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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;For one, C Nayak, Director General of Central Council for Research in Homeopathy, told The Indian Express that no variety of brinjal is used in homeopathic medicine. &lt;/font&gt;
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<font >One of the claims Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh made to justify his freeze on Bt brinjal was that the Bt gene would &ldquo;destroy the medicinal properties of brinjal&rdquo; which is used in several &ldquo;traditional&rdquo; forms of medicine. </font>
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<font >This claim, too, is being contested by experts as Ramesh comes under increasing pressure from within his government &mdash; the Prime Minister has called a meeting after Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar warned against &ldquo;ad hoc&rdquo; decisions on GM food that could set the &ldquo;clock back&rdquo; and demoralise Indian scientists. </font>
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<font >&ldquo;I have also been informed that Indian systems of medicine, including ayurveda, siddha, homeopathy and unani, use brinjal as a medicinal ingredient both in raw and cooked form for treatment of respiratory diseases and that the entire brinjal plant is used in such preparations,&rdquo; said Ramesh in his written statement while announcing the freeze. </font>
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<font >&ldquo;There is fear that Bt brinjal will destroy these medicinal properties due to loss of synergy, differences in the alkaloids and changes in other active principles.&rdquo; </font>
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<font >Significantly, the government&rsquo;s Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH), which falls under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, was not consulted on the issue, a senior official has confirmed to The Indian Express. </font>
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<font >When contacted today, Ramesh said: &ldquo;There are different points of view, that&rsquo;s why we need more clarity.&rdquo; </font>
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<font >Experts counter his reasoning. </font>
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<font >For one, C Nayak, Director General of Central Council for Research in Homeopathy, told The Indian Express that no variety of brinjal is used in homeopathic medicine. </font>
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<font >Even in ayurveda or unani, experts say, not more than five &ldquo;wild varieties&rdquo; &mdash; of the almost 300 types &mdash; of brinjal are used. &ldquo;The brinjal that we eat does not have any medicinal value,&rdquo; said Darshan Shankar, who launched the Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions in Bangalore and advises the Planning Commission on the Indian system of medicine. </font>
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<font >&ldquo;Certain wild varieties, which have a slightly different biochemical composition, do have medicinal properties and these are frequently used in the Indian system of medicine &mdash; formal like ayurveda or unani as well as oral or folk forms. The effect of Bt gene on these varieties isn&rsquo;t clear and we don&rsquo;t even know whether the gene is proposed to be introduced in these wild varieties too,&rdquo; said Shankar. </font>
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<font >&ldquo;If the gene is supposed to be introduced only in varieties that are normally eaten by people, we need to ascertain whether this gene would migrate to wild varieties. I don&rsquo;t think there have been enough experiments to conclude that the medicinal properties would be destroyed,&rdquo; he said. </font>
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<font >A scientist who is a member of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) which cleared Bt brinjal, said &mdash; on the condition that he not be named &mdash; that the only change the Bt gene brings in brinjal is in its ability to fight the fruit and shoot borer that destroys the brinjal plant. &ldquo;Every other quality of Bt brinjal remains the same as that of non-Bt brinjal,&rdquo; he said. </font>
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;For one, C Nayak, Director General of Central Council for Research in Homeopathy, told The Indian Express that no variety of brinjal is used in homeopathic medicine. &lt;/font&gt;
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<font >One of the claims Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh made to justify his freeze on Bt brinjal was that the Bt gene would &ldquo;destroy the medicinal properties of brinjal&rdquo; which is used in several &ldquo;traditional&rdquo; forms of medicine. </font>
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<font >This claim, too, is being contested by experts as Ramesh comes under increasing pressure from within his government &mdash; the Prime Minister has called a meeting after Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar warned against &ldquo;ad hoc&rdquo; decisions on GM food that could set the &ldquo;clock back&rdquo; and demoralise Indian scientists. </font>
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<font >&ldquo;I have also been informed that Indian systems of medicine, including ayurveda, siddha, homeopathy and unani, use brinjal as a medicinal ingredient both in raw and cooked form for treatment of respiratory diseases and that the entire brinjal plant is used in such preparations,&rdquo; said Ramesh in his written statement while announcing the freeze. </font>
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<font >&ldquo;There is fear that Bt brinjal will destroy these medicinal properties due to loss of synergy, differences in the alkaloids and changes in other active principles.&rdquo; </font>
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<font >Significantly, the government&rsquo;s Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH), which falls under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, was not consulted on the issue, a senior official has confirmed to The Indian Express. </font>
