Jamshedpur: West Singhbhum district administration has prepared an immune booster drink from medicinal herbs found in the Saranda forest of the district as a safeguard measure against Covid-19.
West Singhbhum DDC Aditya Ranjan said the drink has been endorsed by the Union ministry of Ayush.
Prepared from medicinal herbs — tulsi leaves, terminalia Arjun bark, ginger, guava leaves, pipal leaves, giloy, Krishna marich, lemon leaves — found in Saranda forest, van samities (forest committees) produced the herbal booster drink according to the guidelines of the Ayush department. Other important components of the herbal drink — dalchini,sunthi, cloves, cardamom, turmeric, black pepper and jaggery — have been arranged from local markets.
Ranjan said, “Union ministry of Ayush has endorsed the home-made herbal immunity booster drink for the citizens in the fight against coronavirus.” He added, “The herbal immunity booster is a proven herbal product for enhancing the immunity and fortunately, all herbs required for preparing the drink are available in the Saranda forest.”
He further said the local forest committees have been trained to prepare the drink for supply to quarantine centres in the first stage and subsequently, the committee members will be trained for branding and marketing the product for wide consumption at healthcare centres. Ranjan added that the committees were following the process prescribed by the Dhanvantri Ayurvedic Shodh Sansthan Saha Panchkaram Vigyan Chikitsalay, Ranchi, while preparing the drink.
The district administration’s efforts will also provide earning opportunities to the villagers, living in the foothills of Saranda forest. Ranjan said, “Preparing the herbal immunity booster drink has come as a good opportunity for the villagers to make some money during the lockdown period.” He added that post the lifting of lockdown, fresh effort would be made to promote the herbal booster for wide public consumption.
The Saranda forest is a dense forest cover spread across 800sqkm area in the mineral-rich district.
West Singhbhum DDC Aditya Ranjan said the drink has been endorsed by the Union ministry of Ayush.
Prepared from medicinal herbs — tulsi leaves, terminalia Arjun bark, ginger, guava leaves, pipal leaves, giloy, Krishna marich, lemon leaves — found in Saranda forest, van samities (forest committees) produced the herbal booster drink according to the guidelines of the Ayush department. Other important components of the herbal drink — dalchini,sunthi, cloves, cardamom, turmeric, black pepper and jaggery — have been arranged from local markets.
Ranjan said, “Union ministry of Ayush has endorsed the home-made herbal immunity booster drink for the citizens in the fight against coronavirus.” He added, “The herbal immunity booster is a proven herbal product for enhancing the immunity and fortunately, all herbs required for preparing the drink are available in the Saranda forest.”
He further said the local forest committees have been trained to prepare the drink for supply to quarantine centres in the first stage and subsequently, the committee members will be trained for branding and marketing the product for wide consumption at healthcare centres. Ranjan added that the committees were following the process prescribed by the Dhanvantri Ayurvedic Shodh Sansthan Saha Panchkaram Vigyan Chikitsalay, Ranchi, while preparing the drink.
The district administration’s efforts will also provide earning opportunities to the villagers, living in the foothills of Saranda forest. Ranjan said, “Preparing the herbal immunity booster drink has come as a good opportunity for the villagers to make some money during the lockdown period.” He added that post the lifting of lockdown, fresh effort would be made to promote the herbal booster for wide public consumption.
The Saranda forest is a dense forest cover spread across 800sqkm area in the mineral-rich district.
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