India Needs to Fund Double Blind Cow Urine Studies
Cow urine products are taking off in India. Of importance, central and state governments have begun to create vast fund pools devoted to cow urine studies. These research funds and their many initial positive results are fueling a rising demand and creating a large industry. But there are dangers in using unregulated cow urine since several diseases can be spread through the substance, including Q fever (can cause atypical pneumonia, chronic heart inflammation), leptospirosis (can cause meningitis and liver failure), and even brucellosis (can cause arthritis).
As the casual scientist can imagine there is much doubt over whether cow urine can cure cancer or the dozens of other conditions it is being tested on. Thus, one can be forgiven to wonder whether the basis of all of this is more ideological and historic rather than relying upon current evidence-based science. With the spigot of cow urine research funds opening up, there is the danger that scientists will engineer studies to ensure positive outcomes to keep funds flowing in the future.
Usually when it comes to cures derived from natural products it takes chemical extraction or the fermentation process to arrive at the final molecule that actually performs as expected. Nevertheless, true believers, both in senior leadership in the government and also in the scientific community, are adamant that this is a viable cure as is, without any major modification. They should, therefore, support the conducting of proper medical grade studies that would prove their point.
A double blind study would entail neither the researchers nor the participants knowing who is getting the cow urine product (probably in dried pill form) and who is getting the placebo (probably a sugar pill). This represents a required study before any new therapy can be approved for medical use. It is therefore important that the government funds this early on rather than waste a lot of money and time going down research pathways that will at best lead to nothing, or at worse create a false sense of effectiveness.
It is a win-win for people across the spectrum. For the true believers it would validate their claims of cow urine as an essential medicinal product. For the skeptical it would provide evidence that cow urine is not an effective cure. Of more importance, it would create proper scientific evidence that the general public can use to make an informed decision.
Have you or someone you know used cow urine as a cure? Would love to hear about your experience in the comments section.
