COVID Treatment: CCRS to study on prophylactic use of Siddha
About 60 asymptomatic, mild and moderate coronavirus positive patients would be taken up for the study at the COVID-19 Care Centre established by Greater Chennai Corporation at Vysarpadi;
Chennai - With a Siddha 'add-on' therapy to allopathic treatment at a government COVID-19 care center here giving encouraging results, the Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS) will soon commence a study on 60 coronavirus patients at Vysarpadi in the city.
The new clinical trial aims to bring out the efficacy of the Siddha group of medicines and 'Kabasura kudineer' as prophylactic designed to treat or prevent COVID-19. The add-on therapy was earlier attempted at the COVID-19 care center at the Government Stanley Medical College Hospital.
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Kabasura kudineer is a herbal concoction, comprising dry ingredients of ginger, pippali, clove, cirukancori root and many other herbs.
"We are awaiting the number from the Clinical Trials Registry-India (CTRI) to begin the trial next week," Dr K Kanakavalli, director-general of CCRS, said. CCRS is the apex body pertaining to research in the Siddha system of medicine.
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