I have always believed and have penned my thoughts on my belief that
"For ManKind to Unite we need a Common Enemy".
History tells us this is what happened in the First and Second World Wars to take on a Common Enemy, but that is man against man killing each other in warfare.
In 2020 the Common enemy turns out to be a Virus causing a PANDEMIC and the race is on to find Miracle Cures before it becomes an ENDEMIC Globally meaning found all over the world, ending human lives prematurely.
Let us take a look at all Sorts of Miracle Cures that have made head lines all over the world.
Many of these Miracle cures may not be cures at all but at least gives people some hope to Cling onto until a Real Cure emerges.
Necessity is the Mother of Inventions is it not ? So people all over the world are looking at all possible cures for Covid19.
Let us not talk about Cow Urine..as believers are conducting extensive tests and we have to wait for the Indian Govt to collect all such data and establish it beyond doubt that Cow Urine cures Covid
Miracle Cure from Tamil Nadu:
This Cure Claim is Juice made from Kothu Avaraikai or Cluster Beans aka Bunch beans in USA,
These Videos is in Tamil.
(Hopefully I will find one in English soon)
Here is another Publication on Broad Beans as cure for Covid from Sudan
Broad beans (Vicia faba) and the potential to protect from COVID-19 coronavirus infection
Click on Link to Read full article
Abstract
Due to its high linoleic acid concentration (41%), sesame oil has been proposed to have the potential to protect from COVID-19 coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection, which was characterised by the World Health Organization as a pandemic in March 2020.
Unsaturated fatty acids, in general, are active against some enveloped viruses, like COVID-19 coronavirus, due to the incorporation of the fatty acid into the lipid membrane of the viral envelope causing destabilisation of its bilayer. Broad beans (Vicia faba), grown in Northern Sudan, proved to incorporate high content of unsaturated fatty acids and in particular linoleic acid (46.41%). It forms a traditional meal in Sudan and in several Middle East countries. Hence, it is here recommended to be taken as the main meal in combination with sesame oil, as it is commonly practiced in Sudan. Theoretically, it has the potential to protect from COVID-19 coronavirus infections. This proposal needs to be confirmed by further experimental and clinical research.
Keywords: COVID-19 coronavirus, Broad beans, Vicia faba, Fatty acids, Linoleic acid
Now the Miracle Cure from Andhra in India
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After tens of thousands of people gathered in a town in Andhra earlier this week for COVID-19 'cure', larger issues of faith versus science have come to the fore.
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On the morning of May 21, tens of thousands of people gathered in Krishnapatnam town of Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district, to receive a ‘cure’ for COVID-19 from a man named Bonigi Anandaiah who makes herbal remedies. Patients with falling oxygen levels were waiting to be administered eye drops with honey, tailed pepper and brinjal.
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On the morning of May 21, tens of thousands of people gathered in Krishnapatnam town of Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district, to receive a ‘cure’ for COVID-19 from a man named Bonigi Anandaiah who makes herbal remedies. Patients with falling oxygen levels were waiting to be administered eye drops with honey, tailed pepper and brinjal.
Unscientific claims that these concoctions can treat COVID-19 have spread widely through the internet and word of mouth, resulting in a daily super spreader event in Andhra Pradesh over the past few days. The state government has been reluctant to put an end to the phenomenon. Instead of creating awareness among people who have been misled by the claims, the local MLA from YSRCP Kakani Govardhan Reddy has even encouraged distribution in spite of objections from district authorities, in order to appease the restless crowd of people who had lined up.
Some of the people lined up for the ‘cure’ had travelled from different parts of the state, and even neighbouring states including Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Telangana. They had heard stories or seen videos claiming to be first-hand accounts of people who were on oxygen support and on the verge of dying, and claimed to have recovered instantly after being administered eye drops formulated by Anandaiah.
Some of the people lined up for the ‘cure’ had travelled from different parts of the state, and even neighbouring states including Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Telangana. They had heard stories or seen videos claiming to be first-hand accounts of people who were on oxygen support and on the verge of dying, and claimed to have recovered instantly after being administered eye drops formulated by Anandaiah.
The incident has brought to the fore, the issue of faith versus science, as people who are desperate to save their loved ones during a pandemic, are turning to untested and unscientific 'treatments'.
