The COVlD-19 pandemic has created a global health crisis posing an unprecedented public health emergency. The number of deaths and people being infected are increasing daily throughout the globe. This situation is much more severe due to possible devastating situations because of several social and economic factors. Effective management to address this infection is still evolving and attempts are being made to integrate traditional interventions along with standard of care.
Ayurveda and Yoga can certainly play a pivotal role to augment preventive measures provided in the guidelines by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (M0HFW). The current understanding of COVID-19 indicates that good immune status is vital to prevention and to safeguard from disease progression.
Following three aspects are considered while preparing this protocol:
This consensus document is developed by expert committees from All India Institute of Ayurveda (AMA), Delhi, Institute of Post Graduate Training and Research in Ayurved (IPGTRA), Jamnagar, and National Institute of Ayurveda (NlA), Jaipur Central Council for Research in Ayurveda (CCRAS), Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN), other national research organizations. This protocol is for management of mild COVID-19. Moderate to Severe COVID-19 individuals may have informed choice of treatment options. All severe cases will be referred.
This protocol and its annexure are approved by the Chairman, Interdisciplinary Committee for inclusion of Ayurveda and Yoga in the management of mild COVID-19 and approved by the empowered committee of the Interdisciplinary AYUSH Research and Development Taskforce on COVlD-19, both constituted by the Ministry of AYUSH.
Clinical Severity | Medicines* | Doses & Timing |
Prophylactic care (high risk population, primary contacts) | Ashwagandha (Aqueous extract of Withania somnifera IP) or its powder | 500 mg extract or 1-3g powder twice daily with warm water for 15 days or one month or as directed by Ayurveda physician |
Guduchi Ghana vati [Samshamani vati or Giloy Ghana vati having Aqueous extract of Tinospora cordifolia IP] or the powder of Tinospora cordifolia | 500 mg extract or 1-3 g powder twice daily with warm water for 15 days or one month or as directed by Ayurveda physician | |
Chyawanaprasha | 10 g with warm water / milk once a day |
* In addition to these medicines; general and dietary measures are to be followed.
Clinical Severity | Clinical Presentation | Medicines* | Doses & Timing |
Asymptomatic - COVID-19 Positive | For prevention of disease progression to symptomatic and severe form and to improve recovery rate | Guduchi Ghana vati [Samshamani vati or Giloy vati having Aqueous extract of Tinospora cordifolia IP] or the powder of Tinospora cordifolia | 500 mg extract or 1-3 g powder twice daily with warm water for 15 days or one month or as directed by Ayurveda physician |
Guduchi + Pippali (Aqueous extracts Tinospora cordifolia IP and Piper longum IP) | 375 mg twice daily with warm water for 15 days or as directed by Ayurveda physician | ||
AYUSH 64 | 500 mg twice daily with warm water for 15 days or as directed by Ayurveda physician |
* In addition to these medicines; general and dietary measures are to be followed.
Clinical Severity | Clinical Presentation | Clinical Parameters | Medicines* | Doses & Timing |
Mild COVlD-19 Positive** | Symptomatic management Fever, Headache, Tiredness Dry Cough, Sore throat, Nasal congestion | Without evidence of breathlessness or hypoxia (normal situation) | Guduchi + Vippali (Aqueous extracts Tinospora cordifolia IF and Piper longum IP) | 375 mg twice daily with warm water for 15 days or as directed by Ayurveda physician |
AYUSH 64 | 500 mg twice daily with warm water for 15 days or as directed by Ayurveaa physician |
In addition to these medicines; general and dietary measures are to be followed.
Physicians have to decide useful formulations from the above or from additional medicines or substitutable classical medicines based upon their clinical judgement, suitability, availability and regional preferences. Dose may be adjusted based upon the patient's age, weight, and condition of the disease. Guidelines for Ayurveda Practitioners for COVlD-19 notified by Ministry of AYUSH may also be referred.
Clinical Severity | Clinical Parameters | Medicines* | Doses & Timing |
Post COVID Management | Prevention of Post COVID Lung complications like Fibrosis, Faligue, Mental Health | Ashwagandha (Aqueous extract of Withania somnifera IF) or its powder |
500 mg extract or 1-3 g powder twice daily with warm water for 15 days or one month or as directed by Ayurveda physician |
Chyawanprasha | 10 g with warm water / milk once a day | ||
Rasayana Churna | 3 g powder twice daily with honey for one month or as directed by Ayurveda physician |
* In addition to these medicines; general and dietary measures are to be followed.
According to physician's discretion. Physicians have to decide useful formulations from the above or substitutable classical medicines based upon their clinical judgement, suitability, availability and regional preferences. Dose may be adjusted based upon the patient's age, weight and condition of the disease.
Source : Ministry of AYUSH
Last Modified : 4/12/2021
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