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Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences | Volume-9 | Issue-01
Ayurveda vs COVID-19: Developing an Influence towards Good Health
Jyoti Prakash, Aman Mittal, Amit Kumar Sen
Published: Jan. 13, 2021 | 141 85
DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2021.v09i01.012
Pages: 65-69
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Abstract
The existence of Ayurveda has been since 1000 B.C.E since the implication was in medicine and surgery where a holistic method was used to maintain the proper wellbeing of humanity. The translation of the “Ayurveda” literates to the science of life where it shows the combination of three elements, i.e. vatta, pitta, and Kapha. These three elements constitute the human body and also balances its forces. In the ancient period, the sages who followed the veda’s constitute the Ayurveda in various concepts such as Paatra Shuddhi, Paaka Shuddhi, and Padartha Shuddhi which they followed in their cooking process to have a pure and balance within their body to stay fit and healthy. Since then, the implication of Ayurveda has been considered to be unique and adopted by several individuals to maintain a stable and calm in their mind and soul. But due to the outbreak of coronavirus, it was said that the implementation of the traditional remedy, i.e., Ayurveda would help in curing the diseases and delevating the symptoms of the virus which were: fever, tiredness, dry cough, aches and pains, nasal congestion, runny nose, diarrhea, and sore throat. These were the major traits seen by medical professionals during the treatment course. The Ayurveda has various medication which has tremendous results without giving any side-effects but the most common which everyone knows is the tulsi (holy basil) which has a tremendous multi-modal therapeutic effect towards effective prevention and proper management towards the COVID-19 effect. Apart from the use of tulsi, turmeric also has a very effective medicinal touch to every medication; it is told that a glass of lukewarm turmeric water or by putting turmeric in the milk helps in maintaining a balance in the body cycle. It is always said that to have a proper Vedic lifestyle everyone should follow five practices of Din-acharya which means the four elements that one should follow to complete the daily cycle; walking, sleeping, working and .....