New Delhi, 18 June (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday said “allopathic medicines,” or conventional modern medicine, may sometimes have side effects, but ayurvedic treatments generally do not.
Allopathy, a word with Greek roots, was coined in 1810 by Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homoeopathy, as a pejorative term for modern medicine.
Speaking at the inauguration of an ayurvedic cafe, Soma-The Ayurvedic Kitchen, at a hospital in Shalimar Bagh, Gupta also announced that the Delhi government will organise large-scale yoga programmes at 11 locations across the city on June 21 to mark International Yoga Day.
She said she would participate in a yoga event at Yamuna Bank.
The CM urged people to visit the Maharishi Ayurvedic Hospital to get treatment, as do many foreigners.
“We are fortunate that our saints introduced us to Ayurveda through various scriptures. Today, along with allopathic medicine, we also have access to Ayurveda,” Gupta said.
The chief minister also slammed the previous AAP government, accusing it of not giving importance to yoga.
“They never gave importance to yoga, as they associated it with Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” she said, adding that Modi took yoga to the global stage, and “it is now followed around the world.” Referring to the PM’s message of reducing oil intake by 10 per cent, she said, “We must all take care of our health. Only when we are healthy can we serve the nation.” The chief minister said people from across the world now trust India’s traditional healing systems, and Delhi has emerged as a prominent hub for Ayurvedic treatment.
She praised institutions like AIIMS Ayurveda for preserving and promoting the ancient system of medicine.
About Soma-The Ayurvedic Kitchen, she said she was inspired to visit it after watching a social media reel showcasing millet-based dishes served there.
The CM said that all the food at the cafe is made from natural grains and millets, which, she claimed, are both nutritious and delicious.
She said that millets, once a staple in Indian kitchens, have faded from common use among the younger generation. But now, they have returned in modern packaging from abroad, labelled as ‘superfoods’, she said. PTI SHB GJS VN VN
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