Coronil

Ramdev apologises for mocking modern medicine, but yoga guru has often taken science for a ride

Patanjali's Coronil, a purportedly 'Ayurvedic' concoction, has also been at the centre of controversy in the recent past

Indian Medical Association demands explanation from Union Health Minister for 'promoting' Patanjali's untested Coronil

WHO's South-East Asia office clarified that it hadn't reviewed or certified the effectiveness of any traditional medicine for treating COVID-19.

Won't allow sale of Patanjali's Coronil in Maharashtra without 'proper certification', says Anil Deshmukh

The statement comes a day after the IMA demanded an explanation from the Union health minister for 'promoting' CORONIL as a cure for COVID-19

Centre prohibits Patanjali from selling 'Coronil' as cure for COVID-19, instructs company to market it as immunity booster

At a press conference in Haridwar, Ramdev claimed the ministry has said that Patanjali did an an appropriate job for COVID-19 management.

Rajasthan Police lodges FIR against Ramdev, four others, for launching 'Coronil' without AYUSH ministry's approval

After the launch of the drug 'Coronil', the AYUSH ministry asked Patanjali Ayurved to provide details on the research leading up to it and its composition, telling the company to stop advertising it till the issue is examined.

Ramdev and the Coronil claim: Patanjali treading on thin legal ice, but enforcement gaps might let yoga guru get away with COVID 'drug'

Patanjali Ayurved is treading on thin legal ice with regard to the true effect of the drug compared to what is claimed. Considering the widespread adverse impact that could result from reliance upon an ineffective drug during a deadly pandemic, the question also arises as to whether the usual standard of approval of new drugs is sufficient for the present situation or whether a different standard has to be adopted despite the urgent need for a remedy.