Anandaiah’s ‘treatment’ involves five different herbal concoctions which he had been distributing for free at an open ground, in Krishnapatnam town of Muthukur mandal since April 21 (starting on the occasion of Ram Navami). Over a month, his claims had grown extremely popular. Many of the visitors have been bringing critical COVID-19 patients to Anandaiah, in the hopes that he can revive them with his yet untested remedies. With the massive crowds violating COVID-19 protocols gaining attention, the Andhra Pradesh Lokayukta sought a report from district authorities after a probe into the situation.
Anandaiah’s ‘treatment’ involves five different herbal concoctions which he had been distributing for free at an open ground, in Krishnapatnam town of Muthukur mandal since April 21 (starting on the occasion of Ram Navami). Over a month, his claims had grown extremely popular. Many of the visitors have been bringing critical COVID-19 patients to Anandaiah, in the hopes that he can revive them with his yet untested remedies. With the massive crowds violating COVID-19 protocols gaining attention, the Andhra Pradesh Lokayukta sought a report from district authorities after a probe into the situation.
District authorities have since halted the distribution, waiting for Anandaiah’s preparations to be tested in a lab.
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With distribution halted for three days, thousands of people, some of them very ill, continued to wait near Krishnapatnam impatiently. The local YSRCP MLA from Sarvepalli, Kakani Govardhan Reddy, decided to help resume the distribution on May 21 despite not having permission from district authorities, expressing concern over the long restless queues of people in an anxious, vulnerable state. With this, the daily crowds of four to five thousand people blew up into tens of thousands, and distribution had to be halted within hours as Anandaiah ran out of the preparations and it became impossible to enforce COVID-19 protocols on the large, chaotic gathering.
With distribution halted for three days, thousands of people, some of them very ill, continued to wait near Krishnapatnam impatiently. The local YSRCP MLA from Sarvepalli, Kakani Govardhan Reddy, decided to help resume the distribution on May 21 despite not having permission from district authorities, expressing concern over the long restless queues of people in an anxious, vulnerable state. With this, the daily crowds of four to five thousand people blew up into tens of thousands, and distribution had to be halted within hours as Anandaiah ran out of the preparations and it became impossible to enforce COVID-19 protocols on the large, chaotic gathering.
With the incident gaining wider attention, authorities are now conducting an investigation to establish the scientificity and effectiveness of the preparations, and have asked people not to gather in Krishnapatnam until further announcements are made about resuming distribution.
Rationalists in the state have insisted that allowing the Krishnapatnam treatment would promote belief in unscientific treatments. In a letter to Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, Andhra Pradesh Rationalists’ Association (APRA) president N Venkata Subbaiah asked the state government to not permit the treatment until it is proven to be effective. Encouraging iffy claims like these could further encourage harmful quacks too, said Dr Sanjeev Singh Yadav, IMA (Indian Medical Association) Telangana’s Vice President. “If this is allowed without scientific evidence of being effective, tomorrow somebody else may come up with something new, and in the worst case, people might end up losing their lives or become disabled,” he noted.
Pandemic, faith and science
The eye drops which were being administered to patients with dropping blood oxygen levels are made of honey, tailed pepper and the pulp of a certain kind of brinjal, according to information shared by Anandaiah with district authorities.
Rationalists in the state have insisted that allowing the Krishnapatnam treatment would promote belief in unscientific treatments. In a letter to Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, Andhra Pradesh Rationalists’ Association (APRA) president N Venkata Subbaiah asked the state government to not permit the treatment until it is proven to be effective. Encouraging iffy claims like these could further encourage harmful quacks too, said Dr Sanjeev Singh Yadav, IMA (Indian Medical Association) Telangana’s Vice President. “If this is allowed without scientific evidence of being effective, tomorrow somebody else may come up with something new, and in the worst case, people might end up losing their lives or become disabled,” he noted.
Pandemic, faith and science
The eye drops which were being administered to patients with dropping blood oxygen levels are made of honey, tailed pepper and the pulp of a certain kind of brinjal, according to information shared by Anandaiah with district authorities.
The other orally consumed preparations include ingredients like neem, turmeric, cumin, camphor, pepper, honey and various herbs.
Anandaiah belongs to a family that is known to practice herbal medicine, according to MLA Kakani Govardhan Reddy. The MLA himself has said that Anandaiah’s treatment had become a matter of faith among people, and therefore had to be explored in parallel to other kinds of treatment.
