Practicing homeopaths believe that homeopathy can cure as well help in preventing swine flu. The increasing number of swine flu cases in country has become a reason of concern for the government as well as the people. Swine has claimed one life till now in India.
 
The homeopaths in the country are drafting a proposal for the government, offering their services in combating swine flu. They believe that homeopathy can help in curing and curbing swine flu without any side effect.
 
Delhi-based homeopath Mukesh Batra gave the example of the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918 in which more than 50 million people were killed worldwide. He said the mortality rate of people given allopathic treatment was 28.2 percent, while those given homeopathic treatment was 1.05 percent at that time.
 
Batra added that Gelsemium and Bryonia were the two homeopathic remedies that proved to be effective against the H1N1 strain back then. These could be of great use even today.
 
Anwar Amir, secretary general of the homeopathy post graduate association in Maharashtra, said he has written to the union health ministry and the state government's health department offering their services to deal with the swine flu crisis.