The Ministry of Indigenous Medicine warned the public of recipes circulating on social media on how to prepare herbal concoctions to treat COVID-19.
“If they are plants, one should keep in mind that in indigenous medicine, the use of bark is different from the fruit, flowers or leaves. Some of these herbal blends may not be effective or may have a health impact to the body. We recommend consuming indigenous medicine meant to boost immunity, but it is important to follow health guidelines issued by the World Health Organisation and the Health Ministry here,” said Kumari Weerasekare, Secretary to the State Ministry of Indigenous Medicine Promotion, Rural and Ayurvedic Hospitals Development and Community Health.
She said research is being conducted on several local medicines and that the public will be informed on whether they can be used to treat COVID-19.
The death toll in the Ella bus accident has increased to 15 with 16 others injured.
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