madurai traditional medicine stores in the city are witnessing large crowds in the morning hours as people want to replenish their stock of medicines which they believe will help them ward off the deadly covid19 disease and other fevers this seasonkannadiyar naatu marundhu kadai was established over a century ago and is the much sought after by people throughout the year they usually have all the siddha medicines i came to buy kabasura kudineer which is claimed to have medicinal properties to ward off coronavirus said t ganesh of anna nagard jeyakumar a third generation owner of this shop said there has been a high demand for this concoction after it made rounds on social media as a prevention for covid19 we ensure that people maintain social distancing while standing in front of the shop that is open from 6am to 9am we prepare the medicines as per demand he saidbut some of the ingredients of this concoction come from other states jeyakumar said that he would be able to produce it till stocks of raw materials like thippili and agarakaram last a 50g pack is given for rs 80 many other shops are also selling this product which is much sought after at varied pricesmany shops near the madurai meenakshi temple selling siddha medicines witnessed people coming there asking for similar concoctions it is a slow selling product for which the demand has suddenly gone up but more stocks would be available only after the travel restrictions are lifted said kumaran one of the ownersmeanwhile siddha practitioners like c sudhanthiram of chinthamani said kabasura kudineer can be distributed like nilavambu kudineer which is given during dengue outbreak if the district authorities give them permission