Does Ayurvastra really work?
A clinical trial initiated by the Ministry of Health at the Government Ayurveda College in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, suggest that Ayurvastra does indeed work. For the study, patients suffering from rheumatism, allergy, hypertension, diabetes, psoriasis and other skin ailments were exposed to Ayurvastra for 30 days through clothing, bed linens, and mattresses dyed in medicinal herbs. Walls, floors, and ceilings in the subjects’ room were lined with Ayurvastra coir mats. According to Dr. Vishwanathan, the former Dean of the Drug Research Department at Ayurveda College, the response was “remarkably good,” especially in the cases of arthritis and skin ailments. Convinced by these results, the Government of Kerala has granted the college 250,000 dollars for further development of Ayurvastra dyes. • How does it work? As the body’s largest organ, the skin functions as a protective barrier but also as a conduit for outside substances to enter the body. In the same way the skin may absorb env
