COVID-19: Tests for 'miracle cure' herb Artemisia annua begin

Scientists at Germany's Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam are among a group of researchers from Germany and Denmark collaborating with the US company ArtemiLife to explore whether the Artemisia plant can be used against the novel coronavirus.

"It is one of the first studies in which scientists are investigating the function of these plant substances in connection with COVID-19," the head of the study, Peter Seeberger, told DW.

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The cell study will use test extracts from the Artemisia annua plant, also known as sweet wormwood, as well as derivatives isolated from the plant such as artemisinin.

An Artemisia compound has long been used as treatment for malaria.

It's not the first malaria treatment to gain attention in the search for a treatment against COVID-19 – the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine has also been hyped in recent months,

despite little data supporting its effectiveness against coronavirus infection. 

Algerian researchers had tested the effectiveness of malaria drugs against SARS-CoV-2 in April. Their study proved that artemisinin was more effective than hydroxychloroquine. Some scientists had considered the drug as a possible ingredient against COVID-19, but later discovered that it increases the mortality rate.

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute in Potsdam are now focusing on the question of whether extracts from Artemisia can actually be used to combat the novel coronavirus.

Clarity around Artemisa needed

Artemisia has also been trialed "quite successfully" against diseases other than malaria, says Seeberger. Studies found the Artemisia extract was effective in inhibiting the first SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) that surfaced in Asia in 2002, causing a respiratory illness.

Read more: COVID-19: Africa's health workers at risk

The scientists expect results by the end of May at the latest. If Artemisia is found to be effective in these trials, further tests including clinical studies on humans, would still need to take place.

"But even if the hopes for a drug based on the active ingredient against COVID-19 end in a disappointment, it would be a gain," says Seeberger, "above all, it would bring clarity."

'Miracle cure' without evidence

At the end of April, Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina touted a potion containing an Artemisia extract and other herbs as a "miracle cure" for the coronavirus.

Since then, media in Africa have plugged the drink's potential, and several African countries have placed orders for the herbal tonic, sold under the name COVID Organics.

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CSIR-IHBT Efforts to enhance cultivation of Heeng and Saffron

New Delhi: Saffron and Heeng (asafoetida) are the most valuable spices of the world and widely used in Indian cuisine since time immemorial. In India, the annual demand for Saffron spice is 100 tons per year but its average production is about 6-7 tons per year. Hence a large amount of Saffron is being imported. Similarly, there is no production of heeng in India and currently about 1200 tons of raw heeng worth Rs 600 crore is being imported from Afghanistan, Iran, and Uzbekistan.

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To increase the production of these two spices in India, the Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT) and the Department of Agriculture, Government of Himachal Pradesh, have forged strategic and implementation partnership based on their mutual strengths. This partnership is expected to provide immense benefits to Himachal Pradesh by way of increased farm income, livelihood promotion, and rural development. To facilitate this development, a number of steps will be undertaken such as transfer of innovations by means of capacity building, skill development, and other extension activities of prospective farmers and officers of the Department of Agriculture.

“Introduction of these crops will reduce the import. CSIR-IHBT will provide technical know-how to the farmers, impart training to state agriculture department officers and farmers, and set up corm and seed production centres of Saffron and heeng, respectively, in the state,” said Dr Sanjay Kumar, Director, IHBT.

At present, about 2825 hectares of land is under cultivation of Saffron in Jammu and Kashmir. IHBT has developed the production technology for Saffron and introduced its cultivation in non-traditional areas of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The Institute has also developed tissue-culture protocol for the production of disease-free corms.

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The Palampur-located Institute has introduced six accessions of heeng from Iran through the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), New Delhi, and standardized its production protocols under Indian conditions. Heeng is a perennial plant and it produces oleo-gum resin from the roots after five years of plantation. It can be grown in unutilized sloppy land of cold desert region.

“Besides providing technical support for the achievement of physical targets of the project, we will also undertake technical supervision of Saffron production areas. Exposure visits of farmers will also be done. A total of 750 acres of land will be covered under these crops in the state in the next five years, said Dr. Kumar.

Dr. R. K. Koundal, Director of the Department of Agriculture, Government of Himachal Pradesh, said that this project will enhance the livelihood of the farmers and will benefit the state and country. “This programme will improve the farmer well-being of the farmers by providing better income prospects and the state will be benefited by cultivation of these high-value crops” he said.

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Riyaz Naikoo Buried In Sonamarg Ganderal Alongwith 3 Militants

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Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar ( IPS) confirmed to GNS the killing of Naikoo and his associate in the gunfight.

Srinagar: Operational Chief Commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Riyaz Naikoo and his associate were killed in a gunfight a joint team of police, army and CRPF at Beighpora area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said on Wednesday.

Official said said that a joint team of Police, army’s 55 Rashtriya Rifles and CRPF had launched a search operation in Beighpora area, Naikoo’s hometown, late last night. As they zeroed in on particular house, they said, the militants opened fire which was retaliated, triggering off an encounter in which two militants including Naikoo and his aide Adil were killed.

Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar ( IPS) confirmed to GNS the killing of Naikoo and his associate in the gunfight.  The other slain militant was identified by a police officer as Adil Ahmad Bhat of Panjaran Villag.

“The operation was launched last evening and contact was established with hiding (militants) in the morning today,” a police spokesman said in a statement issued here.

The 35-year-old Naikoo had joined militant ranks in 2012. Naikoo, a former mathematics teacher at a private school, was one of the close aides of the popular Hizb commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani who was killed in Bumdoora village in Kokernag area of South Kashmir on 8 July 2016.

Naikoo who as per security establishment was working under code name Mohammad Bin Qasim become the operational chief commander of the Hizb after successor of Burhan Wani, Mohammad Yasin Itoo alias Mehmood Ghaznavi, was killed along with two of his associates in an 18-hour-long gunfight with joint team of police, army and CRPF at Awnira, Zainapora village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district in August 2017. Naikoo, who figured in the list of 12 most militants issued by the army in 2017 as also in the hit-list of 17 top militants issued by intelligence agencies in 2018, carried Rs 12 lakh on head being A++ category militant.

In 2018, Naikoo-led Hizb militants kidnapped 11 family members of policemen prompting the police to release his father Asadullah Naikoo from their custody. The police had picked Asadullah from his Awantipora home in south Kashmir, a day after militants had killed four policemen in Shopian. Later, in an audio message, Riyaz had warned the police of dangerous consequences if the relatives of militants were not released.

Meanwhile, sources said that Naikoo and Adil besides two other militants– Adil Manzoor Wani

Of Padgam Pora and Rafiq Ahmad Dar of Kerinibal Samboora—killed in a gunfight at Sharshali Khrew Pulwama were buried in presence of magistrate at Sonamarg Ganderbal.

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In an event conducted in New Delhi recently, it was announced that India is the second largest exporter of medicinal plants in the world. With 6,600 medicinal plants, India is second to China in this ranking, and together they produce over 70 percent of the herbal medicine’s demand across the globe. 

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Care official site The event was the first time that eminent people from across the world came together to discuss the strengthening of traditional medicinal system and its scientific purpose. The four-day programme ‘International Arogya 2017’ was organised in December, 2017, where 1,500 delegates from over 60 countries participated. 

The event also witnessed a discussion revolving around various topics such as Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH). The estimate for India’s domestic market and export for homeopathy is said to be at Rs 500 crore, and Rs 200 crore respectively. 

The Minister of Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu was present in the event. According to the DNA India, he said, We now have an opportunity to bring the Indian system of medicine in the mainstream, and integrate the AYUSH infrastructure into the Indian healthcare system. 

There will be 1,355 hospitals having a 53,296 bed capacity, 9,493 licensed manufacturing units, 22,635 dispensaries, 450 undergraduate colleges, and 7.18 lakh registered practitioners as part of the infrastructure. According to Gaon Connection, Minister of State (Independent Charges) in Ministry of AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik said, 

Benchmarks will be set for Yoga, Unani, Ayurveda, and Panchkarma, for which an agreement has been made with the World Health Organisation (WHO). We are also in talks with other countries like Tajikistan, Israel, Russia, Peru and Tanzania. 

Products and services from over 250 companies that manufacture alternative medicines were showcased in the event. The current valuation of the Indian herbal market is at Rs 5,000 crore with an annual growth of 14 percent.

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Medical student drops out to grow rare crop, makes lakhs in profits

Kashmir, with its favourable climatic conditions, is the only state one thinks of in relation to saffron farming. However, evolving farming methodologies have changed things over the years. 

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American Saffron, a relatively new crop, can be grown in hot climatic conditions as well, and 27-year-old Sandesh Patil has taken it to his home state of Maharashtra.
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Hailing from Jalgaon district, Sandesh was doing his Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine, and Surgery when he realised that the field of medicine did not interest him. Quitting his studies midway, he decided to take up saffron farming and is now earning lakhs in profit. 

According to Sandesh, previously, only banana and cotton were grown in the region. However, these crops weren't proving particularly beneficial to farmers, which was why he developed a passion to do something different. 

Researching the types of crops that could be grown in the region, he came across saffron farming on the internet and realised it had successfully been done in Rajasthan and many other areas, bringing farmers huge benefits. 

His relatives, unaware of the possibilities, opposed the idea. However, he held his ground and the family eventually gave in to his resolution and determination. 

Sandesh bought 3,000 plants for Rs 9.20 lakh at the rate of Rs 40 per plant from Pali in Rajasthan, which he planted on his half-acre land. Practising organic farming, he produced 15 kg of saffron in the first year. He sold the produce at Rs 40,000 per kg, which brought in Rs 6.20 lakh. After reducing his various expenses, he earned a profit of nearly Rs 5.40 lakh.

Saffron farming has previously been carried out only in Kashmir and a few parts of the USA. By doing this in a place like Jalgaon in Rajasthan, Sandesh has achieved a remarkable feat.

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Attacks on Muslims in the Name of COVID-19 Surge Across India

Despite a nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 threat, attacks on Muslims have increased in different parts of India in the past few days. Not just Muslim persons, but mosques and Muslim-run businesses have also been targetted.  

