Minister for Animal Husbandry Talasani Srinivas Yadav has launched the world-famous fish medicine for Asthma here at the Exhibition grounds this morning.
Lakhs of people are expected to take the medicine here for two days. A huge rush was witnessed this morning and people have started coming to venue from last night.
This practice dates back to 1845. It was started by the Bathini Goud family in Hyderabad. The family claims that their 177-year-old secret recipe has the potential to cure asthma for life.
Prasadam is a telugu term for prasad, which is consumed by attendees as a holy offering.The ‘miraculous’ fish prasadam includes a marrel fish.
The fish is stuffed with a yellow herbal paste in its mouth, which is the family’s secret recipe, before the visitors swallow it. It is known to work if the wriggling of the fish is felt while swallowing it, which allegedly helps to tackle the respiratory condition.
The family also has a cure for vegetarians. The yellow herbal paste is given with jaggery instead of fish.
It is organised on the day of Mrigasira Karti, which marks the onset of monsoon according to the Hindu calendar. The prasadam is distributed by the Bathini family free of cost.
The Government has been giving all the help to the people attending for the medicine.
