Every home should have a few of the essential herbs needed to treat and prevent some common illnesses and health issues.
Every home should have a few of the essential herbs needed to treat and prevent some common illnesses and health issues.
In pursuit of a goal, Bhanwar Dhabhai, with her own indigenous Indian remedies, stepped forward to combat the deadly coronavirus. She used to get up every day at 3.30 in the morning, prepare a container of ‘Kadha’, and arrive at Lake Fatehsagar at 5.30 in the morning. By 9.30 a.m., she would have given out free kadha to 200 people and been joined by morning walkers and other visitors.
Bhanwar's life revolves entirely around herbs and the use of herbs to treat various diseases. She established the Rashtriya Guni Mission in 1998, and in 2005 she registered it as a trust. The Rashtriya Guni Mission is extended over eight states and has 12000 volunteers known as ‘gunis’ associated with it. Bhanwar has been on a journey to find new herbs and study those with medical properties since 1998.
These volunteers actively discover new herbs and share their benefits with one another in order to promote them among the public. Bhanwar herself conducts research on various herbs, subjecting them to clinical and public trials and completing documentation, verification, and certification of the treatment done by using these herbs.
Bhanwar claims that when the Mewar Area was devastated by the ‘Lal Bukhar’ epidemic a century ago, the vedacharya at the time distributed the same ‘kadha’ and helped mitigate the disease. The vedacharya then imparted his wisdom to his students. And as soon as COVID-19 began to spread its lethal wings, all the ‘gunis’ of the Rashtriya Guni Mission began dispensing the same ‘kadha’ every day in eight states, constantly, starting on May 15 and continuing to the present.
According to Bhanwar, the ‘gunis’ begin dispersing the ‘kadha’, which aids in controlling and curing any dangerous diseases, including dengue, chikungunya, swine flu, and malaria.
Bhanwar says the traditional belief of distributing ‘kadha’ to people during crises is proving beneficial to many. They claim to have distributed kadha to 1.5 lakh people in Udaipur and to about 25 lakh people in other states.
Despite being completely committed to the mission's purpose of herbal treatment, Bhanwar says that many of her mission's ‘gunis’ lack a means of support. Therefore, they also sell packets of kadha at low prices in order to sustain such ‘gunis.’
They also hand out a pamphlet with knowledge and details about the herbs that should be present in every kitchen. Through this pamphlet, they raise awareness of herbs that, when regularly consumed, can guard against common illnesses like the flu, the common cold, stomachaches, digestive issues, etc. She asserts that this booklet is the result of in-depth research and incorporates all of their years of expertise learning about different therapeutic herbs.
Bhanwar, who enjoys spending time with her son, daughter-in-law, and grandkids, is happy with her life. Her enthusiasm for herbal treatment and towards her Rashtriya Guni Mission is truly exemplary.