Ayurvedic herbs are unsafe; Homeopathy is a classical quackery: Liverdoc Cyriac Abby Philips

Cyriac Abby Philips, Hepatologist and Clinician Scientist: image credit: Special Arrangement

Synopsis
Hepatologist Cyriac Abby Philips minces no words and is not afraid of courting a controversy. In an explosive interview with ET Prime, he says the “claimed, advertised and promoted” efficacy of Ayurvedic and Homeopathic formulations must be stringently studied, so as to identify real-world impact on people's health instead of the current mass-scale “lab-rat protocol the public is subjected to”.

Cyriac Abby Philips, popular on X as Liverdoc, has waged an unyielding battle against alternative medicines like Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani and Siddha. This is a daunting task given the deep cultural belief, is and against the backdrop of the government’s strong support to the Ayurveda industry. Unsurprisingly, the Kerala-based hepatologist has picked cudgels against the mighty names in the Ayurveda industry. In a recent combat, the doctor was

( Originally published on Nov 13, 2023 )