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While the IMA also demanded an explanation from Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan in whose presence the medicine was launched, the World Health Organization clarified that it had not reviewed or certified the effectiveness of any traditional medicine for the treatment of COVID-19.
Anil Deshmukh
The sale of Coronil tablets of Patanjali will not be allowed in Maharashtra without proper certification , state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Tuesday. The statement came a day after the Indian Medical Association (IMA) expressed shock over the blatant lie of WHO certification for Coronil tablets which Patanjali claims is an evidence-based medicine to fight COVID-19.
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This comes in the wake of global health body, WHO, clarifying that it has not reviewed or certified the effectiveness of any traditional medicine for the treatment of COVID-19.
Not Reviewed or Certified Any Traditional Medicine for COVID-19: WHO After Coronil Certification
This comes after Patanjali Ayurved claimed that immunity booster- Coronil has received the CoPP from the Ayush section of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation
| 22 Feb 2021 6:38 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: Homegrown ayurvedic medicine, Coronil which claimed to boost immunity against COVID-19 has landed up in soup again.
On February 19, Haridwar-based Patanjali Research Institute realised a research paper- suggesting Coronil to be the first proof of evidence-based ayurvedic medicine to fight coronavirus disease.
According to reports, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan and Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari were also present at the event.
Yoga guru Ramdev s Patanjali Ayurved had on February 19 said that the Coronil tablet had received certification from the Ayush Ministry as a medicine supporting COVID-19 treatment as per the World Health Organization s certification scheme