In an interview with TV9, Kakani Govardhan Reddy said, “We don't know whether this treatment is having a psychological or physiological effect, but people have developed faith that it works. People have witnessed a patient’s oxygen saturation levels go up after taking the eye drops. Although they seem unbelievable, these stories have become extremely popular.”
While the AYUSH practitioners in the state have appeared more receptive to the treatment, even taking Anandaiah to the district hospital to try it on critical patients, medical doctors have firmly protested, as the herbal preparations are untested.
While the AYUSH practitioners in the state have appeared more receptive to the treatment, even taking Anandaiah to the district hospital to try it on critical patients, medical doctors have firmly protested, as the herbal preparations are untested.
Nellore district Ayush officers took Anandaiah to the Nellore GGH (government general hospital) to allow him to attempt treatment on critical COVID-19 patients, according to reports. However, this was met with opposition from the doctors at the GGH. “As specialist doctors believed the ingredients did not have any side effects, after consulting with the DMHO, we went to the government hospital to try administering it to a few patients. But since these preparations are not made according to GMP (good manufacturing practice) and other regulations, the doctors there said they couldn’t allow it,” district Ayush medical officer Srinivas said.
In their report to the District Collector, Ayurvedic practitioners and Ayush officials said that they themselves had witnessed in person a patient’s low oxygen saturation levels going up.
In their report to the District Collector, Ayurvedic practitioners and Ayush officials said that they themselves had witnessed in person a patient’s low oxygen saturation levels going up.
However, it cannot be confirmed that it is due to the eye-drops, they said. The Ayurvedic doctors even recommended that Anandiah’s preparations be given a “fair clinical trial” to prove their efficacy.
“We are of the opinion that the medicine may be given a fair clinical trial in quarantines and Covid Care Centres for two to three weeks under Ayurvedic Medical Officers supervision without other medicines,” they said in their report to the Collector.
With the immense anxiety surrounding COVID-19, even in absence of scientific evidence, it has been possible to build firm belief in such solutions through word of mouth or through WhatsApp, said Dr Anant Bhan, bioethics and global health policy researcher. But for any intervention, the same standards must be applied, he said. “But most treatments are unlikely to help. Even when someone seems to benefit, it might be just the normal progression of disease. We won’t know if it does harm either, unless evidence is generated by experts in a systematic way,” he said. Citing the example of convalescent plasma therapy which was widely used before it was recently dropped from the Union government’s COVID-19 management guidelines, he said that the more our responses to the pandemic are driven by evidence-based approaches, the lesser chance there is of situations like Krishnapatnam arising.
With the immense anxiety surrounding COVID-19, even in absence of scientific evidence, it has been possible to build firm belief in such solutions through word of mouth or through WhatsApp, said Dr Anant Bhan, bioethics and global health policy researcher. But for any intervention, the same standards must be applied, he said. “But most treatments are unlikely to help. Even when someone seems to benefit, it might be just the normal progression of disease. We won’t know if it does harm either, unless evidence is generated by experts in a systematic way,” he said. Citing the example of convalescent plasma therapy which was widely used before it was recently dropped from the Union government’s COVID-19 management guidelines, he said that the more our responses to the pandemic are driven by evidence-based approaches, the lesser chance there is of situations like Krishnapatnam arising.
The harm of untested ‘treatments’
The government seems to be of the opinion that in the absence of any visible harmful effects, considering the exceptional, uncertain circumstances of the pandemic, people should be allowed to try what they believe in, even if it has a placebo effect, said Jana Vignana Vedika (JVV) National General Secretary TV Rao. “Unlike the fish medicine, this is being given at a time of heightened anxiety and a life and death situation. At a time when hospitals are crowded and resources are scarce, people are grasping at straws,” he said.
Authorities have repeatedly stressed that the medicine doesn’t seem to have any immediate negative effects and that all anecdotal feedback has been positive (although thousands of untraced people have also taken the preparations over the past month.) “People are worried there might be side effects in the long run. Once it's established that there are no side effects, distribution will be continued,” the MLA said. Principal Secretary (Health) Anil Kumar Singhal also said on Friday that no harmful details have emerged in the investigations so far, while also noting that scientific proof is necessary regardless of people’s faith.
However, this argument that no immediate harm is being done, does not stand.
