The prestigious Banaras Hindu University (BHU), which was recently
granted the status of an Institution of Eminence (IoE) by the Government of
India, has prepared an ‘Ayurvedic protocol for the management of Covid-19’ and
submitted the same to concerned authorities like the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for clinical trial approval.
A 16-member committee of the University’s Ayurveda faculty headed
by Dean Prof Yamini Bhushan Tripathi, prepared the protocol earlier this month
and sent to major academic institutions. It was further revised based on feedbacks.
The protocol has been prepared after classifying the patients
or target groups into four categories:-
— Suspected patients and healthcare workers under Quarantine
and home isolation
— Covid-19 patients (Mild, Severe symptomatic &
Co-morbid conditions)
— Susceptible Subjects (Pregnant, Children, Geriatric)
— Post treatment persons after cure (Rejuvenation therapy)
The treatment suggestions entail all three procedures- Daivyavipashraya
(spiritual healing), Yukti Vipashraya (Ayurvedic medication), Satwavajaya
(psychological counseling). Similarly, Ayurvedic medication in all three forms
— liquid, decoction, and shrubs-, and non-pharmacology procedures as described
in Ayurveda have also been included.
Suspected persons under quarantine or home isolation may suffer
from anxiety and stress. Hence the treatment propounded includes counselling,
educating about disease and management, following daily regimen as prescribed
by Ayurveda, good sanitary and sleep practices, having a balanced diet that is
to be taken at right time, indulging in exercise (as per Sharirabala and
season) and practicing Yama, Niyama, Pranayama, Dhyana, with Japa-Mantra
chanting (according to one’s own religion and belief). A copy of the protocol
was accessed by the Ayurveda Magazine.
It also recommends immunity-boosting through Ayurvedic
methods for the first category:-
–Daily intake of Go-dugdha (cow milk), Go-ghrita
(cow ghee)
–Intake of medicated drinking water prepared using Yavani,
Lavanga, Pippali, and Tulsi.
–Use of single drugs prepared with Guduchi, Haridra,
Manjistha, Amalaki, Ashwagandha or herbs that possess Vishagna,
Krimighna, Rakshogna and Bhutagna action.
Similarly, the protocol includes treatment suggestions for categories
like Asymptomatic Covid-19 positive cases, Covid-19 patients with mild,
moderate and those with co-morbidities, pregnant women and children and post
treatment restorative healthcare.
The protocol was sent to various authorities like Ayush ministry,
National Indian Medicine Commission, and Niti Aayog among others, seeking
approval for clinical trial. The observational study will be done only when the
clinical trial is approved.
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