Excess Home Remedies To Check Covid Are Harmful
Ludhiana, 5 Oct 2020:
To prevent Covid-19, most people are using home-made recipes and trying different ingredients, be it karha, turmeric milk or other herbal spices. However, according to experts, excess of any of these remedies, moreover, without prescription or consultation can be harmful and counter-productive.
Ludhiana police have prepared a Covid-care kit, which includes kaarha also. These kits are given to all cops who contract the virus. The police have also made it available for public use also. According to experts, all remedies do not work for all.
Dr Gauhar Vatsyayan, an ayurvedic expert, said, “People are using kaarha and other home remedies these days. However, they have to be cautious as not all remedies work for everyone and can be counter-productive. For example, people suffering from hyperacidity should never have karha as it may worsen their condition.” He added, “People should never use any such remedies or medicine without consultation.”
Dr Amit Modgil, MD medicine from Suman Hospital, Model Town, said, “Some people consume karha, turmeric milk, etc. as immunity boosters. But excess of everything is bad. There are people who got allergies in their throats after excessive use of turmeric milk. Without any consultation or prescription people should not consume such things, especially after getting recipes from social media.”
ADCP special branch, Rupinder Kaur Sra, also nodal officer for Covid-19 in the city, said, “While giving the Covid-care kits to the Covid-positive cops, which includes karha as well, prescription is also given to them about its consumption. After consultation with the doctors a diet chart for all cops fighting the virus has been prepared, which are given to them. The diet chart also includes the intake of medicines like Vitimite C and karha also.”
“Besides, our cops interact with doctors daily and in case of any problem or health issue, immediate consultation is provided to them,” the ADCP added. The Times Of India