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Ayurvedic evaluation and treatment of Covid 19: A case report
Abhijeet Shirkande1, Ankita Shirkande2
1Department of Dravyaguna (Ayurvedic Materia Medica & Pharmacology), Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Ayurved and Research Center, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Pimpri, Pune, India; Shree VishwAngad Ayurved Panchakarma Yoga Clinic & Research Center, Sahakar Nagar, Pune, India.
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This case study shows that Ayurveda may effectively treat COVID-19 in hypertensive patients. Exclusive Ayurvedic treatment led to physical and psychological recovery without complications.
Area of Science:
- Integrative Medicine
- Ayurvedic Medicine
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- Hypertension is a significant comorbidity associated with severe COVID-19 outcomes.
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) lacks a definitive proven treatment.
- Ayurvedic medicine is being explored for managing mild to moderate COVID-19 cases.
Abstract:
COVID-19 patients, with underlying comorbidities are observed to develop complications. Studies have shown that hypertension (one of the comorbidities) is a risk factor for patients with severe COVID-19. There have been more patients with hypertension among those who succumbed to COVID-19 compared to the survivors. There is no proven treatment of COVID-19 as of now. Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, has permitted use of traditional systems of medicine for treating mild to moderate cases of COVID-19. In line with this, there are few case reports which reported promising results for treatment of COVID-19 with Ayurveda. These treatment reports highlighted subdued COVID-19 infections without developing serious complications. The present case is of a young hypertensive female patient who was diagnosed with COVID-19. Ayurvedic assessment for this was Kaphavataj jwara. The patient sought Ayurvedic treatment. She was advised the treatment module including medicines, diet and behavioral interventions. Though patient was having comorbid hypertension with major COVID-19 symptoms, she recovered with exclusive Ayurvedic treatment both physically as well as psychologically with no post COVID-19 complications till date. Ayurvedic treatment module appears to be safe and efficacious with early recovery and better outcomes.
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