Stop Ayuvedic eye drops for Covid treatment, says JVV

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NELLORE: Noted physician and Jana Vignana Vedika executive member Dr M.V
Ramanaiah has demanded that administering of free eye drops as Covid cure at Krishnapatnam village in Nellore district be stopped forthwith
The doctor feared that people may otherwise lose their eyesight in case these drops are being made in unhygienic conditions.Likewise,
retired senior medical officer of Ayush department, Dr V
no scientific evidence about the efficacy of medicines or eye drops being offered in Krishnapatnam by local Ayurveda doctor Bonigi Anandaiah
to thousands of patients making a beeline to the village every day.The doctor acknowledged that Anandaiah has been offering Ayurveda
treatment to patients affected by brain stroke and victims of snake and scorpion bites.However, he expressed surprise that he is now
ailing.Dr
Ramakrishna Reddy pointed out that administering Ayurvedic medicines through eyes, nose, under tongue and through anus is an age-old
practice
He said any medicine applied through these four paths gives immediate results, explaining the reason behind critical Covid patients
Medicines, such as Ananda Bhairavi, Muthyunjaya Rasam, Seethansa Rasam, and Prabhakaravati, are applied to eyes in the form of paste like
Katuka (kajal)
Ramakrishna Reddy said ingredients used by Anandaiah in his oral medicines are harmless
He, however, maintained that the state government should validate these medicines through lab tests before they are administered to general