Is camel milk Viagra of Rajasthan?

New Delhi: Is camel milk the Viagra of the desert?

It appears so in Rajasthan, where thousands of men have been clamouring to get their hands on camel milk after an 88-year-old man who fathered a child several weeks ago attributed his virility to the drink, a national daily reported on Tuesday.

Since the man, Virmaram Jat, a local farmer, revealed what he believes to be the secret of his sexual prowess, sale of camel milk have shot up and dealers have doubled their prices in the state, the paper reported.

A vendor, Samran Singh, told the paper that he now charged Rs 40 a liter, up from Rs 20 a few weeks ago.

However, doctors and scientists in Rajasthan said it was unlikely the milk was responsible for his achievement.

The director of the National Research Center on Camels, MS Sahani, said there was no scientific basis for the claim.