Review Article
Year: 2020 | Month: June | Volume: 10 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 165-172
Global Care through Ayurveda in Pandemic of COVID -19
Bhawana Mittal1, Trilok Chand2
1Faculty of Agad Tantra (Ayurveda Toxicology), Gurukul Campus, UAU Haridwar
2Asso. Prof., Faculty of Rasa shastra & Bhaisjya kalpana, Bhagwant Ayurvedic College, Muzaffarnagar (U.P.)
Corresponding Author: Bhawana Mittal
ABSTRACT
When the whole world is facing this pandemic and till date there is no specific treatment is available to prevent the mitigate SARS – COV-2 as admitted by WHO. Ayurveda has been practiced in India for over 5000 years and is recognized as a complete medical system. Due to increased global travel and rapid urbanization, epidemic outbreaks caused by emerging and re-emerging viruses represent a critical threat to public health, particularly when preventive vaccines and antiviral therapies are unavailable. Viruses are responsible for several human pathogens including COVID -19. The CoV family consists of several species and causes upper respiratory tract and gastrointestinal infections in mammals and birds. Herbal medicines and mineral products provide a rich resource for novel antiviral drug development. Identification of the antiviral mechanisms from these natural agents has shed light on where they interact with the viral life cycle, such as viral entry, replication, assembly, and release, as well as on the targeting of virus–host-specific interactions. In the wake of COVID 19, an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus, entire mankind across the globe is suffering. Till date, there is no medicine to cure or a vaccine to prevent this infection. The best ways of preventing COVID19 infection are breaking the chain, enhancing an individual's body immunity, identifying the infection early and timely medical care.
Key words: SARS-COV-2, COVID-19, Herbal Medicine, Pandemic, Ayurveda, Coronavirus.