "Indian Zebu", not buffalo, and the latter is mainly exported. . The Hindus gave their blessing to the Americans. Zebu cattle are worshiped as gods in India. After the introduction by the Americans, they were bred and improved and turned into a better breed of "Brahman cattle", which is the most common source of beef for Americans.
However, conservative Hindus do not agree with this view. They believe that the ancient and pure zebu is the most sacred, and its urine and feces have higher medicinal value.
(Note: There are various gods stationed all over the cow. "Panchagavya" mixed with "cow dung, cow urine, milk, ghee, curd" from the cow is the top Health products)
India has contributed a large number of software engineers and excellent doctors to developed countries in Europe and the United States. Although the overall medical level in the country is still lagging behind, there are many first-class modern hospitals and doctors, but its theological medical system It is also thriving among the people.
If you ask a Hindu: "What is a cow?" he will tell you: "The cow is the mother!" Yes, if the cow is the mother, how can a person eat the mother's meat? This kind of emotion It's still understandable.
The founding father of India, Mahatma Gandhi, has become more and more religious since his middle age. Not only did he not eat beef, he would not even touch meat dishes, and eventually he stopped drinking milk because he announced at the age of 36 that " Abstinence", believing that milk may stimulate sexual desire.
Gandhi said in his autobiography: "I heard that a famous Hindu converted to Christianity. Everyone was talking about it, saying that after he was baptized, he had to eat beef and drink alcohol, and he had to I can't bear to change my clothes and have to wear a suit and a hat when I go out. Really, I think if a religion forces people to eat meat, drink alcohol, and change clothes, it is worthy of being called a religion. I also heard that this new convert had begun to denigrate the religion, customs and country of his ancestors. All this disgusted me with Christianity." Gandhi also admired cows and called for kindness to animals.
Although Gandhi’s sentiments are a bit extreme, and it is still understandable that he does not eat cows or even meat, but how can the urine and feces of “mother” become a miracle medicine that can cure all diseases!< /p>
Hinduism is very diverse. It is not as unified as other religions. There are many sects within the religion, but regardless of the sects such as "Vishnus, Shivas, Shaktisms", or "Samkhya, Samkhya" There is one most important criterion for identifying whether it is Hinduism or not - whether it recognizes the authority of the "Vedas" or not.
The Vedas are composed of a group of ancient classics such as the Vedas, Brahma Books, Forest Books and Upanishads, which are called "divine revelations". The Vedas are the most important collection, including Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda, and Atharva Veda, which were written between 2,700 and 3,500 years ago. , both written by Brahmins.
The Hindu medicine produced based on the "Vedic Classics" is called "Ayurveda". Veda refers to knowledge and Ayurveda refers to life. Broadly speaking, people usually call it "Indian medicine", but if you look into it strictly, this name is not accurate. Indian medicine also includes "Buddhist medicine", "Dharavi tea medicine (aboriginal medicine)", "Siddha medicine" There are several categories: "Jain medicine (Jain medicine)" and "Unani medicine (Indianized Arabic medicine)". Of course, Ayurveda is definitely the most famous and mainstream traditional medicine in the South Asian subcontinent.
The Jaraka Samhita, the Wonderful Wen Collection, and the Eight Heart Collections are the three major medical classics of Ayurveda. The first two were written by Jaraka and Miaowen between 1 and 1 AD In the 4th century, the latter was written by Bodhisattva in the 7th century AD. The three of them are collectively known as the three medical sages of Ayurveda.
The terminology of Ayurveda theory is difficult to translate accurately in foreign languages. Roughly translated into Chinese, it believes that everything is composed of "earth, water, space, wind, and fire", and the human body has three elements. It is called "qi, gallbladder, and phlegm". Qi is associated with air and wind, gallbladder is associated with fire, and phlegm is associated with earth and water. The three elements form a system. If the system is balanced, people will be healthy, and if the system is imbalanced, people will be sick.
Ayurvedic doctors claim that they have the following important characteristics: 1. Treat people as a whole and use holistic therapies; 2. Drugs are cheap. In Ayurvedic public hospitals in India, all medical treatment and hospitalization are free. There is a charge for taking high-priced medicines refined from precious metals and diamonds; 3. There are no toxic or side effects; 4. Everything is medicine; 5. Pay attention to the body and mind, so we also pay attention to health preservation; 6. Pay attention to dietary therapy; 7. It is a treatment method that conforms to nature. .
In the ancient world, Ayurveda was indeed a very "developed" traditional medicine, with a complex set of theories based on theology, philosophy, and experience, as well as a large number of prescriptions and surgical techniques. Ayurveda not only played a fundamental role in the formation of Buddhist medicine in South Asia, but also profoundly influenced Chinese medicine, Korean medicine, Mongolian medicine, and Tibetan medicine through Buddhist medicine.