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<font >When contacted today, Ramesh said: &ldquo;There are different points of view, that&rsquo;s why we need more clarity.&rdquo; </font>
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<font >Experts counter his reasoning. </font>
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<font >For one, C Nayak, Director General of Central Council for Research in Homeopathy, told The Indian Express that no variety of brinjal is used in homeopathic medicine. </font>
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<font >Even in ayurveda or unani, experts say, not more than five &ldquo;wild varieties&rdquo; &mdash; of the almost 300 types &mdash; of brinjal are used. &ldquo;The brinjal that we eat does not have any medicinal value,&rdquo; said Darshan Shankar, who launched the Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions in Bangalore and advises the Planning Commission on the Indian system of medicine. </font>
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<font >&ldquo;Certain wild varieties, which have a slightly different biochemical composition, do have medicinal properties and these are frequently used in the Indian system of medicine &mdash; formal like ayurveda or unani as well as oral or folk forms. The effect of Bt gene on these varieties isn&rsquo;t clear and we don&rsquo;t even know whether the gene is proposed to be introduced in these wild varieties too,&rdquo; said Shankar. </font>
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<font >&ldquo;If the gene is supposed to be introduced only in varieties that are normally eaten by people, we need to ascertain whether this gene would migrate to wild varieties. I don&rsquo;t think there have been enough experiments to conclude that the medicinal properties would be destroyed,&rdquo; he said. </font>
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<font >A scientist who is a member of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) which cleared Bt brinjal, said &mdash; on the condition that he not be named &mdash; that the only change the Bt gene brings in brinjal is in its ability to fight the fruit and shoot borer that destroys the brinjal plant. &ldquo;Every other quality of Bt brinjal remains the same as that of non-Bt brinjal,&rdquo; he said. </font>
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<font >G S Lavekar, Director General of Central Council for Research on Ayurveda and Siddha, said brinjal was used for treatment of bronchitis and insomnia. Calling for more tests, he admitted that there was no evidence so far that the Bt gene interfered with brinjal&rsquo;s medicinal properties<br />
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;One of the claims Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh made to justify his freeze on Bt brinjal was that the Bt gene would &amp;ldquo;destroy the medicinal properties of brinjal&amp;rdquo; which is used in several &amp;ldquo;traditional&amp;rdquo; forms of medicine. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;This claim, too, is being contested by experts as Ramesh comes under increasing pressure from within his government &amp;mdash; the Prime Minister has called a meeting after Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar warned against &amp;ldquo;ad hoc&amp;rdquo; decisions on GM food that could set the &amp;ldquo;clock back&amp;rdquo; and demoralise Indian scientists. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;I have also been informed that Indian systems of medicine, including ayurveda, siddha, homeopathy and unani, use brinjal as a medicinal ingredient both in raw and cooked form for treatment of respiratory diseases and that the entire brinjal plant is used in such preparations,&amp;rdquo; said Ramesh in his written statement while announcing the freeze. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;There is fear that Bt brinjal will destroy these medicinal properties due to loss of synergy, differences in the alkaloids and changes in other active principles.&amp;rdquo; &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Significantly, the government&amp;rsquo;s Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH), which falls under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, was not consulted on the issue, a senior official has confirmed to The Indian Express. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;When contacted today, Ramesh said: &amp;ldquo;There are different points of view, that&amp;rsquo;s why we need more clarity.&amp;rdquo; &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Experts counter his reasoning. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;For one, C Nayak, Director General of Central Council for Research in Homeopathy, told The Indian Express that no variety of brinjal is used in homeopathic medicine. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Even in ayurveda or unani, experts say, not more than five &amp;ldquo;wild varieties&amp;rdquo; &amp;mdash; of the almost 300 types &amp;mdash; of brinjal are used. &amp;ldquo;The brinjal that we eat does not have any medicinal value,&amp;rdquo; said Darshan Shankar, who launched the Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions in Bangalore and advises the Planning Commission on the Indian system of medicine. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;Certain wild varieties, which have a slightly different biochemical composition, do have medicinal properties and these are frequently used in the Indian system of medicine &amp;mdash; formal like ayurveda or unani as well as oral or folk forms. The effect of Bt gene on these varieties isn&amp;rsquo;t clear and we don&amp;rsquo;t even know whether the gene is proposed to be introduced in these wild varieties too,&amp;rdquo; said Shankar. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;If the gene is supposed to be introduced only in varieties that are normally eaten by people, we need to ascertain whether this gene would migrate to wild varieties. I don&amp;rsquo;t think there have been enough experiments to conclude that the medicinal properties would be destroyed,&amp;rdquo; he said. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;A scientist who is a member of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) which cleared Bt brinjal, said &amp;mdash; on the condition that he not be named &amp;mdash; that the only change the Bt gene brings in brinjal is in its ability to fight the fruit and shoot borer that destroys the brinjal plant. &amp;ldquo;Every other quality of Bt brinjal remains the same as that of non-Bt brinjal,&amp;rdquo; he said. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;G S Lavekar, Director General of Central Council for Research on Ayurveda and Siddha, said brinjal was used for treatment of bronchitis and insomnia. Calling for more tests, he admitted that there was no evidence so far that the Bt gene interfered with brinjal&amp;rsquo;s medicinal properties&lt;br /&gt;
