Integrative approach in ayurveda for covid-19-a review

Abstract

Covid-19 outbreak is current frustating entity to medical field and having dreadful impacts on global health system & economy.As standard line of treatment for this entity is not yet established & current statistics based on its impacts of high mortality rate is really discoraging.This situation demands for alternative search for its treatment in other science & also emphasizes over importance of its prevention in current situation by improving immunity.Basic aim of this paper is to search various treatment & preventative regimes in Ayurveda for management of different Aoupasargic Roga i.e. communicable diaseses. Relevant literature regarding concept of communicable disease in Ayurveda was explored from available Ayurvedic compendium. Various refer-ences in Ayurveda shows that both preventaive & curative aspect of airborne communicable diseases can be fulfilled with the help of Ayurveda.By adopt-ing Ayurvedic measures such as following proper Dincharaya, Rutucharya, Sadvritta,Achara Rasayana, Panchakarma, Shaman Cikitsa & Rasayana, Yoga-pachara,Spiritual therapies,Dhoopana Karma; both physical and mental health can be maintained & occurrence & spreading of such diaseases can avoided.Ayurveda can give This is an encouraging development and a good initiative for the treatment.