Yoga Guru Ramdev on Friday released scientific research paper on 'the first evidence-based medicine for COVID-19 by Patanjali'. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari were also present at the event.
Coronil is the medicine for which the scientific research paper has been released. Coronil, which was launched in June last year, was first advertised as a cure for the coronavirus infection but later licensed as an "immunity booster" after controversy on its trial data and composition.
"Ayurveda has Rs 30,000 Cr economy in India. As per official data, it used to see a growth of 15-20% every yr pre-coronavirus. Post-Covid, this growth rate has risen to 50-90%. It's an indication that people have accepted it. There's marked improvement in exports and FDI," Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said.
On June 24, Yoga guru Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved claimed to have discovered a medicine named 'Coronil' that could cure coronavirus in just seven days - a claim that the Ayush Ministry scoffed at by seeking stopping of advertisements for the drug.