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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 91-101 |
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Ayurveda interpretation, diagnostic, and probable management of COVID-19 pandemic
Sanjay Kumar
Department of Panchakarma, Faculty of Ayurvedic Science, Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sanjay Kumar
Department of Panchakarma, Faculty of Ayurvedic Science, Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/JISM.JISM_54_20
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Viral infections play a significant role in human illnesses. In late December 2019, a previously unidentified coronavirus, named as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 by ICTV on February 11, 2020), also named as 2019 novel coronavirus, originated from Wuhan, China, and caused outbreak in many countries. Presently, despite the advancement made in immunization and drug development, this virus lacks preventive vaccines and effective antiviral remedies. Thus, identification of specific antiviral medicine is of critical importance. However, classical Ayurveda preparations may play an excellent role in the management of this outbreak. Ayurveda has a unique method of approaching the newly detected disease. Rather than focusing on the microbial etiology, Ayurveda embraces a holistic technique for elaborating the details of the disease at hand. In this paper, we summarize the interpretation, diagnosis, treatment principles, and medicines described in different texts of Ayurveda to treat viral infections. |
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