Does Ayurvedic Medicines works in Swine Flu?

Ayurveda is a great plant based medicinal science from India and people in India are taking benefits of many plant based medicines from ancient times. These kinds of drugs are also present in many other parts of world. Allopathic medicines are created through various chemical syntheses while Ayurvedic medicines are created by extracting useful substances from plants. Recently, two Ayurvedic medicines are found very useful in precaution against Swine Flu.

1) Tusli (Ocimum sanctum)- First drug in this category is Tulsi, this plant is grown in almost every part of India and this plant is even worshiped in India due to its numbers of medicinal properties. In numbers of studies, Tulsi plant is found to have anti pyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory effects. Moreover, this plants especially Tulsi leaves have significant role in treating respiratory infections, reducing cholesterol, reducing body glucose level. Tulsi plant also has good amounts of antioxidants in it. It is very hard to find so many important properties in a single plant; therefore, this plant is grown in almost every house of India. Due to large numbers of Tulsi properties, we can conclude that Tulsi can provide us protection in Swine Flu.

2) Giloi or Guduchi (Tinospora cordifoli)- Second important medicine is Giloi or Guduchi, this plant is also used for treating various ailments and it is believed as immune stimulator. This drug is part of almost every Ayruvedic drug because of its numbers of benefits like ant periodic, anti pyretic, anti inflammatory, alterative, diuretic etc. By regular eating Giloi or Guduchi, people can strengthen their immune system thus decreasing chances of getting infections like Swine Flu.

Both these drugs are very common in India and large numbers of people are already using them. Presently, no scientific study is available about their role in treating Swine Flu; however, one thing is clear that they can provide some protection to us against Swine Flu.

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