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Modi's speech disappoints doctors and scientists

In the eyes of Corona, the United States has asked employees of private companies to pay salaries, Spain nationalized private hospitals, on the contrary, our PM declared 'Janata curfew'.

The Rogresso Medicos and Scientist Forum (PMSF) expressed great disappointment and surprise at Prime Minister Modi's address to the nation broadcast on Thursday and criticized the Prime Minister's announcement of the 'Janata Curfew' on Sunday. In a statement to PMSF's national convenor, Dr Harjit Bhatti, said he was surprised at the announcement of the 'Janata Curfew' and was unable to understand how it could prevent the disease.

His statement says, "How can one practice endurance? By avoiding the crowds, you do not do yourself justice by not leaving the house, nor with your family, before giving the Prime Minister such advice that it should be kept in mind that ninety percent of India's employees are in the unorganized sector. Work and they do not have the luxury of sitting at home. For them, daily work is essential to their lives. "

He said that the Prime Minister should have made at least the following announcements.

• Poor families whose financial accounts should be financed so that they can stay in their homes.
• Provide free rations to the poor and should be used by the Food Corporation of India.
• Advising people to abstain from rumors, the prime minister should say that he should completely ignore that corona can be cured by drinking cow's urine or applying cow dung.

The PMSF statement said that the Prime Minister did not highlight the arrangements made by the government. The PMSF has also raised questions about ICMR claims. "The number of samples taken by ICMR is very small and this number cannot prove that the corona virus has not spread to the community," the statement said.

Police Arrests Man Who Claimed Treatment For Coronavirus

Police on Friday arrested a 21-year-old shopkeeper in Tangmarg area of north Kashmir who had claimed to have found the cure to coronavirus.

“On the afternoon of 20 March, Tangmarg Police was alerted to an audio clip which was going viral on various social media platforms. The person in the audio clip claimed to have found a cure for treating coronavirus and requested for his message to be made viral so that it can reach the masses,” a police officer said.

“The clip generated a stir and people were frantically enquiring about the same and were planning to visit his native village. Which would have resulted in chaos and confusion,” the police said.

Acting on this tipoff, Police swung into action and arrested the accused who has been identified as Mohammad Hussain Kumar son of Ali Mohammad Kumar of Mochikhoda, the officer said.

“Appropriate legal action has been initiated against the person,” the police said, adding, “General public is requested to take advice only and only from qualified medical practitioners and not to fall for quacks looking to make a quick buck and profit from the pandemic.”

Police said any similar attempt or misinformation may please be brought into the notice of Tangmarg Police immediately.

Coronavirus in Kashmir...Lates update

SRINAGAR:  At least 43 Indians returning home from Pakistan and kept in isolation by authorities in Amritsar include14 students from Kashmir studying in Pakistan, according to a local news agency CNS.

They were driven to a drug rehabilitation centre, where they were screened.
Kashmiri students were asked to return home after Pakistan closed its educational institutions due to the virus outbreak.

Besides, 14 Kashmiris, there were 29 crew members of a broadcasting team who had gone to cover the Pakistan Super League, who entered India through Attari border in Amritsar on Thursday Morning.
“The group was handed over to us on Thursday morning,” Amritsar civil surgeon Dr Prabhdeep Kaur Johal was quoted saying. “After conducting their medical checkup, they have been isolated for the next 24 hours. They will be tested again and their reports will be sent to the higher authorities. The decision of their release will be taken up by the state government on Friday. Till now, all of them have been asymptomatic.”

Before they were permitted to enter India, there was a lot of drama at Attari, the news agency reported. The students were exited from Pakistan and the Indian immigration officials delayed the permission to enter by at least a day. After their families and the media reported the case to the authorities, they were finally permitted in.

Pakistan has reported two death and 454 have tested positive for the Coronavirus. Islamabad has closed all the educational institutions to prevent the spread of the virus and asked Kashmiri students to go home for the time being.

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A species of the herb is found in the deserts of Iran and the mountains of Afganistan, but it is also cultivated in Kashmir. While it's origins are from the Middle East, but over a period of time Heeng has gained immense popularity across India too.

The major supply of asafoetida to India is from Afghanistan and Iran. There are two main varieties of asafoetida ie. Hing Kabuli Sufaid (Milky white asafoetida) and Hing Lal (Red asafoetida).

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Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)

Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has launched call & WhatsApp helpline number 9419678060 on which the citizens can report demands for bribe/ corruption through social messenger and also through call.

The spokesman said that the motive of the ACB behind the announcing a WhatsApp and call helpline is to encourage citizens to report cases of corruption and bribe demands.

While launching the WhatsApp and call helpline of Anti-Corruption Bureau in Srinagar, Anand Jain, IPS, Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau said that WhatsApp has become a very popular medium of communication and people are more comfortable using WhatsApp, said the spokesman.

Moreover, WhatsApp will also enable the complainant to post picture and videos of any complaints through an electronic medium in a real-time basis, said ACB spokesman in a statement.