Indian Traditional Systems of Medicine (AYUSH) in Pandemics With Special Reference to COVID- 19

Abstract

There is some evidence that traditional Indian medical methods can help reduce pandemic mortality, moderate and severe mortality rates, and illness duration. The combination of modern biomedicine with traditional herbal medicines may cure hypoxaemia, COPD, and infections (Luo et al., 2020). Herbal remedies have a history of reducing the severity of infectious diseases, including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV-2). Traditional methods of treating it have no doubt been unsuccessful, but popular herbal remedies with antiviral properties are now being employed in addition to conventional medicine in the management of COVID-19 in India, Africa and South East Asian countries. A combination of modern medication and vaccines with traditional remedies is being popularly used. Based on the research that is currently available, herbal therapies have demonstrated potential in reducing and decreasing the risk of COVID-19. Ang et al. (2020) noted that herbal therapy, has been proposed multiple times as alternative treatment. The fact that traditional herbal therapy is plant-based is no reason to disregard its effectiveness, particularly since most botanical medications possess antiviral characteristics.