Nationwide distribution campaign of herbal medicine launched by Ayush Ministry

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Ministry of Ayush has launched a massive distribution campaign to curb COVID transmission through polyherbal ayurvedic drugs for patients who have not been hospitalized against the infection.

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Polyherbal ayurvedic drugs AYUSH 64 and Sidha drug Kabasura Kudineer are launched by Ministry of Ayush for the benefit of COVID-19 patients that have not been hospitalized.

The main collaborator in running this campaign is along with Ayush Ministry is Sewa Bharati. These drugs have undergone multi-centre clinical trial. Ministry of Ayush is continuously working along with Health Ministry to control the mitigation of COVID-19.

The efficacy of the drugs have been proven by multiple studies conducted on AYUSH-64, an Ayurvedic formulation developed by the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), and Kabasura Kudineer, a classical Siddha formulation.

The Ayush Ministry has also set up an Interdisciplinary Committee for Inclusion of Ayurveda and Yoga Interventions in the 'National Clinical Management Protocol: COVID-19', that was chaired by Dr VM Katoch, former Director-General ICMR.