A Review on Role of Rasayanain prevention and Management (as an adjuvant) of COVID-19

Abstract

COVID-19 is an infectious disease which is caused by Corona virus. It is a severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The corona virus outbreak was begun in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Common symptoms are including fever, cough and difficulty in breathing. This is a communicable disease and the virus is spread during closed contact between people. Now a days this disease is widely spreading in all countries including India and no any effective treatment strategy is available on this disease. Hence it is important to take preventive measures and immunity boosters to prevent from this communicable disease. Immunity will protect against various foreign bodies which enter in the body such as viruses and bacterias. In Ayurveda, taking Rasayana is helpful for the person to keep him away from diseases by increasing the immunity. Rasayana is the tool to create premium dhatus. Enhancement of quality of dhatus results in strong immune system to fight against diseases and longevity. NaimittikaRasayana helps to fight against various diseases and it can be used as an adjuvant for specific disease. This study was aimed to review the previous work done on immuno modulating and antiviral effect of Rasayana drugs on Respiratory system. In this article, it is hypothesized that Rasayana drugs may be effective in the prevention of COVID-19.