AYURVEDIC PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND POSSIBLE TREATMENT FOR COVID-19

Abstract

Ayurveda is the science of life with aim to protect the health of healthy individuals and to cure the diseases of sufferers. Ayurvedic approaches can give fruitful results in prevention and management of COVID19. WHO has declared the outbreak of COVID 19 to be a public health emergency of international concern on 30th January 2020. Ministry of AYUSH, many Ayurveda institutes, eminent Vaidyas give guidelines to combat COVID 19 in preventive and health promotive way. Ayurveda has mentioned Dincharya, Rutu-charya, Sadvrutta Palana, Ashtanga Yoga to prevent any disease. We in this paper tried to show benefits of these Ayurvedic principles in pandemic disease like COVID-19. COVID-19 disease can be correlated with Vatkapha Pradhana Sannipataja Jwara. Many Ayurvedic drugs mainly Ashwagandha, Yashtimadhu, Guduchi are tried for clinical trials for treatment of COVID-19. Clinical trials of Ayurvedic drugs on quar-antine COVID-19 positive patients shows good results with Ayurvedic stand-alone treatment. We in this paper tried to summarize all the possible Ayurvedic approaches in preventive and curative way, clinical trials through Ayurvedic add on and stand-alone treatments. We lastly concluded with positive note that Ayurveda can be beacon of light to fight COVID-19 Pandemic.