Ayurvedic kadha for boosting immunity

Ayurvedic kadha for boosting immunity

Varanasi: The COVID-19 pandemic, which has created a havoc across the world, has made Vijay Kumar, an ordinary ‘chaiwala’ (tea seller) in Varanasi, special for the locals. People go to his shop not for tea, but ‘ayurvedic kadha’ (quath) to boost their immunity against the coronavirus.

After closure of his shop during the lockdown, Vijay came in a new awtar serving ayurvedic kadha instead of tea in Jangambadi locality. It is his ayurvedic kadha (quath) that enhanced the immunity of policemen at Dashashwamedh station, he claimed saying that not a single cop of this police station has contracted infection of coronavirus after taking kadha.

Vijay’s shop is today a centre of attraction for selling herbal kadha. After the closure of his shop, he began this venture to serve his area’s policemen, who wanted to enhance their immunity. This idea helped him in converting the crisis into an opportunity to earn living. Soon his shop of ‘ayurvedic kadha’ became popular among the locals.

Ayurvedic kadha for boosting immunity

“I was advised by the inspector of Dashashwamedh police station Siddharth Mishra to prepare kadha for policemen of his area,” said Vijay adding that the importance of kadha is well known for boosting the immunity to fight against the coronavirus. According to him, he uses about 15 types of ayurvedic herbs and ingredients to prepare the quath.

“It is the regular consumption of kadha from this shop that prevented all policemen of our police station from coronavirus. When many policemen got infected with COVID-19 during the duty, not a single policeman from Dashashwamedh police station was infected,” claimed Vijay Kumar Singh, who regularly takes kadha from this shop.

He charges Rs. 10 for a kulhar (earthen cup) of kadha. “It is good for health particularly when the COVID-19 pandemic is scaring everyone,” said Sanjay Chaurasiya, a customer who comes from Piplani Katra area.

(Photos by Sanjay Gupta)