<p>Based on the reports of a task force comprising experts from Indian systems of medicine, the Union Health Ministry advised that Ayurveda or Unani interventions can be used for increasing immunity to fight flu-like conditions.<br /><br />These can be adopted by normal healthy persons as well as those who have mild cold, cough and body pain.<br /><br />For Ayurveda followers, the advice is to avoid curd, cold food, cold drinks, fruit juices especially citrus fruits, fermented food and ice-cream. Also, the suggestion is to drink hot water instead of cold water.<br /><br />Use of decoction made up of tulsi, ginger, black pepper, long pepper, guduchi in the morning is recommended.<br /><br />Ayurvedic medicines like ‘Sudershanghana vati’, ‘Sudershana churna’, ‘Samshamani vati’ can also be taken as they improve the host defence mechanism.<br /><br />If necessary, ‘vamana’ (emisis) procedure of ‘Panchakarma’ may also be taken up under observation of an expert ‘vaidya’, says the guideline issued late evening on Thursday.<br />For category-A patients with mild symptoms, the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) has suggested decoction of ‘Unnab’, ‘Bahidana’, ‘Sapistan’ and ‘Dalchini’.<br /><br />‘Arq’ prepared from ‘Afsanteen’, ‘Chiraita’, ‘Kasni’, ‘Nankhwah’, ‘Gaozuban’, ‘Sad Koofi’, ‘Nilofar’, ‘Banafsha’, ‘Post Neem’ may be taken with ‘Sharbat Kaksi’.<br /><br />In addition, specific formulations such as ‘Habb-e-Jadwar’, ‘Khamira Nazli Aab Tarboozwala’, ‘Tiryaq-e-Farooq’ may also be taken.<br /><br />Local application of ‘Roghan baboon’ or ‘Roghan-e-Morn’ or ‘Roghan Kahu’ or ‘Roghan Kadu’ on scalp and chest besides maintaining personal hygiene and light diet is recommended for patients with mild flu-like symptoms.<br /><br />DH News Service</p>
<p>Based on the reports of a task force comprising experts from Indian systems of medicine, the Union Health Ministry advised that Ayurveda or Unani interventions can be used for increasing immunity to fight flu-like conditions.<br /><br />These can be adopted by normal healthy persons as well as those who have mild cold, cough and body pain.<br /><br />For Ayurveda followers, the advice is to avoid curd, cold food, cold drinks, fruit juices especially citrus fruits, fermented food and ice-cream. Also, the suggestion is to drink hot water instead of cold water.<br /><br />Use of decoction made up of tulsi, ginger, black pepper, long pepper, guduchi in the morning is recommended.<br /><br />Ayurvedic medicines like ‘Sudershanghana vati’, ‘Sudershana churna’, ‘Samshamani vati’ can also be taken as they improve the host defence mechanism.<br /><br />If necessary, ‘vamana’ (emisis) procedure of ‘Panchakarma’ may also be taken up under observation of an expert ‘vaidya’, says the guideline issued late evening on Thursday.<br />For category-A patients with mild symptoms, the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) has suggested decoction of ‘Unnab’, ‘Bahidana’, ‘Sapistan’ and ‘Dalchini’.<br /><br />‘Arq’ prepared from ‘Afsanteen’, ‘Chiraita’, ‘Kasni’, ‘Nankhwah’, ‘Gaozuban’, ‘Sad Koofi’, ‘Nilofar’, ‘Banafsha’, ‘Post Neem’ may be taken with ‘Sharbat Kaksi’.<br /><br />In addition, specific formulations such as ‘Habb-e-Jadwar’, ‘Khamira Nazli Aab Tarboozwala’, ‘Tiryaq-e-Farooq’ may also be taken.<br /><br />Local application of ‘Roghan baboon’ or ‘Roghan-e-Morn’ or ‘Roghan Kahu’ or ‘Roghan Kadu’ on scalp and chest besides maintaining personal hygiene and light diet is recommended for patients with mild flu-like symptoms.<br /><br />DH News Service</p>
