Besides providing diagnosis and treatment for diseases like diabetes, blood pressure and other serious ailments, the doctor specializes in beauty treatments for enhancing complexion, slimming and better hair growth! And this has brought a whole lot of Bollywood artistes scurrying to his clinic in suburban Mumbai. Bollywood celebs like Hrithik Roshan, Salman Khan, Viveik Oberoi, Ashmit Patel, Subhash Ghai, newcomer Harman Baweja and other are his friends and patients.

"As a professional doctor it would be unethical disclose what my patients suffer from, but the basic problem for many actors is the same. Low-energy level, stress, skin blemishes and rashes because of make-up and harsh lights. Because of their stressful lives and erratic schedules many also suffer from hair loss and thinning. Ayurveda has ample solutions for these problems. People like Harman Baweja came to me after trying other treatments and were very happy with my treatment for his acne," says the doctor.

While producer-director Subhash Ghai acknowledges that it helped elevate his energy levels, Ashmit Patel uses his shampoo and oil for those silken tresses.

Dr Mansuri is not only a graduate in Ayurved but a PhD in the science of Ayurved and Alternative Medicine from the open university of Colombo, and has trained more than 500 doctors in the field of Ayurvedic medicines. He refutes the charges that Ayurvedic medicinie can have side- effects because of the metal content. “One has to learn and understand the correct mix and proportion. What is good for one can be poison for another. Knowing the fine difference is a gift and one which I have been blessed with," says the doctor cheerfully.

Ayurveda has also taken a knocking for substandard medicines and treatments being long drawn out. Refutes the doctor slowly. "Most ailments today are the results of a wrong lifestyle, so the first thing we do is to cleanse the internal system with our medicines. This improves the blood circulation, rids the body of impurities, and slowly everything else just falls into place. The treatment can be anything from 45 days to three months depending on the ailment. Harman for one saw a drastic improvement in his skin within seven days of applying our herbal masks. We have short-term treatments which show effect after two weeks. As for substandard stuff being used. Ayurvedic ingredients like pearl, gold and kasturi are very expensive so many docs may use cheaper substitutes and steroids but I source my ingredients from the Himalayas, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and other states. Don't forget Ayurved is being practiced since centuries and was the treatment for our rajas and maharajas," he says, also adding that since his problem is congenital there is no cure, but he has treated many blind people and helped them recover their eyesights.