New Delhi: AYUSH ministry on Tuesday dismissed claims that prolonged consumption of ‘kadha’, recommended as a preventive health measure for boosting immunity damages the liver, Hindustan Times (HT) reported quoting PTI.
The ministry said it is a “wrong notion” as ingredients used for preparing it are used in cooking at home.
Ingredients like cinnamon, basil and black pepper used for preparing the ‘kadha’ have a positive effect on the respiratory system, Secretary, AYUSH Ministry, Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha was quoted as saying during a press briefing, the report added.
Earlier in March, the Ministry of AYUSH had issued self-care guidelines as preventive health measures for boosting immunity with special reference to respiratory health amidst the coronavirus outbreak. Among other things, it recommended drinking herbal tea or ‘kadha’ (decoction) made from basil, cinnamon, black pepper, dry ginger, and raisins once or twice a day.
On the protocol for the clinical management of COVID-19, which was released earlier in the day by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, HT reported Kotecha as saying that it is to be used in addition to following COVID-appropriate behaviour and standard treatment protocol and is not a “replacement” for the same.
Kotecha mentioned that the protocol has been brought out considering Ayurveda literature and clinical experience, empirical evidence and biological plausibility and also emerging trends of ongoing clinical studies.
The AYUSH ministry, in the protocol document, pointed out that the current understanding indicates a good immune system is vital for the prevention of coronavirus infection and to safeguard one from disease progression.
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