Open AccessAyurvedic Remedies of Covid-19
Author(s) -
Omkar A. Devade,
Rohan D. Londhe,
Namrata Rathod,
Jyoti Kupate,
Nikhil Meshram
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of pharmaceutical sciences review and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0976-044X
DOI - 10.47583/ijpsrr.2021.v70i02.009
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , medicine , traditional medicine , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , alternative medicine , coronavirus , population , sanskrit , intensive care medicine , environmental health , pathology , art , literature
The Sanskrit term Ayurveda has translated knowledge of life. It is one of the world's oldest healing systems that originated in easternculture and it includes numerous medical concepts and it’s a hypothesis for treatment and prevention of disease. In ancient timesnear to 3000 years ago in India when there are no synthetic medicines was developed then people used Ayurvedic plants to get curesfor different diseases. Ayurveda is based on a belief that health and wellness depend on a delicate balance of mind, body, and spirit.Ayurvedic herbs are key components of Ayurveda. COVID-19 is an infectious disease found in December 2019 and it has now becomea pandemic. The COVID-19 infection is produced by virulent severe acute respiratory syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) virusalthough various antiviral drugs are available for controlling the infection but sometimes, they lack in supply for treating theworldwide population. So, it has become imperative to develop an effective medical strategy for the management of COVID-19 whichhas become a major threat to humanity. Herbs exhibit various biological activities so; they can effectively help with managing thepandemic. This review discussed some herbs which have the potential for the treatment of COVID-19.