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Evidence, please.[edit]

Some here claim that there exist Siddha practitioners who are licensed, trained, and thus not quacks. Please show me any shred of evidence that any such license or training requires Siddha practitioners to stop prescribing organic mercury compounds. --Guy Macon (talk) 15:38, 29 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Related: Mercury poisoning. --Guy Macon (talk) 15:44, 29 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(...Sound of Crickets...) --Guy Macon (talk) 01:11, 3 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The links provided do not justify the claims made by the author. (Link no. 2 and 3) Kpbolumbu (talk) 16:27, 18 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes they do, read them again. -Roxy the inedible dog . wooF 16:31, 18 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have read them fully. I Also have highlighted those parts for your reference. Kpbolumbu (talk) 08:26, 19 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Roxy, you might want to read them once again. Kpbolumbu (talk) 15:32, 2 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Why? ... and ... Highlighted what? -Roxy the inedible dog . wooF 18:16, 2 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Highlited this "1. Quacks with no qualification whatsoever. 2. Practitioners of Indian Medicine (Ayurvedic, Sidha, Tibb, Unani), Homeopathy, Naturopathy, commonly called Ayush, who are not qualified to practice Modern Medicine (Allopathy) but are practicing Modern Medicine. 3. Practitioners of so called integrated Medicine, Alternative System of Medicine, electro-homeopathy, indo-allopathy etc. terms which do not exist in any Act."

So, Siddha medicine is not quackery by itself according to IMA. Quackery is that which is committed by Practitioners of Indian Medicine (Ayurvedic, Sidha, Tibb, Unani), Homeopathy, Naturopathy, commonly called Ayush, who are not qualified to practice Modern Medicine (Allopathy) but are practicing Modern Medicine." I hope that this much is enough. Kpbolumbu (talk)

Enough what? -Roxy the inedible dog . wooF 12:13, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Enough information to delete those linksKpbolumbu (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 08:43, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Question - What was highlighted? Answer - This much was highlighted. Enough? Kpbolumbu (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 08:46, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Siddha Medicine is an accepted medical system by government of India under the AYUSH programme . Its not quackery. Its illegal to practice other medical systems like allopathy by certified licensed Siddha practitioners. Siddha medicine is offering a very well tested formula called Kabasura Kudineer Chooranam for COVID. It has gone through molecular and clinical studies and has been authorised by Government of India. In light of this its imperative that this article be edited. I would like to add Dr KK Aggarwal head of IMA has passed away following being vaccinated. There are millions of lives at stake . I hence propose editing of the article. Thanks Dr Sunny Sandhu MBBS AIIMS — Preceding unsigned comment added by Docsunsand (talk • contribs) 12:23, 29 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The statement 'The Indian Medical Association regards Siddha medicine degrees as "fake"' is wrong as per the citation. The citation mentions that IMA regards Siddha practitioners who practice modern medicine are quacks. So please update this statement.Sanjukammath (talk) 13:04, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong statement in the introduction[edit]

'The Indian Medical Association regards Siddha medicine degrees as "fake" and Siddha therapies as quackery, posing a danger to national health due to absence of training in science-based medicine.'

This statement is wrong as per the citation.

This is because, the page cited clearly states that

" Quacks can be divided amongst three basic categories as under :

Quacks with no qualification whatsoever.

Practitioners of Indian Medicine (Ayurvedic, Sidha, Tibb, Unani), Homeopathy, Naturopathy, commonly called Ayush, who are not qualified to practice Modern Medicine (Allopathy) but are practicing Modern Medicine.

Practitioners of so called integrated Medicine, Alternative System of Medicine, electro-homeopathy, indo-allopathy etc. terms which do not exist in any Act. "

Further the same cited page gives a table where the acts that govern the medical systems in India are clearly mentioned.

The recognition of Siddha degrees is not a matter of Indian medical association either ways. It is governed under the 'THE INDIAN MEDICINE CENTRAL COUNCIL ACT, 1970' ^[1] Sanjukammath (talk) 13:25, 3 February 2022 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sanjukammath (talk • contribs) 13:19, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Fortunatly, the Indian Government does not decide what science is. -Roxy the dog. wooF 16:12, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The statement is not about who decides what is science. The statement is about what is Siddha medicine degree. Sanjukammath (talk) 17:00, 19 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think the sentence used on the page of Unani medicine is a good template for use here as well.

"The Indian Medical Association describes Unani practitioners who claim to practice medicine as quacks." 43.225.73.254 (talk) 05:31, 25 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes that template is better. Ideally it should be "The Indian Medical Association describes practitioners of Siddha but practice and prescribe Modern Medicine are quacks."

Also the Siddha degrees are not fake and there are Tamil Nadu State Government colleges and even Indian Central Government owned colleges that issue degrees of BSMS (Bachelor in Siddha Medicine and Surgery), MD(S), and even Phd affiliated under Dr. MGR University. These degrees are not fake but clearly as per the citation, these degree holders are not allowed to practice modern medicine or prescribe any modern medical drugs. The holders of these degree are only allowed to prescribe medications as per Siddha Pharmacopoeia. Sanjukammath (talk) 09:04, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This is an utterly disgusting and racist comment to make. All the person suggested was that you be culturally sensitive, and instead you use this as an opportunity to make a jibe about the GOI? Shame on Wikipedia for allowing power hungry freaks like you free rein over the site. 69.221.136.233 (talk) 12:33, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A1970-48_0.pdf

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