Swine flu in India: Baba Ramdev suggests natural remedies to cure swine flu, but do they work?

Swine flu has gripped the country tight, and being a viral disease, it is difficult to tame. Lack of awareness, preventive measures, and shortage of medicines and personal protection equipment like masks, etc. have been cited as few reasons that have resulted this spurt in the cases. However, what 'n' number of medicines and vaccines find difficult to cure, can be cured quickly by natural remedies like chewing cloves, black pepper, turmeric and some tulsi leaves, claims Baba Ramdev. He also says that his ayurvedic remedies and breathing exercises like Bhastrika, Kapalbhati, Anulom-vilom pranayam can cure swine flu completely and also relieve the after-effects the viral infection has on one's body. What one needs to be aware of is that one of the symptoms of swine flu is difficulty in breathing and doing pranayam and other breathing exercises exerts pressure on the lungs. Considering this, Ramdev Baba's remedies might just as well worsen someone's condition.