EFFICACY OF AYURVEDA THERAPEUTICS IN PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF COVID 19 PANDEMIC AND POST COVID RECOVERY PHASE: AN EVIDENCE BASED REVIEW

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