Bihar: MoS for Health and Family Welfare, Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Sunday reiterating that the AYUSH Ministry is working on using cow urine for preparation of medicines and to cure cancer, claimed that Morarji Desai, the former prime minister also used to drink the cow urine for medicinal benefits. "Cow urine is powerful in its own. It is considered unique and it has a quality to treat various health issues. The Ayush Ministry is also working on using cow urine for preparation of medicines and for treatment of cancer. Discussions and efforts are on how to take medicines for cancer," Choubey stated.

Stressing on a need for research on the cow urine, he added, "We see that many times, people drink urine to cure their disease. Our former prime minister Morarji Desai ji himself used to drink cow's urine. There is a need to do research on cow urine. Cow urine is used in the preparation of several types of medicines. It is used even for the treatment of incurable disease like cancer. The urine of the indigenous variety of cow is often used. The Ministry of AYUSH is seriously working on it," he stated on Saturday. "The government is working on the protection and conservation of cows," he had said.