While the authorities continue to battle increasing cases of dengue, which has no known vaccine, homeopathy practitioners are cashing in on the situation and are selling 'preventive' medicines in Dhenkanal. People from Angul and Dhenkanal district seem to be making a beeline for homeopathy clinics to buy medicines to prevent the vector-borne disease.
Homeopathy doctors claim preventive medicines like Eupatorium Prof-200 can boost the resistance of the body and help fight against dengue. Allopathic doctors of several government hospitals, however, said there are no preventive medicines for dengue. The only precautionary measure one can take is maintain hygiene in and around the house.
As many as 600 families from Dhenkanal and Angul district have purchased such homeopathic medicines in the last five days, said Dr Kunja Bihari Raj of Sriram Homeo Clinic. "Though there are no proper medicines for dengue, I am giving Eupatorium Prof-200 to people who have symptoms such as dengue-like high fever, frontal headache, bleeding from the nose etc. The medicine helps the body develop resistance power against dengue. Till today, no patient who has taken the medicine has been infected with the dengue virus," he claimed.
Another doctor, Bhabani Shankar Das of Life Care Homeo Clinic said, "We are prescribing Eupatorium Prof-200 as a preventive medicine for dengue. More than 200 patients have bought it from us this week."
Rekha Sahoo, a Dhenkanal resident who decided to give the homeopathic medicine a shot, said, "I consulted a homeopathic doctor and took a preventive dengue medicine for my family members. I was advised to take the medicine on empty stomach twice a day for three days. There were hundreds of people who had queued up at the homeopathy clinic to consult the doctor and buy medicine."
However, Mission Reconstruction, a voluntary organization and development activists urged the government probe into the efficacy of homeopathy medicines in preventing dengue and check whether there is any truth in the matter or is it just a bid to promote homeopathy.
Source:TNN
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