India’s drug regulator has approved Covishield and Covaxin for sale in the market, an Assam-based firm is all set to launch its herbal medicine to treat SARS-COV2 virus.
The herbal medicine has been certified by the Bio Inoculation Center of the Indian Institute of Life Sciences, an autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology, Central Government in Bhubaneswar, to be 98% effective against coronavirus.
The anti-viral herbal drink is a creation of Pankaj Gogoi from Dhemaji and Pranjal Gum from Golaghat, Assam.
“We now need suggestions from institutions like the Ministry of AYUSH or ICMR as to what needs to be done next so that the medicine can be taken to the people as herbal remedy for COVID. Communication is on with the Ministry of AYUSH, meanwhile, we are doing our best to establish the safety and effectiveness of the drug which has no side effects,” said Gogoi, who works with the National Livelihood Mission of Assam. Is.
The anti-herbal drug has passed the mandatory EC50 test, which is done to detect the cytotoxicity (quality of being toxic to cells) level of the drink, and has been reported to be highly effective on infected cells, an October 6 report said. Was.
Both have received a provisional patent for their concoction from the Kolkata office along with the articles published in the Patent Journal.
“Our interest and curiosity in herbal medicine and treatment has led us to the interiors of Arunachal Pradesh in search of medicinal plants, leaves, stems, roots and fruits. We firmly believe that Mother Nature has the answer for all living beings. In 2019, when the epidemic broke out in China, we started our work on it. We thought the available herbal remedies might be effective against viral illness like smallpox and measles, so we traveled across the state collecting antiviral herbs. In Arunachal Pradesh, an NGO, Arunachal Vikas Parishad helped us a lot in collecting herbs from the hilly areas. We gave our medicine to our friends who were infected with COVID and were willing to try. It worked effectively,” Gogoi said.
In the midst of their hectic schedules ranging from collecting herbs from dense forests to washing them and boiling over wood fires to extract essential materials, the two had communicated with the concerned ministries and departments for the necessary permissions for the tests.
While the Prime Minister’s Office had advised them to seek further guidance from the Institute of Life Sciences on December 28, the Ministry of AYUSH is yet to respond.
The Department of Biotechnology had suggested them to approach Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council for “guidance in terms of pre-clinical trials, Drug Controller General of India approvals, marketing approvals, etc”.
“It has been observed that for the Omicron variant, it takes at least seven days to recover, although our drug gives relief in four days. In case of patients with co-morbidities, it is very effective and has no No side effects. The nagging cough we see in case of Omicron gets cured in two days. At this time, we can treat 10,000 people and if needed, we are ready for more demands because Nature is plentiful,” expressed Gogoi.
The two have also written to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health at the US National Institutes of Health to use their herbal drink against COVID-19. “We want our Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to help us in this. Medicine is not for Assam or India, it is for the world.”
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