Ayurveda & yoga can help fight Covid: Govt

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday recommended use of common ayurvedic formulations, such as kadha (boiled water with herbs) and milk with turmeric in treating mild and asymptomatic Covid-19 patients as part of the national clinical management protocol based on ayurveda and yoga, released by health minister Harsh Vardhan and Ayush minister Shripad Naik.


Use of medicines such as ashwagandha, guduchi ghana vati or chyawanaprasha were prescribed for preventing the disease in high-risk people and primary contacts of patients. "All these medicines have shown good results and are scientifically validated," said health minister Harsh Vardhan.

"The task force and committees created to review these drugs have okayed them. They will be added as an exclusive chapter in our national Covid-19 management protocol," Harsh Vardhan said.

The guidelines offer standard treatment protocol to be followed by all Ayush practitioners treating mild to moderate Covid-19 cases, in line with the Union health ministry's National Clinical Management Protocol for Covid-19.

“We call this first version of the protocol, which will be modified as more evidence is generated through further studies in future. This part is a result of 4-5 months of research activity on some of the anti-pyretic, anti-fungal, antibacterial and other medicines in Ayurveda that have been reviewed and backed by experts from the modern system of medicine. The protocol is thoroughly backed by scientific evidence,” said Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, secretary, Ayush.

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