Valsala Varier, chief medical officer at Arya Vaidya Sala Kottakkal, Coimbatore,

recommends three immunity-boosting drinks:

Boil a litre of water with 1 tablespoon of dried ginger, 4 teaspoons of coriander seeds and a
fistful of fresh tulsi leaves. Strain it and drink

 Antibacterial – Carvacrol and terpene are the antibacterial agents present in this
remarkable plant. Sesquiterpene B-caryophyllene also severs the same purpose. This
constituent is FDA approved food additive which is naturally present in Tulsi. It helps
keeping the body safe from bacterium that causes illness.
 When comic Vir Das put up a Twitter thread asking people about the different ways

they are boosting their immunity against coronavirus, one answer got a lot of traction:

Chyawanprash. Not a surprise, considering how he pokes fun at Indians’ blind faith in

the Ayurvedic health supplement, in his latest Netflix special, Vir Das: For India.

 But with cases of COVID-19 on the rise in India, and WHO declaring it a pandemic

there is no doubt we need to safeguard ourselves against infections. For this, it’s best

to wash hands with soap and water regularly and avoid crowds. In addition, here are

some home remedies traditional medicine practitioners recommend, to boost your

immunity.

 What Ayurveda says

 Valsala Varier, chief medical officer at Arya Vaidya Sala Kottakkal, Coimbatore,

recommends three immunity-boosting drinks:

 Boil a litre of water with 1 tablespoon of dried ginger, 4 teaspoons of coriander seeds

and a fistful of fresh tulsi leaves. Strain it and drink

 Mix one glass of milk with four glasses of water and add three cloves of garlic in it.

Boil it till it is reduced to one glass. Strain it and and drink this instead of tea/coffee.

 Add 1 teaspoon each of turmeric powder, asafoetida powder, fenugreek and fennel

seeds with a few curry leaves to 500 ml of butter milk and warm it for five minutes.

Drink twice or thrice daily.

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 Metabolism also plays an important role in our immunity, adds Varier. “Space your

meals in such a way that the first one is completely digested by the time you have

your second. Also make your dinner light, like a bowl of salad.” Another important

measure is to get enough sleep and prepare the body for the next day. She suggests oil

baths twice a week. “Add 100 gm of fenugreek seeds to a litre of oil and bring it to a

boil. Once cooled, apply it all over your body and head. Let it soak into the skin for an

hour before you bathe.”

 Chaithrika GK, who practises Ayurveda at the Institute of Trans-Disciplinary Health

Sciences and Technology, recommends this decoction:

 Take 10-15 leaves of tulsi, 4-5 of parijata, 4-5 of neem, 6 of bael, and raw turmeric.

Crush and boil the paste in one glass, or 250 ml of water, and reduce the solution to

half. Add jaggery and cumin powder. Chaithrika recommends that you drink this after

breakfast or lunch, and not on an empty stomach. “Having this decoction once a day

for a week is enough. Don’t have it for long periods as it may be a burden on the

liver.”

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