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Review
. 2021 Jan 27;18(4):667-678.
doi: 10.1515/jcim-2020-0175.

Preventive aspect of ayurveda and yoga towards newly emerging disease COVID-19

Ranjeet S Sawant  1 , Bharat D Zinjurke  2 , Sandeep V Binorkar  3
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Review

Preventive aspect of ayurveda and yoga towards newly emerging disease COVID-19

Ranjeet S Sawant et al. J Complement Integr Med. .

Abstract

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV 2) and unique in various facets. The earlier experience from the past severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemics seem to be insufficient and there is need for better strategies in public health and medical care. Ayurved & Yog are well known for their preventive and therapeutic aspect, but not getting utilized properly for prevention of Covid 19 crisis which may also be helpful as supportive therapy along with current line of management. This paper is aimed at unrevealing the role of Ayurved and Yoga guidelines established by Department of AYUSH for prevention from SARS-CoV-2 by providing help to improving the quality of supportive/prophylactic therapy in relation with their immunity.

Keywords: AYUSH; COVID-19; Rasayana; immuno-modulator; mental health.

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