"There are also traditional books that discuss in detail the way an evil reptile forced humanity's only h0t ch1x0r to put on underwear."
What crap are you talking about? I understand that there are many silly mythical tales but this is no story telling. The fact that many pharma companies are trying to work and patent it proves that. So these people in India are trying to prove that it already exists.
"there are some with the bad side effects that can result from ingesting unpurified plants whole, and there are many more that just don't do anything."
Did you ever watch a commercial ad for medicine in TV?? Every such damn ad ends with side effects ( which I think scares you more and keeps you away from it). Taking any medicine in the wrong way is bound to have side effects. ( I am talking of genuine products which have medicinal value, like turmeric, neem, clove etc. EATING BUNCH OF GRASS WILL CAUSE INDIGESTION). That is why these pharma companies invest millions to find out how to use it . But the fact is that it is already known and that is exactly what the Indian Govt. is trying to show by putting up the repository. There are medicine fields called Ayurveda and Homopathy which only use these techniques and they work wonderfully( I am telling because I have used them). So for people like you who don't know exactly how to use them, you better wait for the project to be done and then try some of the things. I am sure you will be surprised by the sophistication and delicate procedures involved in making some medicines.
Do you have any idea why that is the case?? Let me tell you that there is no medicine ( including "WESTERN" medicine) which cures hunger and poverty. Do you think that people only die because of lack of cure. Comon man, think before you post. Traditional medicine is very effective and many western medicines ( without your knowledge) uses these (Read the article).
Let me clarify something. Its is not folklore or a myth. No government will be creating a public repository by putting million $$s for that. There are Traditional books which discuss these treatments in detail and how and where to apply it.Just that it is not published in journal ( I doubt one such existed thousands of years ago) doesn't mean it doesnot work. And the best proof that it is not a myth, is that it works really well in practice.
Well ya, no one is patenting because they know what turmeric or neem is. They are patenting the fact that they know how to extract biproducts from them to effectively treat some thing. This is not directly available in nature and hence deserves a patent.
The point is you need to know how to use it and when and where to use it and what aspect it cures. This is why every Big pharma company spends so many million $$$ to research to find out, because its about health and if some side effects are there they will get sued.
So if a person knows how to use it effectively and can show the proof, he should deserve a patent ( followed by money) since it is really a long and arduous process to properly validate it.
Well, as others have suggested, please take some time to read the article completely. The article clearly states that most of the pharmacy company use plant based extract for preparing medicine and not to forget the fact that quote " 5,000 patents given out by the US Patent Office on various medical plants by the year 2000, some 80% were plants of Indian origin."
People in India have traditional books which clearly describes the benefit of these and how and where to use it. Unfortunately they are not openly or easily available leading to Bio piracy which is what Indian government is trying to prevent instead of investing million of $$$ to revoke patents by foreign countries.
and on the positive side of it, why reinvent the wheel. By opening this repository, Indian govt. is making a great knowledge accessible to everyone which may help companies develop modern medicines.
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"Knowledge is no good until it is shared with others." I whole heartedly agree and I think that the project will serve the above purpose.
"There are also traditional books that discuss in detail the way an evil reptile forced humanity's only h0t ch1x0r to put on underwear." What crap are you talking about? I understand that there are many silly mythical tales but this is no story telling. The fact that many pharma companies are trying to work and patent it proves that. So these people in India are trying to prove that it already exists. "there are some with the bad side effects that can result from ingesting unpurified plants whole, and there are many more that just don't do anything." Did you ever watch a commercial ad for medicine in TV?? Every such damn ad ends with side effects ( which I think scares you more and keeps you away from it). Taking any medicine in the wrong way is bound to have side effects. ( I am talking of genuine products which have medicinal value, like turmeric, neem, clove etc. EATING BUNCH OF GRASS WILL CAUSE INDIGESTION). That is why these pharma companies invest millions to find out how to use it . But the fact is that it is already known and that is exactly what the Indian Govt. is trying to show by putting up the repository. There are medicine fields called Ayurveda and Homopathy which only use these techniques and they work wonderfully( I am telling because I have used them). So for people like you who don't know exactly how to use them, you better wait for the project to be done and then try some of the things. I am sure you will be surprised by the sophistication and delicate procedures involved in making some medicines.
Do you have any idea why that is the case?? Let me tell you that there is no medicine ( including "WESTERN" medicine) which cures hunger and poverty. Do you think that people only die because of lack of cure. Comon man, think before you post. Traditional medicine is very effective and many western medicines ( without your knowledge) uses these (Read the article).
Let me clarify something. Its is not folklore or a myth. No government will be creating a public repository by putting million $$s for that. There are Traditional books which discuss these treatments in detail and how and where to apply it.Just that it is not published in journal ( I doubt one such existed thousands of years ago) doesn't mean it doesnot work. And the best proof that it is not a myth, is that it works really well in practice.
Well ya, no one is patenting because they know what turmeric or neem is. They are patenting the fact that they know how to extract biproducts from them to effectively treat some thing. This is not directly available in nature and hence deserves a patent. The point is you need to know how to use it and when and where to use it and what aspect it cures. This is why every Big pharma company spends so many million $$$ to research to find out, because its about health and if some side effects are there they will get sued. So if a person knows how to use it effectively and can show the proof, he should deserve a patent ( followed by money) since it is really a long and arduous process to properly validate it.
Well, as others have suggested, please take some time to read the article completely. The article clearly states that most of the pharmacy company use plant based extract for preparing medicine and not to forget the fact that quote " 5,000 patents given out by the US Patent Office on various medical plants by the year 2000, some 80% were plants of Indian origin." People in India have traditional books which clearly describes the benefit of these and how and where to use it. Unfortunately they are not openly or easily available leading to Bio piracy which is what Indian government is trying to prevent instead of investing million of $$$ to revoke patents by foreign countries. and on the positive side of it, why reinvent the wheel. By opening this repository, Indian govt. is making a great knowledge accessible to everyone which may help companies develop modern medicines.