Efficacy of Ayurveda Therapeutics in Prevention and Management of Covid 19 Pandemic and Post Covid Recovery Phase: An Evidence Based Review

Abstract

Corona virus disease 19 (COVID 19) is a dreaded disease caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome corona virus 2(SARS CO V2). This wide spread pandemic had taken whole world into custody, alone in India as per data available on myGov (Govt of India website) more than 3 cr. people affected and 4 lac surplus fatalities reported till 17 September 2021. Post COVID complications are also severe and hospitalisation is needed in some cases. Despite all the prophylactic and therapeutic measures been taken to contain the disorder, strategies to cure it thoroughly without other complications, is still a challenge. Though vaccination drive against COVID 19 is running successfully in India, medicines to minimise the impact and sufferings because of COVID is indispensable. Approaching holistically based on Dosha sidhanta Ayurveda therapeutics had shown favourable results in COVID positive patients. Ayurveda believes that disease manifestation is the result of imbalanced doshas, if we become competent to manage and pacify those doshas, disease can be cured. Vyadhipratyanik chikitsha (disease and symptoms targeting therapy) and Hetupratyanik chikitsha (cause and dosha targeting therapy) are the modules that are approached in Ayurveda system. Reviewing the previous work done in this field and observing COVID19 on Ayurveda parameters, Ayurveda medicines and therapeutics have been anticipated here to heal the scar impacted by precarious COVID 19. Much more researches and clinical interventions are required to establish kind of effective therapy.