Ayurvedic perspective and management of COVID- 19 : A Critical Review

Recently, there is an emergence and outbreak of a new viral disease i.e. COVID-19 which is spreading faster than ever in many different regions of the world. COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus which spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes. It is a respiratory disease and most infected people will develop mild to moderate symptoms but according to WHO data, maximum number of patients related to Covid-19 are associated with common symptoms including fever, dry cough, shortness of breath, tiredness and sore throat. This new virus seems to be very contagious and has quickly spread globally. At present there are no specific vaccine or treatment for Covid-19 in contemporary science, however it is known that Ayurveda provides a potential holistic approach from many centuries and proven to be the most efficient tool in health management system. Therefore, an effort has been made to find possible Ayurvedic comparison to the current most prevalent COVID-19 disease based on particular signs and symptoms and to explain its management