A recent social media video posted by a popular liver specialist, known as “Liver Doc,” has sparked intense backlash after he shared a prescription allegedly issued by the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), prescribing herbal medications for a bipolar disorder patient. The doctor used the video to strongly criticize the integration of Ayurveda into mental health treatment and went as far as to discourage people from visiting the central government-run institute altogether.<\/p>\n
In his video, the doctor claimed the prescription, which included Ayurvedic formulations like Kalyanaka Kashaya, Ashwagandha, Shankhpushpi, and Avipattikar Churna, was given to a patient experiencing mania. He alleged that this was a result of the government\u2019s push toward integrating \u201cpseudoscience\u201d with evidence-based medicine, calling it a \u201cfraud on public health.\u201d He further criticized the AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy) departments and policies being implemented in central medical institutions like NIMHANS and JIPMER.<\/p>\n
However, the video has since received widespread criticism from fellow doctors, patients, and NIMHANS insiders. Many pointed out the dangers of generalizing based on an unverified prescription and accused the doctor of stigmatizing one of India’s leading mental health institutions.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you serious? Sharing a half-baked prescription with no mention of diagnosis and then advising people not to visit NIMHANS? This is irresponsible,\u201d commented one user.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are spreading stigma and fear around a hospital that has helped thousands, including my family,\u201d wrote another, identifying themselves as a doctor.<\/p>\n
One user, claiming to be from NIMHANS, questioned the authenticity of the prescription: \u201cPlease share the doctor\u2019s name. Why is it being masked? Anyone can write anything on a blank pad. You know it\u2019s fake.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCritique unscientific practices, yes. But please don\u2019t advise people to avoid an institution that provides affordable, high-quality care for mental illness,\u201d wrote a mental health professional.<\/p>\n
Another doctor shared a deeply personal experience: \u201cMy father was recently treated at NIMHANS. The care, thoroughness, and research-driven approach was unmatched. They ruled out the rarest possibilities. I\u2019ve never seen such dedication.\u201d<\/p>\n
Supporters of integrative medicine also weighed in, citing personal success stories and challenging the view that Ayurveda lacks efficacy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had migraines for years. Allopathy failed. Ayurveda worked wonders. It\u2019s unfair to label everything non-allopathic as pseudoscience,\u201d said one user.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy aren\u2019t the heads of these institutions speaking out? Are they afraid of repercussions from the government?\u201d one user asked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A recent social media video posted by a popular liver specialist, known as “Liver Doc,” has sparked intense…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":156588,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4315],"tags":[66463,105,4326,66464,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-156587","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-medication","8":"tag-dr-liver-doc","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-medication","11":"tag-nimhans-video","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114623262583358910","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}