The Sutras of the Sui Dynasty contain eleven kinds of Buddhist medical books including "Nagarjuna's prescriptions, prescriptions given by immortals in the Western Regions, prescriptions given by Brahman immortals, and Brahmin's prescriptions", all of which can be found in Ayurveda shadow.
Sun Simiao's "Thousands of Gold Prescriptions" also absorbs Buddhist medical content derived from Ayurveda: the four major theories - earth, water, fire and wind combine to form humans; everything is medicine - delicious things are called food, not Delicious things are called medicines, but medicines and foods can also be used interchangeably; Wanbing pills - one pill can treat many diseases, such as Qipo Wanbing pills, which can cure all diseases; medical prescriptions - various Indian prescriptions, such as Asafoetida powder, Gan Take Xiaoshi Liquor Recipe, Qipo Decoction, etc.; health care - gargle with poplar branches for health care, practice Tianzhu Massage and Eighteen Postures and other life-preserving exercises called "Brahman Method".
The Vedic Medical Classics record a type of acupuncture called "Sarakaya", so many scholars in the international medical history community believe that acupuncture was introduced to China through Ayurveda.
In the early 16th century, the Turkic Mongol aristocrat Babur led troops from Central Asia to invade India and established the last dynasty in India, the Mughal Dynasty. Since the rulers were all Muslims, Hindu Ayurvedic medicine did not receive much attention. Beginning in the 19th century, Ayurveda suffered from the impact of modern medicine and declined further. However, with the rise of Hindu nationalism, it has rebounded somewhat. After India's independence, Ayurveda gained legal status and had its own system of medical schools, hospitals, and clinics.
Under the impact of modern medicine, reformists and orthodoxists emerged in Ayurveda. The reformists believe that modern medicine should be fully absorbed to transform Ayurveda and give it a new life; the orthodoxists emphasize that this is unnecessary. Ayurveda is always great, glorious and correct. The reason for its decline is the suppression by the Muslim dynasties and the British colonialists. As long as it adheres to the classics, the "golden age" can be restored. The two factions have been arguing for a long time. With the establishment of the Ayurveda education system after independence, they evolved into the "academic faction" and the "folk faction".
Judging from the academic system and curriculum of the academy, it is indeed "improved". In the five-and-a-half-year undergraduate program, you have to study "Basic Theory of Ayurveda", "History of Ayurveda", " "Pharmaceuticals", "Pharmacology", "Forensic Medicine", "Anatomy", "Physiology", "Toxicology", "Hygiene"... In the last year, you must specialize in "Modern Medicine" (it is still difficult not to study this The foundation of one's life), the slogan of the academic school can be said to be "Asian-Western medicine combined with good curative effect".
Folks often accuse the government and academics of destroying the good medicine left by God and mixing it up with messy things, but what they learn is the most authentic. They often falsely claim that a certain Ayurvedic cow dung medicine has obtained an "international patent". The implication is that even foreigners are flocking to it and domestic consumers should feel free to take it. They also accuse the Indian government of being quite negligent.
In fact, there is no such thing as an "international patent". The Indian government's management of Ayurvedic medicine is becoming more and more lax, and more and more local governments and officials are motivated by "political considerations" , increasingly giving the green light to cow dung and urine medicines and health care products.
Ayurvedic doctors explain the pharmacology of cow dung and urine in this way, and quote it from the Vedic medical scriptures:
1. Cows are our mothers, and we are their children. Therefore, cow urine is beneficial to the body; 2. Diseases are caused by basic voxel imbalances, and cow urine can balance them; 3. Among all urines, cow urine is the best; 4. Cow urine will not rot, and the better it is. Older cow urine is more beneficial. In this way, Sinha and others were at a disadvantage when drinking fresh cow urine. The best effect was achieved after letting it sit for ten and a half days before drinking it.
Kakolaya, an Indian medical columnist, often writes articles criticizing the use of cow dung and urine as medicine. Once he asked an Ayurvedic doctor: "You said that the medicinal value of cow dung and urine comes from Jaraka and Mialuka." Wen’s book, they were all people from a thousand or two thousand years ago. They lived in an era before biochemistry, microbiology, and did not know the composition of substances, but now it is the 21st century?” The other party replied: “But, from Juluo The composition of cow dung and urine has not changed since Ka's time!" Of course Kakolaya fainted!
Today's Ayurvedic doctors and fundamentalists believe that eating beef is a sin , eating cow dung and urine can cure all diseases, which is completely different from what the "classics" say.
The books of the three great medical saints of Ayurveda also said that "beef and beef soup" are good medicines, but Ayurvedic doctors and pharmacists never mentioned this matter. "Collection of Wonderful News" describes the medicinal value of beef soup and says that beef tallow can treat physical weakness and rheumatism. The Mahabharata, one of the two major Hindu epics, also clearly records that beef is not only a delicacy, but also a "reward."
