Kashmir valley’s Ayush Centres have received a batch of medicines meant to treat the common cold and stomach ache that are partly prepared from cow’s urine, The Kashmir Walla reported.
‘Sanjeevani Vati’, the medicine, produced by Uma Ayurvedics Pvt. Ltd., reads that the drug has been processed with cow’s urine (Gau Mutra).
As per the description of the medicine, it is processed with ‘Gau Mutra (Cow Urine) – Q.S’.
A doctor posted at one of the Ayush hospitals in Kashmir quoted by the Srinagar-based news portal, The Kashmir Walla said, “we have been asked to hold free medical camps and ensure it is distributed among as many people as it is beneficial”.
Ayurveda Sanjeevani Vati is a polyherbal Ayurvedic formulation in tablet form. It is used in various different conditions such as common cold, cough indigestion, stomach ache, etc.
Speaking with The Kashmir Walla, Dr. Mohan Singh, Director AYUSH J-K, said that the medicine was meant for the pilgrims during the Amarnath Yatra, and not for the common masses of the valley.
“We received the supply of this particular medicine during the Yatra (Amarnath). It was for the Yatri’s not for the common people,” Singh said.
“There is a possibility that during the unloading and distribution of the medicine, some boxes might have gone to the market. However, they were immediately withdrawn,” he said.
The medicine is also available on Amazon and costs 54 rupees, with a ten percent discount.