Thousands take fish medicine in Hyderabad

A member of the Goud family administers fish medicine to an asthma patient in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, June 8, 2013. Started by the Bathini Goud family, the therapy is a secret formula of herbs, handed down by generations only to family members. The herbs are inserted in the mouth of a live sardine, or murrel fish, and slipped into a patient's throat. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

A member of the Goud family administers fish medicine to a young asthma patient in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, June 9, 2013. Started by the Bathini Goud family, the therapy is a secret formula of herbs, handed down by generations only to family members. The herbs are inserted in the mouth of a live Sardine, or Murrel fish, and slipped into a patient's throat. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

A member of the Goud family administers fish medicine to an asthma patient as others wait their turn in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, June 9, 2013. Started by the Bathini Goud family, the therapy is a secret formula of herbs, handed down by generations only to family members. The herbs are inserted in the mouth of a live Sardine, or Murrel fish, and slipped into a patient's throat. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

A member of the Goud family administers fish medicine to an asthma patient as others wait their turn in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, June 9, 2013. Started by the Bathini Goud family, the therapy is a secret formula of herbs, handed down by generations only to family members. The herbs are inserted in the mouth of a live Sardine, or Murrel fish, and slipped into a patient's throat. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

A member of the Goud family administers fish medicine to a young asthma patient in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, June 8, 2013. Started by the Bathini Goud family, the therapy is a secret formula of herbs, handed down by generations only to family members. The herbs are inserted in the mouth of a live sardine, or murrel fish, and slipped into a patient's throat. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

A member of the Goud family administers fish medicine to an asthma patient as others wait their turn in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, June 9, 2013. Started by the Bathini Goud family, the therapy is a secret formula of herbs, handed down by generations only to family members. The herbs are inserted in the mouth of a live Sardine, or Murrel fish, and slipped into a patient's throat. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)