EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
   
    We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form SB-2 of
our report, dated February 18, 1998, based on our audit of the consolidated
financial statements of AyurCore, Inc. and subsidiary as of December 31, 1997
and for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 1997 and for
the period from January 11, 1993 (Inception) through December 31, 1997. We also
consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts."
    
 
   
/s/ Richard A. Eisner & Company, LLP.
New York, New York
May 26, 1998