Jun 10, 2023

HYDERABAD'S FAMOUS FISH MEDICINE FOR ASTHMA IS BACK

Bechu S

THE EVENT:

Asthma patients are administered a traditional fish medicine in Hyderabad.

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ANNUAL AFFAIR; ADMINISTERED TO LAKHS:

Every year thousands of asthma patients reach Hyderabad to receive this fish therapy.

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FAMILY-LED TREATMENT:

The treatment is led by Hyderabad's Bathini Goud family.

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TRADITIONAL MEDICINE:

The secret formula of herbs, handed down by generations only to Bathini Goud family members.

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THE PROCEDURE:

The herbs are inserted in the mouth of a live sardine, or murrel fish, and slipped into the patient's throat.

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BACK AFTER PANDEMIC PAUSE:

This year's fish 'prasadam' distribution began after a Covid-imposed interval of 3 years.

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OVER A LAKH FISH DELIVERED:

For this year's event, the fisheries department supplied more than one lakh live murrel fish.

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