Amaravati (AP)
The Andhra government on Monday gave the green signal for the use of the traditional medicine, touted as a miracle cure particularly for Covid-19 patients, being prepared by an Ayurvedic practitioner B Anandaiah in Krishnapatnam village in SPS Nellore district. The government, however, did not permit Anandaiah to administer the eye drops that were found to enhance the oxygen levels within a few minutes.
At a high-level review meeting on Covid-19, chaired by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, the government decided to permit the administration of 3 traditional drugs, simply named P, L and F.
The government conveyed this to the AP High Court hearing a writ petition by Anandaiah the drug prepared him was unique in its combination and has been proven to be efficient with no possible side effects.
He pleaded it be categorised as a 'patent or proprietary medicine' as defined under Section 3(h) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
As he has been a practising Ayurvedic doctor for many years now, Anandaiah contended that his drug did not require any licence.
Anandaiah also said he did not intend to sell the drug, developed by him, commercially and would only distribute it to the public free of cost.