Chris - to say, "if Carl believes that Ayurveda helps him more than conventional medicine" is to flip what I said to suit your argument.
Allopathic medicine failed to cure a skin condition from which I suffered for years. Ayurvedic medicine cured it in no time at all. Anecdotal evidence by all means - and absolute irrefutable fact to myself and those around me.
But back to the point - just because an American company withdraws a product from a home market is no basis for concluding/assuming/fearing/believing it will be withdrawn from a foreign market in which it sells well. Very illogical - if there are degrees of illogicality. Not to be expected of a trained mind, I'd have thought! But yes - you hang up your trained mind with your lab coat, if I read you correctly. Unlike philosophers who rarely if ever switch off their trained minds - it's a way of seeing life and the world and universe, not a closeted lab experience.
Btb, I admire your ability and willingness to keep digging. Have you thought to look up from your labours and smile? We believe passionately in science - but does that make science un-scientific?
Damn! You posted before me.