Abstract

AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF COVID-19 /SARS-COV-2: A CASE REPORT

Deepika Dave* and Shweta Mishra

Abstract

The respiratory illness outburst has been the result of novel corona virus SARS-CoV-2 in December 2019, globally, as of 5:33pm CEST, 17 may 2021, there have been 162,773,940 confirmed cases of COVID -19 in whole world, including 3,375,573 deaths, reported to WHO. In India there are 25,228,996 confirmed COVID cases with 278,751 deaths till 17 may 2021. All the medicines which are being used as treatment protocol is stillunder trail, so no specific medicine is present for its treatment. However, the long-established recognition of ayurvedic science is definitely capable and proving its potentiality in this pandemic era. Here is a case report of middle-aged female patient with CO-RADS 5 with the symptoms of severe breathlessness and coughing. Examining the patient and her reports she was prescribed Swaskaas Chintamani 1-tab bd, Mahalaxmivilas rasa 1-tab bd, Mahasudarshan ghanvati 2- tab bd, Sanjeevani vati 2-tab bd, a combination of Talishadi churna 2gm, Sahasra abhrak 20mg, Shuddh tankan 500mg twice a day with honey and other daily routine for a period of 15 days. The patient started feeling better from third day of medication and was very much relieved with 8 days of treatment and on 15th day she went for RT-PCR, and HRCT thorax Scan in which she was given a negative report of COVID and better imaging of HRCT as compared with former report.

Keywords: COVID, janapadoudhwansa, pranavaha sroto dushti