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<font >One of the claims Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh made to justify his freeze on Bt brinjal was that the Bt gene would &ldquo;destroy the medicinal properties of brinjal&rdquo; which is used in several &ldquo;traditional&rdquo; forms of medicine. </font>
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<font >This claim, too, is being contested by experts as Ramesh comes under increasing pressure from within his government &mdash; the Prime Minister has called a meeting after Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar warned against &ldquo;ad hoc&rdquo; decisions on GM food that could set the &ldquo;clock back&rdquo; and demoralise Indian scientists. </font>
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<font >&ldquo;I have also been informed that Indian systems of medicine, including ayurveda, siddha, homeopathy and unani, use brinjal as a medicinal ingredient both in raw and cooked form for treatment of respiratory diseases and that the entire brinjal plant is used in such preparations,&rdquo; said Ramesh in his written statement while announcing the freeze. </font>
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<font >&ldquo;There is fear that Bt brinjal will destroy these medicinal properties due to loss of synergy, differences in the alkaloids and changes in other active principles.&rdquo; </font>
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<font >Significantly, the government&rsquo;s Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH), which falls under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, was not consulted on the issue, a senior official has confirmed to The Indian Express. </font>
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<font >When contacted today, Ramesh said: &ldquo;There are different points of view, that&rsquo;s why we need more clarity.&rdquo; </font>
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<font >Experts counter his reasoning. </font>
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<font >For one, C Nayak, Director General of Central Council for Research in Homeopathy, told The Indian Express that no variety of brinjal is used in homeopathic medicine. </font>
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<font >Even in ayurveda or unani, experts say, not more than five &ldquo;wild varieties&rdquo; &mdash; of the almost 300 types &mdash; of brinjal are used. &ldquo;The brinjal that we eat does not have any medicinal value,&rdquo; said Darshan Shankar, who launched the Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions in Bangalore and advises the Planning Commission on the Indian system of medicine. </font>
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<font >&ldquo;Certain wild varieties, which have a slightly different biochemical composition, do have medicinal properties and these are frequently used in the Indian system of medicine &mdash; formal like ayurveda or unani as well as oral or folk forms. The effect of Bt gene on these varieties isn&rsquo;t clear and we don&rsquo;t even know whether the gene is proposed to be introduced in these wild varieties too,&rdquo; said Shankar. </font>
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<font >&ldquo;If the gene is supposed to be introduced only in varieties that are normally eaten by people, we need to ascertain whether this gene would migrate to wild varieties. I don&rsquo;t think there have been enough experiments to conclude that the medicinal properties would be destroyed,&rdquo; he said. </font>
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<font >A scientist who is a member of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) which cleared Bt brinjal, said &mdash; on the condition that he not be named &mdash; that the only change the Bt gene brings in brinjal is in its ability to fight the fruit and shoot borer that destroys the brinjal plant. &ldquo;Every other quality of Bt brinjal remains the same as that of non-Bt brinjal,&rdquo; he said. </font>
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<font >G S Lavekar, Director General of Central Council for Research on Ayurveda and Siddha, said brinjal was used for treatment of bronchitis and insomnia. Calling for more tests, he admitted that there was no evidence so far that the Bt gene interfered with brinjal&rsquo;s medicinal properties<br />
