Indian herbs

Tulsi can help keep swine flu away: Ayurvedic experts.

Wonder herb Tulsi can not only keep the dreaded swine flu at bay but also help

in fast recovery of an afflicted person, Ayurvedic practitioners claim.

“The anti-flu property of Tulsi has been discovered by medical experts across the

world quite recently. Tulsi improves the body’s overall defence mechanism

including its ability to fight viral diseases. It was successfully used in combating

Japanese Encephalitis and the same theory applies to swine flu,” Dr U K Tiwari, a

herbal medicine practitioner says. Apart from acting as a preventive medicine in

case of swine flu, Tulsi can help the patient recover faster.“Even when a person has

already contracted swine flu, Tulsi can help in speeding up the recovery process

and also help in strengthening the immune system of the body,” he claims. Dr

Bhupesh Patel a lecturer at Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar is also of the

view that Tulsi can play an important role in controlling swine flu. “Tulsi can control

swine flu and it should be taken in fresh form. Juice or paste of at least 20-25

medium sized leaves should be consumed twice a day on an empty stomach.

” This increases the resistance of the body and, thereby, reduces the chances of

inviting swine flu,” believes Patel.