bengaluru with the number of deaths due to h1n1 virus touching 774 in the country sparking off a scare ayurveda practitioners are advocating consumption of herbs to raise immunity levels prevention could prove to be better than cure is their reasoning in ayurveda simple and effective remedies could be used to boost immunity and build resistance against the disease amla indian gooseberry tulsi basil and haldi turmeric may help in preventing swine flu said dr nisha manikantan senior ayurvedic doctor sri sri ayurveda at the art of living homeopathy too seems to be effective with longdrawn benefits and zero sideeffects the biggest advantage is that it directly addresses immunity these medicines surely make people less susceptible to viral fever and flu said dr sudha kumar a homeopathy doctor at soukya dr mathais international holistic health centre the medicines are sourced from plants and they essentially stimulate the system to overcome the condition naturopathy too offers powerful alternative medicine we follow the technique of cleansing eye and nose wash and gargling with turmeric and salt along with steam inhalation help keep the system clean above all eating healthy is the key to strengthening immunity and building resistance against diseases said naturopathy practitioner dr shubha r