Ayurvedic Herbs & Boosting Immunity

Preventive measures for COVID-19 infection

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Union Health Ministry suggests Ayurvedic Herbs & Boosting Immunity as preventive measures for COVID-19 infection. The Protocol for the management of COVID-19’ lists Ashwagandha and Rasayana Churna for post-COVID-19 management to prevent lung complications like fibrosis, fatigue and mental health.

Ever since the outbreak of COVID-19, the use of Ayurveda herbs for immunity-boosting, adapting natural lifestyle and yoga to elude the infection have been the talk of the town. This is because the ancient system of medicine — Ayurveda deals with the human being and not the disease. Prevention of Disease, Strengthening the Defence System and Supporting the Self-Repair Mechanism majorly form Ayurvedic treatment. Main focus is on strengthening the physiology so that one doesn’t fall sick, and if at all, recover fast without much damage.

To keep the significance of Ayurveda up and running, and to make the masses understand its efficacy in the troubled COVID times, the Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has recently released a protocol for the clinical management of COVID-19. The protocol lists dietary measures, yoga and Ayurvedic herbs and formulations such as Ashwagandha for prevention of COVID-19 infection and treatment of mild and asymptomatic cases.

Dr. Harsh Vardhan was quoted as saying in a statement, “This protocol dealing with preventive and the prophylactic measure is a significant step not only in the management of COVID-19 but also in making traditional knowledge relevant to solving problems of the modern time.” While stressing that Ayurveda had a significant impact in the foundations of modern medicine, Dr Vardhan added, “Unfortunately,