Jammu: The DRDO has developed a herbal drug
to improve physical and mental performance of security
personnel working in high altitude where oxygen concentration
is low.
"The Defence Research Development Organisation has
formulated 'Perfomax', a composite herbal drug found to
improve the physical and mental performance of security
personnel working in high altitude and hypoxic conditions,"
Defence PRO (Jammu) SN Acharya said here today.
The formulation is rich in antioxidants and other
bioactive compounds that improve performance of brain, heart,
kidney and lungs and improves blood circulation, he said.
The trial of the drug was conducted in various high
altitude areas, particularly in Ladakh region, Acharya said.
Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju had launched
'Perfomax' last week in Leh district, he said.
PTI
First Published: Thursday, September 29, 2011, 16:54