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- Title
Management of COVID-19: Ayurvedic perspective .
- Authors
Tripathi, Y. B.; Joshi, N.; Dubey, S. K.; Byadgi, P. S.; Bhat, S.; Prasad, R.; Dwivedi, B. K.; Pandey, K. K.; Tripathi, J. S.; Pandey, C. S.; Murthy, K. H. H. V. S. S. N.; Suman, S.; Pandey, A. K.; Srivastava, V.; Jaisawal, V.; Dwivedi, K. N.
- Abstract
Ayurveda, a branch of AYUSH system of health care in India is considered as alternative/complementary of medicine (CAM) in WHO. Here, its products are covered under ―drug and cosmetics‖ act but in abroad they are supplements or functional foods. The aim of Ayurveda is to maintain the wellness of a healthy person and to treat a patient. For treatment, Ayurveda adopts 3 approaches i.e., (1) Daivavyapasharya (दैवव्यपाश्रय) chikitsa (2) (ypareht enivid Yuktivyapashraya (युक्तिव्यपाश्रय) chikitsa (Rational therapy) 3 Satvavajaya (सत्वावजय) chikitsa (Psychotherapy) and focuses to enhance the Vyadhikshmatwa (capacity to fight against spread of pathogenesis by strengthening all 7 dhatus (rasa, rakta, meda, mansa, asthi, majja and shukra). The disease COVID-19 falls under ―Bhootvidya (GrahaVidya)‖, which is one of the 8 branches of ―Astanga Ayurveda‖. It is an ―Agantuja‖ disease, where the disease symptoms appear in 1ststage followed by its spread in the body. Thus, progress of disease (Samprapti) has been considered under concept of shatkriyakala (6 stages of disease development), which has been given high importance for deciding the stage of disease progress and its treatment protocol. Here, we have described the introduction to Astang Ayurveda, concept of disease pathogenesis and holistic approach of treatment in respect to management of COVID-19. It specifically covers symptom based stage of disease progress and its targeted treatment guideline by including all 3 approaches of treatment, described above. Here, the current line of diagnosis, treatment and research related to COVID-19 management has been included, which are reported by basic scientists and physicians of allopathic system. These are indexed in Pubmed and web of science and also described in classical text books of Ayurveda. The same has been reviewed and summarized here, with an objective of possible correlation between the 2 languages of science of health care.
- Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic; AYURVEDIC medicine; MEDICAL care; FUNCTIONAL foods; DISEASE progression
- Publication
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, 2020, Vol 19, pS69
- ISSN
0972-5938
- Publication type
Article