Kamdhenu Aayog claims ayurveda treatment cured 800 COVID-19 patients in clinical trials

The treatment entailed doses of 'panchgavya' granules (mixture of cow urine, cow dung, milk, ghee and curd), herb 'Sanjeevani booti' and herbal concoction 'khada', he said. Stating that the clinical trials were conducted as per the Ayush Ministry's norms, Kathiria said the COVID-19 positive patients volunteered to participate in the trials and signed the required documents. They were admitted to medical colleges in the respective places where the trials were held.

For instance, trials were conducted on COVID-19 patients admitted to the Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS-BHU) in Varanasi and at the Ayurveda Cure COVID Centre in Rajkot, he said. Asked if the ayurveda treatment was a preventive measure, Kathiria said, "It was curative. No allopathy medicine was given to them." He also said there is a "lobby" of the allopathy industry which does not accept such kind of treatment. "But in the next 1-2 years, they too will accept." To a question on whether cured COVID-19 patients are required to take the vaccines, he said, "It is not required for those who have antibodies. Still, (if) someone wish to take, they can." On Sunday, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved Oxford-AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use in the country, paving the way for a massive inoculation drive.