Highlights Ozone therapy as an adjuvant care can shorten hospitalization and need for intensive care. Ozone therapy enhances the quality of care in COVID-19 by exhibiting immune-modulatory effects. Ozone therapy as an adjuvant therapy is safe and effective in COVID-19 care . Ozone therapy relieves cardinal symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 like breathlessness, cough etc.

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Vajikaran Chikitsa is the branch of Ashtanga Ayurveda, which deals with all types of physical and psychological sexual problems like impotence, libido, poor erection, and early ejaculation in males. The WHO estimated that the usage of traditional medicine in developing countries is 80% and suggested a need for further exploration of the natural aphrodisiacs for the mechanism of action. Considering the prevalence of the sexual dysfunctioning in the society, side effects with the conventional aphrodisiac drugs, the study was planned to evaluate some Ayurvedic plants like Abutilon indicum and Withania somnifera for the aphrodisiac potential. An attempt was also made to elucidate the possible mechanism of action of these plants for their use in Vagikarana chikitsa. From the present study, it could be concluded that A. indicum and W. somnifera both possessed marked aphrodisiac activity complying many facets such as enhancement in libido, increase in the sexual performance, penile erection and anabolism, increased spermatogenesis as well as sperm validity. Study results pointed out the place of these drugs in the Vajikarana Chikitsa. A. indicum would be useful in management of erectile dysfunction as it had shown to relax penile cavernosal tissue probably by phosphodiesterase inhibition and cGMP accumulation.

Mimusops elengi, commonly called 'Bakul' is a medicinally important plant of family sapotaceae. All parts of the tree have medicinal properties. Sushrut Samhita in the Chikitsa chapter explains the treatment strategies for the diabetes. Mimusops elengi (ME) is endowed with the antidiabetic potential. The present study was aimed to evaluate the in vitro antioxidant and antihyperglycemic property of ME. Aqueous extract of ME (MEAQE) exhibited reducing power as well as DPPH and OH radical scavenging activity in vitro. It can be concluded from above observation that the onset of action of antihyperglycemic activity of MEAQE is at the 2nd hr and duration of action is before the 24th hr. in alloxan-induced diabetes. MEAQE may act by increasing peripheral utilization of glucose. Taking into consideration the traditional claim of ME as an antidiabetic agent and the results suggesting the in vitro antioxidant, radical scavenging activity and in vivo antihyperglycemic activity, it can be concluded that ME exhibited potential to treat diabetes and should be further explored against diabetes and related complications.

can offer speedy clinical recovery to reduce the burden on healthcare infrastructure, second, the combination shows significant anti-inflammatory potential to improve prognosis, and lastly, the immunomodulatory properties offer long-term protection that can help in combating long COVID symptoms and complications.