Three of Anandaiah’s Ayurvedic medicines gets Andhra govt’s nod
The Andhra Pradesh government on Monday gave a nod for the distribution of Ayurvedic concoctions except eye drops, made by Ayurvedic practitioner Bonigi Anandaiah.
As per the official release by the state government, Anandaiah was preparing four types of medicines and eye drops. The State government has given permission for three kinds of medicines. The state government has taken the decision based on the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Studies (CCRAS) report. The full report on ‘eye drops’ is yet to come.
The reports claim that there is no harm in using Anandaiah’s medicines. However, as per the reports, these medicines cannot be used in the treatment of COVID-19.
The State government gave permission for the distribution of three concoctions. These medicines can be used along with regular medicines from doctors. The COVID-19 protocol should be followed while distributing the Ayurvedic concoctions, informed the government in its release.
On May 29, Anandaiah distributed a “herbal medicine” as “cure for COVID-19” in Nellore’s Krishnapatnam town and had been detained by district police, a TDP leader said.
The Nellore Police took Ayurvedic practitioner Bonigi Anandaiah away on May 21 on the pretext of providing security. He returned to his home on Friday but was taken away after few hours of his return citing security reasons. TDP leader Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy alleged that Anandaiah was forced to prepare thousands of doses of his “ayurvedic concoction”, at behest of local YSRCP MLA, who was selling the medicine.
The Ayurvedic practitioner Anandaiah came into the limelight after thousands of people flocked to Krishnapatnam where he was distributing the ‘herbal medicine’ for free of cost claiming that it would prevent people from contracting COVID-19. The Nellore District Administration on May 21 stopped the distribution of his “herbal medicine”.
The state government has taken the decision based on the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Studies (CCRAS) report, which claimed that there is no harm in using Anandaiah’s medicines. The full report on ‘eye drops’ is yet to come