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| July 2, 2012 | Monsoon rejuvenation therapy for elephants starts in Kerala | | Guruvayoor (Kerala): With the onset of the monsoon,
the month-long rejuvenation therapy for elephants began here, as hundreds of people,
braving the heavy downpour, fed around 40 elephants with sweets. During this period,
elephants are kept away from daily chores and fed with Ayurvedic concoctions to
ensure good health and well-being, besides being treated with 'Aanayoottu’, a
month-long restorative treatment. Aanayoottu literally means feeding the elephants
with specially prepared food, which is valued for its high medicinal value. Chief
veterinary doctor, K.C Panniker, said the weather is favourable for treating elephants
and they remain healthy for the next whole year. “We have got 64 elephants, and,
40 elephants have been selected for this therapy. This continues for one month,”
Panniker said. The medication continues for one month, depending on the medical
condition and weight of each elephant. The last month of the Malayalam calendar
is considered ideal for all kinds of rejuvenation therapies in Ayurveda. “We are
giving mixture of medicines and also combination of grains; both Ayurvedic and
allopathic medicines are being given,” Panniker informed. The medicated mixture
given to the elephants comprises of cooked rice with ghee, wheat flour, powdered
black gram, palm jaggery and herbal powders. The formulation is administered to
the animals to protect and improve their health during the monsoon months when
they are not taken for any temple processions or any other work and are provided
complete rest. | |
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