Hindu culture (Vedic culture) was gradually integrated after the ancient Aryan tribes invaded the local area. The Vedic classics record that their main activities were sacrifices and wars. As a nomadic people in the early days, how could we not eat meat? In ancient times, Hindus not only ate meat, but also beef and mutton. The Vedas mention about 250 species of animals, and it is believed that 50 of them can be used for sacrifices and food.
Hinduism later generally advocated not eating meat. This was in response to the challenge of Buddhism, which advocated not killing and criticized animal sacrifices. Later, as a ruled class for a long time, Hindus could only maintain their identity and unite themselves by continuously strengthening their religious beliefs, and cow worship was gradually pushed to the extreme. During the time of Emperor Babur of the Mughal Dynasty, the concept of "cow is mother" became quite popular. In order to appease the Brahmin class who dominated the Hindu population, before his death, Babur told the crown prince to respect cow worship and avoid killing cows.
After independence, cows gradually became a tool for mass political mobilization by right-wing parties. The "Indian Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh" - a Hindu nationalist group (said to be the second largest political organization in the world) actively promoted The nationwide “cow slaughter ban” received little response in the political sphere eighty years ago.
India is a country that has written "socialism" into its constitution. It has implemented a planned economy for a long time (different from the Soviet-style planned economy). Since India implemented reform and opening up in 1991, there has been a rise in nationalism and Against the background of religious revival, the power of the secular and center-left nationalist Congress Party has declined. The situation is different, and Niu'er's status is becoming more and more divine.
Gujarat and other regions have implemented a ban on cow slaughter, although other sects and people will not slaughter cows in public in consideration of the reaction of Hindus. Because many historians and scientists are not convinced by the myths created by excessive worship of cows, the Congress Party and other center-left mainstream parties have also reacted fiercely to this. This has made fundamentalists quite angry and feels that more work is needed to win this battle. Fight for the next generation. After years of lobbying, the Education Committee finally agreed in 2006 to erase the history of cow-eating in ancient India from primary and secondary school textbooks.
Toradia, chairman of the "World Hindu Congress", said that in ancient times, only low castes ate cows, and Brahmins did not eat them. The statement in the textbook is wrong. This is the historian's technique who wrote the textbook. Mistakes made by lack of professionalism.
Monkeys will cause trouble for people, but cows are very good. It is the radicals who worship cows who cause trouble. Hinduism is often said to be the "oldest, most diverse and tolerant religion". This statement is generally accurate, but some extreme fundamentalists can easily turn into demons when they encounter cow problems.
In 2002, the northwest state of Haryana was celebrating Dussehra, the largest festival in Hinduism, commemorating Rama's victory over the demon king Ravana. Some extremists shouted in the crowd that seeing several "Dalits" killing and skinning cows was a blasphemy to the gods, and incited a group of thugs to lynching five Dalits.
Dalits are engaged in dirty work. One of their jobs is to collect the carcasses of animals (mainly cattle) that have died in the wild and process them. Because they are poor, many Dalits do not follow religious taboos and eat beef, as long as they are not in public. These five Dalits were doing essential work that day, transporting cow carcasses from the field home. This was a complete tragedy caused by rumors spread by extremists.
(Note: The picture above shows cow dung medicine for treating chronic diseases, cow dung beverage, cow dung health product "Panchagavia", distilled cow urine used as a disinfectant, etc.)
In his classic book "Despite the Gods: India's Strange Rise," Edward Luce, South Asia director of the Financial Times, recorded the "cow worship" that refreshed his outlook. Luce was invited by Uttar Pradesh farmer Virender to visit their village. He discovered that local women like to use cow dung as a disinfectant during childbirth, and the local maternal mortality rate is 8%, ranking first in India.
Luce visited the "Cow Products Research Center" run by the World Hindu Congress, which is dedicated to producing various cow dung and urine products that are popular in rural areas. The director of the center, Sunil Manshinkar, told him that any medicine except those mentioned in the Vedas was of no value.
As they approached a huge cowshed, Mansinka asked Luce to take off his shoes and walk across the ground covered with cow dung and urine slurry. “Did you know that cow dung is a fungicide? If you have athlete's foot, you can be cured by walking here."
There is a laboratory in the center with many bottles filled with cow dung and urine. The cow urine in a beaker is still bubbling. This is the "cow urine anti-cancer and antioxidant agent" developed by the center.
India’s cow dung food, health products, and medicines currently have three main consumer groups: mostly rural people, mostly low-income and low-educated people, and mostly fundamentalists. "Following the Vedas" claimed by Ayurvedic doctors and pharmacists is nothing more than an "intentional or unintentional lie". The rise of cow dung can only be explained from more economic and political perspectives.