At a time when J&K is facing a difficult situation due to outbreak of COVID19 pandemic, Department of ISM (AYUSH) is playing its role in containment and prevention of coronavirus in Kashmir.
Giving details about theinitiatives and measures undertaken by the ISM to contain and prevent thespread of COVID19 pandemic in Kashmir, the divisional nodal officer COVID19,DrIftikharHussainQazi said that as many as 350 medical officers and 240pharmacists were working round the clock as front line workers in theirrespective districts to fight COVID19 pandemic and to strengthen the immunityof the masses.
He said as per the Advisoryissued by the Union ministry of AYUSH, “immune boosting medicines” were beingdistributed in all the districts of Kashmir. He said till date these immuneboosting medicines have been distributed to about 70,000 persons like frontlinewarriors, people kept in quarantine centers, isolation centers, people livingin red zones as well as front line workers of civil and police administrationacross Kashmir.
Explaining the benefits ofIndian System of Medicines, AYUSH experts said that people can use garlic,ginger, turmeric, lemon, besides Unaab,Be-dana, Sapistaan, Daalchini, Kaloonji to improve their immunity and consumingfresh fruits, drinking luke warm water to strengthen immune and respiratorysystem was an effective remedy in fight against this disease. They added liquidAmritarishta, Sharbat, Tablibest, Liquid AshwagandhaArishta, Annu and Taila canalso be used as immune boosting medicines.