New Delhi: Amid reports of a shortage of oxygen supply and beds in Indian hospitals, a social media post has gone viral that claims a ‘home remedy’ can help a person increase blood levels. ‘oxygen.
The viral post which was also shared by Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi says that camphor, lavang (clove), ajwain and a few drops of eucalyptus oil help increase levels of eucalyptus. oxygen and congestion.
It reads: “Camphor, lavang, ajwain, a few drops of eucalyptus oil. Make potli and continue to smell it throughout the day. It helps increase oxygen levels and congestion. This potli is given to tourists in Ladakh when oxygen levels are low. It is a home remedy. “
However, this claim is false according to some reports.
According to reports, there is no evidence that camphor, lavang, or ajwain increase blood oxygen or relieve respiratory distress, but can work as a wellness therapy for mild respiratory infections.
Camphor is used to rub the skin to reduce pain and itching, and some studies suggest that it has no effect on nasal decongestion.
One study also suggests that reliving a nasal obstruction does not improve oxygen saturation.
Likewise, no study suggests that clove, ajwain, and eucalyptus oil increase oxygen levels and congestion.
Meanwhile, several COVID-19 treatment prescriptions have also gone viral on WhatsApp and Facebook. It ranges from home remedies to Ayurveda and Unani prescriptions and audio and video advice and most notably, none of the remedies are certified or verified.
“I have been following the recipes closely and am completely bewildered. One of those recipes for home isolated patients recommends five teaspoons of ground cinnamon, taken with lukewarm water. amount of carbon dioxide produced in the stomach, which restricts blood flow by constricting your blood vessels. It helps you retain body heat and is counterproductive in summer, “said Dr Narottam Kumar, physician, quoted by IANS.
He said the advice to drink “kadha” (a spice concoction) every two hours is also harmful.