Facts of the claim related to the drug and details of the stated scientific study are not known to the Ministry, the statement said. The Ministry had also issued a Gazette Notification on April 21, 2020 stating the requirements and the manner in which research studies on COVID-19 with Ayush interventions/medicines should be undertaken,’’ the Ministry said. ‘100 patients’Meanwhile, scientists associated with the trial said they had not yet published the results. That works out to 31 of those on the treatment tested negative, and 25 of those on placebo tested negative. Clinical trial registryA check on the clinical trial registry, where all trials must be registered, showed that a wide spectrum of patients were solicited.

Source: The Hindu June 23, 2020 14:21 UTC