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">One of the claims Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh made to justify his freeze on Bt brinjal was that the Bt gene would &ldquo;destroy the medicinal properties of brinjal&rdquo; which is used in several &ldquo;traditional&rdquo; forms of medicine. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">This claim, too, is being contested by experts as Ramesh comes under increasing pressure from within his government &mdash; the Prime Minister has called a meeting after Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar warned against &ldquo;ad hoc&rdquo; decisions on GM food that could set the &ldquo;clock back&rdquo; and demoralise Indian scientists. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">&ldquo;I have also been informed that Indian systems of medicine, including ayurveda, siddha, homeopathy and unani, use brinjal as a medicinal ingredient both in raw and cooked form for treatment of respiratory diseases and that the entire brinjal plant is used in such preparations,&rdquo; said Ramesh in his written statement while announcing the freeze. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">&ldquo;There is fear that Bt brinjal will destroy these medicinal properties due to loss of synergy, differences in the alkaloids and changes in other active principles.&rdquo; </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Significantly, the government&rsquo;s Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH), which falls under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, was not consulted on the issue, a senior official has confirmed to The Indian Express. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">When contacted today, Ramesh said: &ldquo;There are different points of view, that&rsquo;s why we need more clarity.&rdquo; </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Experts counter his reasoning. </font>
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<font >One of the claims Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh made to justify his freeze on Bt brinjal was that the Bt gene would &ldquo;destroy the medicinal properties of brinjal&rdquo; which is used in several &ldquo;traditional&rdquo; forms of medicine. </font>
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<font >This claim, too, is being contested by experts as Ramesh comes under increasing pressure from within his government &mdash; the Prime Minister has called a meeting after Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar warned against &ldquo;ad hoc&rdquo; decisions on GM food that could set the &ldquo;clock back&rdquo; and demoralise Indian scientists. </font>
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<font >Significantly, the government&rsquo;s Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH), which falls under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, was not consulted on the issue, a senior official has confirmed to The Indian Express. </font>
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<font >For one, C Nayak, Director General of Central Council for Research in Homeopathy, told The Indian Express that no variety of brinjal is used in homeopathic medicine. </font>
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<font >Even in ayurveda or unani, experts say, not more than five &ldquo;wild varieties&rdquo; &mdash; of the almost 300 types &mdash; of brinjal are used. &ldquo;The brinjal that we eat does not have any medicinal value,&rdquo; said Darshan Shankar, who launched the Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions in Bangalore and advises the Planning Commission on the Indian system of medicine. </font>
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<font >A scientist who is a member of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) which cleared Bt brinjal, said &mdash; on the condition that he not be named &mdash; that the only change the Bt gene brings in brinjal is in its ability to fight the fruit and shoot borer that destroys the brinjal plant. &ldquo;Every other quality of Bt brinjal remains the same as that of non-Bt brinjal,&rdquo; he said. </font>
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<font >G S Lavekar, Director General of Central Council for Research on Ayurveda and Siddha, said brinjal was used for treatment of bronchitis and insomnia. Calling for more tests, he admitted that there was no evidence so far that the Bt gene interfered with brinjal&rsquo;s medicinal properties<br />
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">This claim, too, is being contested by experts as Ramesh comes under increasing pressure from within his government &mdash; the Prime Minister has called a meeting after Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar warned against &ldquo;ad hoc&rdquo; decisions on GM food that could set the &ldquo;clock back&rdquo; and demoralise Indian scientists. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">&ldquo;I have also been informed that Indian systems of medicine, including ayurveda, siddha, homeopathy and unani, use brinjal as a medicinal ingredient both in raw and cooked form for treatment of respiratory diseases and that the entire brinjal plant is used in such preparations,&rdquo; said Ramesh in his written statement while announcing the freeze. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">&ldquo;There is fear that Bt brinjal will destroy these medicinal properties due to loss of synergy, differences in the alkaloids and changes in other active principles.&rdquo; </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Experts counter his reasoning. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">For one, C Nayak, Director General of Central Council for Research in Homeopathy, told The Indian Express that no variety of brinjal is used in homeopathic medicine. </font>
</p>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Even in ayurveda or unani, experts say, not more than five &ldquo;wild varieties&rdquo; &mdash; of the almost 300 types &mdash; of brinjal are used. &ldquo;The brinjal that we eat does not have any medicinal value,&rdquo; said Darshan Shankar, who launched the Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions in Bangalore and advises the Planning Commission on the Indian system of medicine. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">&ldquo;Certain wild varieties, which have a slightly different biochemical composition, do have medicinal properties and these are frequently used in the Indian system of medicine &mdash; formal like ayurveda or unani as well as oral or folk forms. The effect of Bt gene on these varieties isn&rsquo;t clear and we don&rsquo;t even know whether the gene is proposed to be introduced in these wild varieties too,&rdquo; said Shankar. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">&ldquo;If the gene is supposed to be introduced only in varieties that are normally eaten by people, we need to ascertain whether this gene would migrate to wild varieties. I don&rsquo;t think there have been enough experiments to conclude that the medicinal properties would be destroyed,&rdquo; he said. </font>
