New Delhi: Neem is considered to be highly conducive to maintain good
health but in a bizarre move, ten ASEAN nations have banned selling of products
made of neem.
This has not only baffled the
manufacturers of Ayurvedic medicines but has also taken the health experts and
scientists by surprise. Ironically, the Centre has done bare minimum to lift
ban on neem based products in ASEAN countries.
In these East Asian countries
including Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Philippines, the
committees assigned to have a watch on traditional treatment of diseases and
health products, have imposed ban on neem based products.
Dr Ramesh Saksena, associated
with trade of neem in China after promoting neem farming in many African
countries, has called the move of these ASEAN countries reckless.
He claims that neem has proved to
be very helpful in treatment of deadly diseases like cancer and HIV/AIDS. He
said that due to illusion, these countries might have considered neem similar
to poisonous herb Chinaberry and banned neem.
Many Ayurvedic experts are
successfully treating the skin diseases and diabetes with the help of neem
based medicines in India. They have asked the Centre to act swiftly to lift ban
on these products.
Mukesh Kejariwala\JPN
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