• Home
  • Contact Us!
  • Privacy Policy

Radio Metta

  • Home
  • Business
  • Education
  • Health
  • Home Deco
  • News
  • Real Estate
  • Technology
  • Contact Us!
  • Privacy Policy
Home» Health»Hyderabad’s Fish Prasadam, the Miracle Cure for Asthma

Hyderabad’s Fish Prasadam, the Miracle Cure for Asthma

Loknath Das 13 Jun 2017 Health Comments Off on Hyderabad’s Fish Prasadam, the Miracle Cure for Asthma 415 Views

Hyderabad’s Fish Prasadam, the Miracle Cure for Asthma

Come monsoon, and this is the time when thousands and thousands of people head to Hyderabad to get a dose of a miracle medicine, touted to cure asthma. This medicine is peculiar because it is no pill or syrup, but a live fish that you are made to swallow down your throat. Commonly referred to as ‘fish prasadam’ by the locals, it is distributed by the Bathini Goud family in an annual event known as Mrigasira Karthi. Apparently, the family has been conducting this event for over a century now, with more and more believers joining in every year.

So what really is this alternative medicine to cure asthma? Well, it involves murrel fisherlings, which is also referred to as snakehead fish due to its close resemblance, and was declared as the state fish of Telangana in 2016. The fish breeds in freshwater bodies, and is commonly found in ponds, lakes and rivers. In many native cultures, it is considered to be a health benefiting fish.

 

The Bathini Goud family makes the ‘fish prasadam’ by stuffing the fish with a yellow herbal paste, the secret recipe of which was passed down the family through a Hindu saint. They claim that the fish carries the medicine and wiggles its way through the throat to clear mucous, making it easier to breathe. The patients are advised not to drink water until 30 minutes after the medicine is administered. They are also asked to follow a strict diet post the ‘prasadam’.

 

According to the fisheries department, about 60,000 murrel fish were stocked for this event. Though there has been no evidence to indicate its clinical benefits, many people who have received the treatment claim that is has cured the illness for them. Medical experts, however, are not in support of the treatment, stating that it is more a psychological effect. Since the people believe in it so strongly that after they swallow the fish, their minds make it feel real. The high court too ruled that they cannot term it as ‘medicine’.

 

 
[“source-food.ndtv”]

asthma cure Fish for Hyderabad’s Miracle Prasadam the 2017-06-13
Tags asthma cure Fish for Hyderabad’s Miracle Prasadam the
Facebook Twitter Stumble linkedin Pinterest More

Authors

Posted by : Loknath Das
Previous Article :

Google Daydream View VR Headset Launched in India at Rs. 6,499

Next Article :

Are you Pregnant? Stop Eating White Rice to Prevent Your Kid from Obesity

Related Articles

Clinical Trial Considerations for Infectious Disease Rapid Diagnostics: From Sample to Result in Record Time

Clinical Trial Considerations for Infectious Disease Rapid Diagnostics: From Sample to Result in Record Time

admin 04 Oct 2025
Digital Dermatology with Freedom 360: Skin Cancer Checks and Expert Care for Members

Digital Dermatology with Freedom 360: Skin Cancer Checks and Expert Care for Members

admin 15 Sep 2025
How is PSA used to monitor prostate cancer?

How is PSA used to monitor prostate cancer?

admin 01 Sep 2025

Latest Post

Clinical Trial Considerations for Infectious Disease Rapid Diagnostics: From Sample to Result in Record Time
Health

Clinical Trial Considerations for Infectious Disease Rapid Diagnostics: From Sample to Result in Record Time

admin 04 Oct 2025

Michael Kremer on the Andhra Pradesh PAL Study’s evidence of personalized adaptive learning in India

admin 22 Sep 2025
Digital Dermatology with Freedom 360: Skin Cancer Checks and Expert Care for Members
Health

Digital Dermatology with Freedom 360: Skin Cancer Checks and Expert Care for Members

admin 15 Sep 2025
Small, Rural Central California High School Continues To Defy Standardized Education
Education

Small, Rural Central California High School Continues To Defy Standardized Education

admin 12 Sep 2025
Speeches delivered by CEO Sundar Pichai at the White House AI Education Taskforce
Education

Speeches delivered by CEO Sundar Pichai at the White House AI Education Taskforce

admin 08 Sep 2025
How is PSA used to monitor prostate cancer?
Health

How is PSA used to monitor prostate cancer?

admin 01 Sep 2025
The Future of High Performance Networking: Ultra Ethernet Explained
Technology

The Future of High Performance Networking: Ultra Ethernet Explained

admin 28 Aug 2025
October 2025
M T W T F S S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031  
« Sep    
  • Home
  • Contact Us!
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright 2016, All Rights Reserved
Magazine Blog News WordPress Theme