Cow dung becomes a cure-all in India

[T_i_B]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/03/16/wdung16.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/03/16/ixportal.html

India's main opposition party, the Hindu nationalist BJP, has begun selling medicine and cosmetics made of, among other things, cows' urine and dung.

A stall offering a selection of potions and lotions containing five cow products - urine, dung, butter, milk and curd - opened earlier this month at the BJP headquarters in Delhi and is now doing brisk business.

Marketed under the brand name Goratna or "jewels of the cow", the medicines are supposed to cure a variety of illnesses and ailments such as cancer, constipation, diarrhoea and diabetes.

Though many Indian scientists and doctors believe in the efficacy of some Ayurvedic medicines, few agree that cow urine enhances their effect. Cows are sacred to India's 800 million Hindus and are often used by political parties to try to influence voters.

[Liberal Veteran]

1. Oh, shit...don't let the repubs know.

They'll be offering it as a low cost alternative for Medicare recipient's drug needs.

[CO Liberal]

2. We ELECT Cow Dung Here....

:-)

[blogbear]

3. Have 'em fer former 1st 'ladies' too!

[Benhurst]

4. How strange. BushAmericans prefer bull shit. NT

[0007]

5. I thought it was horse-shit! NT

[Ripley]

6. Has the World slumped into another Dark Ages?

Cow piss and Prayer are now heralded as the new cures for DIABETES!!

[0007]

7. Dog shit works for Jeb Bush .........