In an interview with TNM earlier this month, rationalist Narendra Nayak had narrated the story of a chikungunya endemic in Karnataka around 10 years ago. He said that they observed that those who took homeopathic medicines ended up contracting the disease while those who couldn't get their hands on the "sugar pills" were safe. This was because those who didn't get the pills took precautions to avoid getting bitten by mosquitoes while those who took the pills believed that they were immune. "This is an example of how these things can be dangerous," Narendra Nayak had said.
An immediate concern, in this case, has been the large crowds. Four of the five remedies handed out by Anandaiah are for those who have tested positive for the coronavirus, and this means a good number of the people who had gathered at the distribution site were likely to have been infected. “We already have this concern at vaccination centres. People might be exposed to infections and yet believe they are protected because they took the medicine. They may not follow protocols that are already known to work scientifically, like mask usage. The belief, without evidence, could be cause for further spread of the disease,” Anant Bhan said.
Multiple teams from the state government, Ayush Ministry and ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) are now set to investigate the preparations before it is further distributed. Andhra Pradesh Ayush Commissioner Col V Ramulu said, “If it is found to be scientific, we believe the state government will help ensure it reaches more people.”
An immediate concern, in this case, has been the large crowds. Four of the five remedies handed out by Anandaiah are for those who have tested positive for the coronavirus, and this means a good number of the people who had gathered at the distribution site were likely to have been infected. “We already have this concern at vaccination centres. People might be exposed to infections and yet believe they are protected because they took the medicine. They may not follow protocols that are already known to work scientifically, like mask usage. The belief, without evidence, could be cause for further spread of the disease,” Anant Bhan said.
Multiple teams from the state government, Ayush Ministry and ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) are now set to investigate the preparations before it is further distributed. Andhra Pradesh Ayush Commissioner Col V Ramulu said, “If it is found to be scientific, we believe the state government will help ensure it reaches more people.”
Meanwhile, Nellore SP Bhaskar Bhushan has denied rumours of Anandaiah’s arrest and said that he has been provided additional security in view of the emerging situation.
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My Tongue in Cheek discussion with a leading Professor in USA on Miracle Covid Cures
Me: Any Opinion on these Miracle Cures ?
Prof: No opinion. Being a scientist, need to see raw data. If it does work, it would be a miracle. Researchers have been at anti-viral medicines ever since AIDS became a problem in the mid 1980s. NIH's infectious disease budget is about (guess) 7 billion. Over the past 30 years approx 100 billion has been applied to get anti-viral therapeutics.
Me: IMHO drinking Scotch could kill the virus in the mouth and throat. If we have to kill the virus early in the Nose, mouth, throat and lungs why not sniff petrol? (Just kidding)
Prof: It takes the virus about 10 to 15 minutes to enter a human cell. Once it is inside, no alcohol or petrol will help. You have those 15 minutes to do the job.
Me: I am no virologist. As a Noise Control Engineer I can tell you that the Noise Can be controlled at "Source" or "in the Transmission Path"or at the "Receiver".
Correct me if I am wrong. Vaccines are virtually designed to treat people once they are infected. Infected people are multiplying the virus in their bodies and breathing out virus into the atmosphere infecting people in the vicinity. Is there any way to destroy the virus before it is exhaled ? Where can I find all the properties of a Virus in what media it survives and for how long and what media kills the virus ?
Prof: Wear a mask, that will prevent both outward and inward transport
Alcohol will destabilize virus membrane and make it inactive or kill it. Higher the concentration more rapid it would be.
70% would kill the virus in a few seconds. 20% will kill it, but will take many many minutes.
High temperature will kill it.
50 C is adequate to kill it in a few seconds.
Soap solution will disrupt the membrane of virus and thus kill it. Any ordinary soap will kill it almost instantly.
UV light (some refer to it as blue light), but radiation of 258 nm will kill it in a few minutes.
This light is also dangerous to us.
Me: Prof. I am thinking of the Poor People in India. When they cannot afford food how can we expect them to buy expensive masks and hand wash solutions ?. What about rubbing NEEM or other vegetable oil on the face and hands and even inside nostrils so the virus sticks and dies and even swishing oil in the mouth to prevent the virus access to the lungs. I am sure some of the existing asthma medications may even kill the virus after it enters the lungs. Right now the whole world is totally dependent on vaccines. There have to be other ways. Tell me Virus will stick to oily surfaces. Lastly what about people blowing Soap Bubbles in shopping centres etc as this could catch the virus in the air instantly 😇😇😇😇😇😇
