The central government's Ministry of Ayush on Wednesday refuted the claims that the use of herb TinosporaCordifolia (TC), commonly known as Giloy or Guduchi, resulted in liver failure in six patients in Mumbai. In a press statement, the Ministry of Ayush said linking Giloy to liver damage would be misleading as the herb has been used in Ayurveda for a long time. Giloy is among the several alternative medicines recommended by the Ayush Ministry as an immune booster against the COVID-19 causing SARS-CoV-2. Apart from this, relating Giloy to liver damage would be misleading and disastrous to the Traditional Medicine system of India as the herb Guduchi or Giloy has been used in Ayurveda since long. Ayush Ministry statementThe Ayush Ministry pointed out that the authors of the study did not analyse the contents of the herb that was consumed by the patients.

Source: dna July 07, 2021 08:03 UTC