A group of Indian men say drinking cow urine has kept them disease free for years.

For four years, Hemant Paliwal, 36, and his friends have been drinking cow urine religiously, Express.co.uk reported.

They also claim that applying it to their faces and hands twice-a-day makes their skin soft and acne free.



"I was suffering from acute lung diseases and would catch a cough and cold regularly. I even had acne and pimples on my skin but once I started applying urine, my face was crystal clear in just a week," Paliwal said.



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STUFF Cows are considered to be holy in Hinduism, and anything they create is believed to have divine powers.

"Since then, there hasn't been a single day when I haven't drunk cow urine."

Hinduism considers the cow a holy animal and any product it creates is believed to have divine healing powers.

Cow urine is known an integral ingredient of medicines such as eye and ear drops, joint pain and even antiseptic liquids. However drinking it raw is gaining momentum and some are cashing in on the trend and selling packed urine, up to four times more expensive than vegetable oil.

The young men all work at a cow shed in a village in Udaipur in Rajasthan in western India and have an abundance of fresh cow urine.

"Cow urine is available in Indian supermarkets but we have in abundance here in our village so we don't buy it," ​Yogesh Paliwal, who drinks with Hemant, said.

"I drink fresh cow urine after collecting it from the cow. The benefits of it are unbelievable. It has cured my Asthma completely."