Patanjali Coronil: Baba Ramadev Comes Up With Medicine For COVID-19, Claims 100% Recovery In 7 Days

Even as the scientific community worldwide struggles to find a definitive cure for coronavirus, Baba Ramdev claims he has concocted one.

On June 23, Baba Ramdev along with his disciple Acharya Balkrishna, held the launch of what he has reportedly claimed is the first ayurvedic medicine that'll fight coronavirus.

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The yoga guru¡¯s company Patanjali launched ¡®Coronil' and Swasari,¡¯ and claimed that during the clinical trials on COVID-19 patients, they've shown a 100 % recovery rate.

We've prepared the first Ayurvedic-clinically controlled, research, evidence & trial based medicine for COVID19. We conducted a clinical case study&clinical controlled trial, and found 69% patients recovered in 3 days & 100% patients recovered in 7 days: Yog Guru Ramdev, Haridwar pic.twitter.com/QFQSVF0JIh

¡ª ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2020

¡°The whole country and the world was waiting for medicine or vaccine for coronavirus. We are proud to announce that the first Ayurvedic, clinically controlled trial based evidence and research-based medicine has been prepared by the combined efforts of Patanjali Research Centre and NIMS,¡± Yoga Guru Ramdev said at a press conference in Hairdwar, adding that it has shown ¡°100 per cent recovery rate within 3-7 days."

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¡°We are launching Covid medicines Coronil and Swasari today. We conducted two trials of these, first clinical controlled study, which took place in Delhi, Ahmedabad, among many other cities. Under this 280 patients were included and 100 per cent of those recovered. We were able to control coronavirus and its complications in this. After this the all-important clinical control trial was conducted,¡± he said.

The kit will be sold for Rs 545, said Acharya Balkrishna, chief executive officer of Patanjali. He mentioned that the kit is for 30 days.

¡°This medicine kit is not available anywhere for now and will be made available at Patanjali stores in a week¡±, Baba Ramdev said.

The announcement triggered a flurry of reactions online:

#Patanjali

America After Knowing That #Pantanjali Successfully Made Covid 19 Cure " Coronil"

*But America's Top Doctors Couldn't pic.twitter.com/ryfe2Ulq5X

¡ª U????¦Á?? G¦Á??¦É S? G¦Á?¦Á? H¦Ò?¦Á?¦Á? (@Harshma09718276) June 23, 2020

WHO after seeing #Patanjali launches 100% recovery covid drug #CORONIL be like pic.twitter.com/VBx2BHga4X

¡ª CJ (@IAM_DALE05) June 23, 2020

Scientists claiming that ayurvedic medicine cannot cure corona virus*#RamdevBaba to them after launching #CORONIL pic.twitter.com/1FFqyg8c2B

¡ª mahima kanojia (@Dukhi_aaatmaa) June 23, 2020

#BabaRamdev after #Patanjali released #CORONIL to cure corona pic.twitter.com/Ue6wmmDzZh

¡ª Sir_FoD ?? (@beingGyan) June 23, 2020

Patanjali launched #CORONIL

Other countries to WHO : pic.twitter.com/LIwhMX9zZK

¡ª ????? ??????????? ? (@SakshamAgNO3) June 23, 2020

*#Patanjali launched #CORONIL*

Everyone to Hydroxychloroquine : pic.twitter.com/Qr1Vx5ZnIM

¡ª Shivam Tripathi (@C_vam_Misspell) June 23, 2020

#Patanjali launched Anti-Corona medicine #CORONIL ??

Now: #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/zrdYqVmaUT

¡ª Vaibhav_Vibhu?? (@Vaibh_Vibhu) June 23, 2020

Ministry of AYUSH issued a statement that the company has been asked 'to provide details of medicines & to stop advertising/publicising such claims till the issue is duly examined'.

Ministry has taken cognizance of news in media about Ayurvedic medicines developed for #COVID19 treatment by Patanjali Ayurved Ltd. The company asked to provide details of medicines & to stop advertising/publicising such claims till the issue is duly examined: Ministry of AYUSH pic.twitter.com/OBpQlWAspu

¡ª ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2020

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