Role of Ayurveda in Management of Pandemic Covid-19 in Indian Scenario – A Review

Ayurveda is an eternal science of India, which assumed to be originated around 6,000 BC since the Vedic era. Nowadays the whole world is facing a global public health crisis pandemic COVID-19. No effective treatment is available for this epidemic disease. The current article aimed to explore some important facts of Ayurveda which are helpful in boosting our immune system to protect against COVID-19. Protection of human health before the occurrence of the disease is the basic principle of Ayurveda i.e. Prevention is better than cure. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) has formulated time to time guidelines and advisories for social distancing, testing, treatment, and other reliable material. Ayurveda specifies some medicinal herbs in our daily life in the form of spices to boost our immune system and prevention of diseases. It is the reason if we see the graph of COVID-19 infection globally; the infection rate in India is slower than in other countries. Government’s efforts of motivating the people to social distancing, taking precaution measures and the guideline of Ayush mantralaya to protect ourselves to boost our immunity are appreciable steps which became helpful to stop the community spread of coronavirus in our country. In this CORONACAL, AYUSH Mantralaya recommended some preventive health measures and self-care guidelines for boosting immunity as well as for maintains respiratory health. Ayurveda can play an important role in fighting and protection against COVID-19.