Ayurveda interventions can be effective in treatment of mild cases of COVID-19: Study

A team of doctors from the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), which comes under the AYUSH Ministry, found that Ayurveda interventions like Ayush ‘kwatha’ and Fifatrol tablets can be effective in the treatment of mild to moderate cases of COVID-19 infection in a very short period with complete regression of symptoms, reported news agency PTI.

Use of four Ayurveda interventions– Ayush kwatha, Sanshamanivati, Fifatrol tablets and Laxmivilasa rasa not only improved the condition of COVID-19 patient but also turned the rapid antigen test negative within six days of treatment, according to a case report published in the journal of AIIA — ‘Ayurved Case Report’ in October, reported PTI.

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Presently, there is no specific cure for the disease that has infected over 44.7 million people and claimed 1.17 million lives globally.

Citing the case of a 30-year-old male health worker infected with coronavirus, the report said his infection was managed with Samshamana therapy that included oral administration of Ayush kwatha, Sanshamani vati, Fifatrol tablets, and Laxmivilasa rasa.

“The mentioned treatment plan was effective in the symptomatic relief (fever, dyspnea, anorexia, fatigue, anosmia, and dysgeusia) as well as in the resolution of viral load, as the patient tested negative in the RAD for COVID-19 within six days of intervention and RT-PCR test was also done on day 16, which was reported negative,” the study said.

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The report has been authored by Dr Sisir Kumar Mandal, Dr Meenakshi Sharma, Dr Charu Sharma, Dr Shalini Rai and Dr Anand More from the AIIA.

“The present case study proved the efficacy of Ayurveda interventions in mild-to-moderate case of COVID-19 infection in a very short period with complete regression of symptoms,” the report said.