Sumul’s cow colostrum powder to boost nCov immunity

TNN | May 2, 2020, 04:19 IST

Surat: The Surat District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Limited (SUMUL) has developed ‘cow colostrum powder’ an immunity booster to protect Covid-19 positive patients and also arrest the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Named as the ‘Sumul Immune Power’, the powdered supplement made from colostrum — a milky fluid released from bovine udders shortly after they have given birth — aims at enhancing immunity of the patients already fighting the deadly infection.
Loaded with immunoglobulins, an antibody used by our immune system to fight bacteria and viruses, the bovine colostrum also contains nutrients that help fight disease by boosting immunity.
Official sources said that Sumul has decided free distribution of the powder to Covid-19 patients undergoing treatment in the city and the district. It will also give it to frontline healthcare staff, including doctor, nurses, ward boys, drivers and also the policemen holding the fort against the global pandemic.
Chairman of Sumul, Raju Pathak told TOI, “The cow colostrum powder has been made in consultation with medical experts and technocrats. Since there is no medicine for coronavirus, we have to depend on natural immune boosting supplements to fight the infection.”
Pathak added that the immune power Sumul has come up with contains antibodies called immunoglobulins. “This unique protein is used by our immune system to catch virtually any type of virus, bacteria or cell which the body deems as foreign and neutralises it before it causes illness or death,” he added.
Marketing manager of Sumul, Manish Bhatt said, “Twenty grams of the powder taken on an empty stomach with lukewarm milk is enough to boost the immune system. Sumul has launched the product, which will be first distributed among Covid positive patients, frontline healthcare and police staff in the city. We hope that the cow colostrum powder will bolster immunity and reduce the chances of death among patients.”
Pointers
Total well-being in a tin
Worldwide research considers bovine colostrum as a medicine
Sumul powder has a shelf-life of one year
It contains albumin, globulin and gamaglobulin
Product is also rich in vitamin A,D,E and K
It also has 300 types of enzymes to increase gut health