From: dave_
Date: Nov 15 14:53:36 1991 (74 lines)
Subject: Re: Herbalist James Green
Reply to item: 3542
Attn: bengardiner

  Hi Ben,
   There has been some talk in usenet's sci.med (and fidonet's grand rounds)
regarding a couple of Indian patent medecines refered to as MAK 4 and 5. 
There is even a squable going on with them and a major medical publication.
And I think much of the squable is about the for profit nature of this 
company...  But anyway we managed to get a crued listing of the herbal
ingredients (no ratios or amounts).    Perhaps your Herbalist friend
and others here would be interested.   Lawson mentioned that they improved
immune function...  

Message #13790 - Grand_Rounds 
   Date : 05-Oct-91 12:39
   From : Lawson English
     To : Margot Flowers
Subject : Re: Magic Pills  (was: Calorie Restriction)
To: flowers@lanai.cs.ucla.edu
 
Margot Flowers writes in a message to All
 
>>There already IS an "immortality pill," at least for mice and fruit flies...
>>It's called "Maharishi Amrit Kalash." It increases the lifespan of mice by
>70% >
> 3 years = immortality?? >and the lifespan of fruit flies by 120%...
MF>  So what is in this pill
 
There are two varieties of Maharishi Amrit Kalash (MAK). The pill form is
alledgedly
the original "amrit kalash" (vessel of Immortality) that Indian legends report
as being distributed by the ancient rajas of India to their subjects to  keep
the entire kingdom healthy. The ingredients for this one are:
 
Meda Milkweed, Black Musale, Heart-leaved Mooseed, East Indian Glbe Thistle,
Butterfly Pea, Licorice, Vanda Orchid, Elephant Creeper, Indian Wild Pepper.
 
The formula was released for public use about 5 yers ago by an aging Hindu
monk named Bal-Raj Maharishi, who has spent about 50 years roaming Northern
India talking with fellow monks, village wise men, scholars, etc, about India
herbology. He claims that he learned the formula from a Indian "saint" about
25 years ago. Indian herbology maintains that herbs must be picked at a
specific
time of day, during a specific time of year, in a specific soil, for the
intended
medicinal effect of each herb (it varies for each herb and te medicinal
effect
desired -unlike New Age herbology which simply says "pick'em in the morning"),
so I don't expect that many people can duplicate the formula from the wrapper.
 
The other formula is a fruit concentrate made from: 
 
Raw Sugar, Ghee (clarified buter), Indian Gall Nut, Indian Gooseberry, Dried
Catkins, Indian Pennywort, Honey, Nutgrass, White Sandalwood, Butterfly Pea,
Shoeflower, Aloewood, Licorice, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Cyperus, Turmeric. 
 
The formula comes from D.W. Dwivedi, one of the top Sanskrit and Ayurvedic
scholars
of India, sometimes called the Rasayanacharya of India. ("Rasayana" is any
preperation
in Inian medicine that is designed to strengthen "bala," the system(s) that
protect the body and mind from harm. "acharya" means teacher or scholar).
 
The formulas are sold as a fund-raiser for the TM organization, which uses the
money to fund projects like hospitals, schools, research faclities, etc.
 
Lawson
 
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