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REVIEW ARTICLE ON DASHMOOLADI KWATH & SHATYADI VARGA KASHAYA POLYHERBAL MEDICINE IN COVID – 19 PATIENTS

Dr. Nadeem Parvez* and Dr. Shweta Mishra

Abstract

The world is facing a global crisis and health emergency from Pandemic of COVID – 19. SARS-CoV-2, causing a series of acute atypical respiratory disease. The WHO declared this disease as pandemic on 11 March 2020. [1] As of mid-May 2021 more than 23 million people has been infected from SARS-CoV-2 in India. [2] It is highly transmissible among humans and causes febrile illness with cough in mild cases which may progress to acute pneumonia causing respiratory distress even may cause death. According to WHO complications leading to death may include respiratory failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), sepsis and septic shock, thromboembolism, and/or multi-organ failure, including injury of the heart, liver or kidneys. However, the virus can affect any organ in the body. The current prophylactic measures of allopathic stream are still under investigation for their effectiveness. Many Ayurveda drugs are also currently being used as a precautionary measure and to manage moderate to severe condition of Covid Cases. Evidence based medicine like Mahalaxmi vilas rasa, Trilokya chintamani ras, Shwaskasa chintamani rasa, Jayamangal rasa, Sameer pannaga rasa, are used in low spO2 level. Drugs like Chausath prahari pippali, swarnamalini basant rasa, are being used in post Covid lung fibrosis condition[3] along with them Dashmooladi Kwath and Shatyadi varga decoction can be used as a poly-herbal medicine in febrile condition, sepsis and respiratory distress. Its major content act as anti- inflammatory which would give relief in pneumonia. Other contents like Shati, Pushkarmool, Kakdakshringi, bharangi, pippali helps in ARDS. Guduchi, bhumyamalaki helps to boost immunity. Patha is a good detoxifying agent. Kiratatikta and katurohini have good antipyretic properties. Similarly, other contents have many other therapeutic properties which can be used in today’s pandemic condition.

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