EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
    We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form SB-2 of
our report, dated October 9, 1997 (with respect to Notes J[1] and J[2], November
18, 1997, and with respect to Note N, December 8, 1997), based on our audit of
the combined financial statements of AyurCore, Inc. and Bio-Ved Pharmaceuticals
Private Limited as of December 31, 1996 and for each of the years in the
two-year period ended December 31, 1996 and for the period from January 11, 1993
(Inception) through December 31, 1996. We also consent to the reference to our
firm under the caption "Experts" and "Selected Combined Financial Data".
 
Richard A. Eisner & Company, LLP.
New York, New York
December 8, 1997