Dear Dr. Neil Soares, I did not know that I was provoking someone. If I have inadvertently offended you, please excuse me. I did not know that you were an Alopathic Doctor. I only stated a fact. The Physician briefed me that the very nature of an allergen is that the next time one is attacked by the same agent, the body recognizes it and starts destroying the cells as it identifies the agent present in the body as such one could get very severe reaction. He had advised me not to step into my farm. When I told him that I have a dog and he may bring the agent into the house, the doctor asked me to get rid of the dog. I told him that I had fowls and they move around freely in my farm and they could bring the agent close to my house and he asked me to get rid of the fowls. He went to the extent of narrating a movie on AXN where the protagonist had to ultimately move around in some kind of a space suite so that he would not get stung by a bee. He gave me a couple of tablets and stated that as soon as the reaction starts, I was to take the tablets and rush to the hospital. If I am slightly late, I would not reach the hospital. I have not thought of what I would do if I am bitten by a venomous snake. Most probably someone would take me to an hospital. However dear doctor, I know quite a few MBBS and MD's practising Homeopathy in Bombay. If you ever go to Sion, you will come across a Dr. Habbu cirlce. You will find the Jr. Dr .Habbu who is a qualified Alopathic doctor who is practicing Homeopathy and people stand for 2 hours in the Que to get a token to see him. He has an associate who is also an MD. They are very successful Homeopathic practitioners. It appears you have a poor opinion of Homeopathy. My humble suggestion please make a little study. I am no expert, in fact my knowledge is bare minimum, but I know a little about it. One of my relatives had multy system failure and her daughter arranged for the lawyer to prepare her last will after a leading hospital in Mysore advised that the lady is in her last stages, she could barely breathe, her entire body was bloated up due to edema, her heart was barely functioning. One of my friends gave her a mixture of Homeopathy medicine and within 10 minutes she was breathing normally, by morning her edema was reduced, her kidneys started functioning and her daughter who arrived with the lawyer in the morning was stunned to see her sitting on the dining table having a cup of tea. It is over a year now and the lady is still alive. I would advise people to see a doctor for anything else but for an allergy, I would never advise anyone to see an Allopath. This is not to provoke anyone but in the interest of a human being. I was so bad, I could not stand, I could not hold my bowel movement as people carried me to the toilet. My systolic was 45. I did not want anyone else to go through this nightmare. Please do not take it as an offence. Regards Yazdy.
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 10:45 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Mr.Yazdy Palia, > > I did not want to respond to your provocation, but I was just > wondering if, God forbid, you were to be bitten by a venomous snake would > you still consult the same homeopath [or would you simply take double the > dose of the Arsenic]? > > With regards, > > Dr. Neil Soares > > > --- On *Mon, 8/16/10, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:44474] Elephant Apple tree in the rain forest > > To: "Vijayasankar" <[email protected]> > Cc: "Pankaj Kumar" <[email protected]>, "Gurcharan Singh" < > [email protected]>, "Neil Soares" <[email protected]>, "raghu > ananth" <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Date: Monday, August 16, 2010, 9:52 AM > > > Dear Vijayashankar Ji, > For heavens sake do not go to an alopath for tick allergy. I was once stung > by a poisonous tick due to which I had a swelling on the feet. I went to a > doctor after 3 days of swelling. He was a family friend and prescribed avil. > The swelling immediately subsided. After a month or so, I developed the same > symptom due to another sting, of which I was not aware. The symptoms were > terrible, red patches from head to toe, chest pain and a drop in blood > pressure. I got it treated, however the third time it happened, the reaction > was so severe that I almost died. The systolic pressure dropped to 45 and I > could not even stand. The doctors told me that I had to live in a sterilized > atmosphere or the next time I will be dead before reaching the hospital. My > Homeopathic doctor just laughed over it and prescribed Arsenicum Album. > I am now totally free of the symptoms, we continue to have a lot of ticks > in the summer due to my deers but nothing happens to me now. I have never > visited an alopath since then. > Regards > Yazdy. > > On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 11:34 PM, Vijayasankar > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > I am allergic to ticks. the bitten spots will be itching for a month or so, > can't resist scratching all the time, that ultimately cause wounds! (so i > think leeches are better than ticks). Heard of people using neem oil, neem > soap bath, paste of Andrographis paniculata leaves etc etc to manage tick > bites and related allergies. Ticks are plenty (sometimes rains from twigs in > hundreds when you shake the branch/leaves while walking in the forest) in > dry forests and grasslands. > > However i am not allergic to leeches. But if once i see them on me, i can't > concentrate in my work in the field, will spend lot of time in checking for > and removing them. Will always feel like leeches climbing on and entering > into the socks, bleeding, etc etc. so frequently check the shoes and inside > socks. Not yet developed the resistence in mind, will have to learn from > people like Yezdi ji, Pankaj... > > Thanks Neil ji for the useful tips. Hope Oudhia ji also will come up with > his own experience and traditional herbal remedy for the problem. > > With regards > > Vijayasankar > > > On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Pankaj Kumar > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > I also dont mind leeches climbing on me, but there are risks if some one is > allergic to it. It almost dissolves a part of the flesh on allergic persons, > and secondly, if it goes inside ur ears then its really bad. Quercus forests > in Himalaya can be one of the place where you can find leeches for sure and > for sure people will be happy if you are collecting them. By the way, why > dont you breed it Oudhia sir!! > > Pankaj > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 10:21 PM, Gurcharan Singh > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > I have not seen leeches in nature except for few at Pachmarhi back in 1977, > but remember that when we were small children persons would roam in our area > with collection of leaches, find a sick man, put leaches on the back of sick > man. The leaches would suck bad blood (what we were told as children), > slowly swell up and fall down. > Not seen such healers for a long time. Perhaps Dr. Oudhia can throw some > light. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 10:12 PM, Neil Soares > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > Hi, > Had posted this attachment on the 'birdsofbombay' website. It may help. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > --- On *Sun, 8/15/10, Yazdy Palia > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > >* wrote: > > > From: Yazdy Palia > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:44449] Elephant Apple tree in the rain forest > To: "Vijayasankar" > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > Cc: "raghu ananth" > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>>, > [email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, August 15, 2010, 9:43 PM > > > Hello friends, > I do not use any leech guard, we just get bitten, they suck and drop > by themselves. It bleeds for some time and then stops. We have plenty > of them now, it will increase during the north east monsoon. If you > try to stop the bleeding, some irritation on the spot occurs which can > last for a few months. Not harmful in any way. > It bleeds as long as the sputum remains in the wound and then stops by > itself. However, tobacco juice is a very safe way of preventing the > leeches from climbing on to your limbs. > Regards > Yazdy. > > On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Vijayasankar > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > Dear Raghu ji, > > > > What kind of leech guard do you use? > > > > We used to spray dettol as leech repellant over the white foot-sac > > (knee-size spl socks). This works good in keeping leeches away. But we > have > > to keep spraying dettol at some time intervals. > > > > Just wanted to know if any other methods are in use. > > With regards > > > > Vijayasankar > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 10:21 PM, raghu ananth > > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > >> > >> Elephant Apple tree in the rain forest > >> white flowers, green fruits, height of the tree 50 - 60 feet, > >> ( Leeches are everywhere in the wet forest floor under this tree. They > >> easily detect our presence and seen fast approaching towards us. Leech > guard > >> is a must.) > >> Jaipur (Assam) > >> 18 Jul 2010 > >> Regards > >> Raghu > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
