The COVID-19 pandemic has brought immense uncertainty and has challenged health care systems across the globe. The coronavirus pandemic has turned the world’s attention to the immune system, the body’s defence force against disease-causing bacteria, viruses and other organisms that we touch, ingest and inhale every day. Here, Ayurveda plays a vital role and can be valuable in treating high-hazard instances of COVID-19 with mild to moderate symptoms.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought immense uncertainty and has challenged health care systems across the globe. The coronavirus pandemic has turned the world’s attention to the immune system, the body’s defence force against disease-causing bacteria, viruses and other organisms that we touch, ingest and inhale every day. Here, Ayurveda plays a vital role and can be valuable in treating high-hazard instances of COVID-19 with mild to moderate symptoms.

What is Ayurveda?

Ayurveda is a traditional medicine system which portrays the idea of Panchaprana or Pancha Vayu (five manifestations of the fundamental life force in the human body). Panchaprana governs different areas of the body and distinctive physical, neurological and mental activities.  At the point when they are working amicably, they advance the wellbeing and imperativeness of the body and mind, and elevate one spiritually. Ayurveda is an incredible science that focuses on the proper modulation of Prana in human beings, and this can be extremely viable with respect to  restoring health, as well as managing or curing diseases. Ayurveda has an exceptionally evolved hypothetical and methodological framework to study new diseases and develop treatment guidelines based on rationale derived from clinical medicine principles and therapeutic/restorative experience since millennia.

Is Ayurveda Beneficial Against COVID-19?

There are a variety of treatment options available in Ayurveda to enhance immunity against respiratory diseases. Respiratory illness prevention measures such as herbal decoctions, consumption of hot water, gargling with medicated water, and steam inhalation are described in Ayurveda. Such Measures can be immediately carried out on a large scale and these can positively influence mental wellness and immune function through modulating psychoneuroimmune pathways. Nowadays, a few allopathic medications are being scrutinized which can secure against COVID-19 and it appears that current preventive measures are insufficient. The traditional practices might be valuable in improving psychological quality of life, and reducing the risk of disease. 

The Verdict

Ayurveda has sufficient potential and possibilities to be utilized both for the prevention and an adjunct treatment alternative for COVID-19. Hence, it is vital to explore the impact of Ayurveda on physiological distress and immune responses to COVID-19 infection. This is a chance to uncover the true capability of the Ayurveda system and embrace integrative methodologies for developing solutions against COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, this is the ideal opportunity for India to show the potential of AYUSH systems in addressing this global health crisis as every treatment opportunity needs to be brought before the scientific community.