Use indigenous medicine to prevent COVID complications’ – Specialist Dr. Channa Perera (Video)
Posted on August 23rd, 2021
Courtesy Hiru News
The distribution of Ayurvedic medicines to COVID patients receiving home-based medical treatments began today (23) in several districts.
Meanwhile, Consultant Judicial Medical Officer ( Specialist in Forensic Medicine) Dr. Channa Perera stated that there is a possibility of using indigenous medicine to prevent complications caused by Covid infection.
He added that Western medicine alone could not prevent the complications of Covid infection.
He further stated that although there are treatments available in Western medicine for complications caused by the virus, it is important to think about the methods used in indigenous medicine to prevent complications.
Dr. Channa Perera also stated that more than 100 postmortem examinations have been carried out on Covid infected bodies in the country.
The post-mortem examination revealed that about 30% of the deaths were due to Covid pneumonia