India’s Science Ministry funds trial on effect of religious hymn Gayatri Mantra in treating COVID-19
The HinduThe Department of Science and Technology has funded a clinical trial at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, to determine if the chanting of the Gayatri Mantra, a religious hymn, and performing the Yoga practice of Pranayama, can aid the quality of recovery as well as cure COVID-19 quicker in a subset of patients. The clinical trial, formally registered with the Indian Council of Medical Research’s clinical trial registry, aims to recruit 20 COVID-19 patients with “moderate symptoms”. Editorial | Scientific disinterest: On Health Minister’s presence at Coronil promotion event Then the groups will be compared on whether those who have received the additional treatment show measurably improved markers for inflammation or cell-injury. Alongside drugs and vaccines, India’s COVID-19 treatment strategy also includes Ayurveda and yoga in those who are asymptomatic or who manifest mild symptoms of the disease.