</p>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">A scientist who is a member of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) which cleared Bt brinjal, said &mdash; on the condition that he not be named &mdash; that the only change the Bt gene brings in brinjal is in its ability to fight the fruit and shoot borer that destroys the brinjal plant. &ldquo;Every other quality of Bt brinjal remains the same as that of non-Bt brinjal,&rdquo; he said. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">G S Lavekar, Director General of Central Council for Research on Ayurveda and Siddha, said brinjal was used for treatment of bronchitis and insomnia. Calling for more tests, he admitted that there was no evidence so far that the Bt gene interfered with brinjal&rsquo;s medicinal properties<br />
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<font >This claim, too, is being contested by experts as Ramesh comes under increasing pressure from within his government &mdash; the Prime Minister has called a meeting after Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar warned against &ldquo;ad hoc&rdquo; decisions on GM food that could set the &ldquo;clock back&rdquo; and demoralise Indian scientists. </font>
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<font >&ldquo;I have also been informed that Indian systems of medicine, including ayurveda, siddha, homeopathy and unani, use brinjal as a medicinal ingredient both in raw and cooked form for treatment of respiratory diseases and that the entire brinjal plant is used in such preparations,&rdquo; said Ramesh in his written statement while announcing the freeze. </font>
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<font >Significantly, the government&rsquo;s Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH), which falls under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, was not consulted on the issue, a senior official has confirmed to The Indian Express. </font>
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<font >For one, C Nayak, Director General of Central Council for Research in Homeopathy, told The Indian Express that no variety of brinjal is used in homeopathic medicine. </font>
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<font >Even in ayurveda or unani, experts say, not more than five &ldquo;wild varieties&rdquo; &mdash; of the almost 300 types &mdash; of brinjal are used. &ldquo;The brinjal that we eat does not have any medicinal value,&rdquo; said Darshan Shankar, who launched the Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions in Bangalore and advises the Planning Commission on the Indian system of medicine. </font>
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Ramesh said Bt will destroy brinjal’s ayurvedic value, experts beg to differ by Amitabh Sinha, Teena Thacker

One of the claims Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh made to justify his freeze on Bt brinjal was that the Bt gene would “destroy the medicinal properties of brinjal” which is used in several “traditional” forms of medicine. This claim, too, is being contested by experts as Ramesh comes under increasing pressure from within his government — the Prime Minister has called a meeting after Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar warned against “ad hoc” decisions on GM food that could set the “clock back” and demoralise Indian scientists. “I have also been informed that Indian systems of medicine, including ayurveda, siddha, homeopathy and unani, use brinjal as a medicinal ingredient both in raw and cooked form for treatment of respiratory diseases and that the entire brinjal plant is used in such preparations,” said Ramesh in his written statement while announcing the freeze. “There is fear that Bt brinjal will destroy these medicinal properties due to loss of synergy, differences in the alkaloids and changes in other active principles.” Significantly, the government’s Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH), which falls under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, was not consulted on the issue, a senior official has confirmed to The Indian Express. When contacted today, Ramesh said: “There are different points of view, that’s why we need more clarity.” Experts counter his reasoning. For one, C Nayak, Director General of Central Council for Research in Homeopathy, told The Indian Express that no variety of brinjal is used in homeopathic medicine. Even in ayurveda or unani, experts say, not more than five “wild varieties” — of the almost 300 types — of brinjal are used. “The brinjal that we eat does not have any medicinal value,” said Darshan Shankar, who launched the Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions in Bangalore and advises the Planning Commission on the Indian system of medicine. “Certain wild varieties, which have a slightly different biochemical composition, do have medicinal properties and these are frequently used in the Indian system of medicine — formal like ayurveda or unani as well as oral or folk forms. The effect of Bt gene on these varieties isn’t clear and we don’t even know whether the gene is proposed to be introduced in these wild varieties too,” said Shankar. “If the gene is supposed to be introduced only in varieties that are normally eaten by people, we need to ascertain whether this gene would migrate to wild varieties. I don’t think there have been enough experiments to conclude that the medicinal properties would be destroyed,” he said. A scientist who is a member of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) which cleared Bt brinjal, said — on the condition that he not be named — that the only change the Bt gene brings in brinjal is in its ability to fight the fruit and shoot borer that destroys the brinjal plant. “Every other quality of Bt brinjal remains the same as that of non-Bt brinjal,” he said. G S Lavekar, Director General of Central Council for Research on Ayurveda and Siddha, said brinjal was used for treatment of bronchitis and insomnia. Calling for more tests, he admitted that there was no evidence so far that the Bt gene interfered with brinjal’s medicinal properties