Lecturer
Department of Panchkarma
Kala Ashram Ayurved Medical College and Hospital
Gogunda, District Udaipur (Rajasthan)

ANALYZING SYMPTOMATOLOGY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF AYURVEDIC TREATMENT IN COVID-19 DURING EARLY STAGE OF PANDEMIC IN GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA HOSPITAL, DELHI- A COHORT OBSERVATIONAL RETROSPECTIVE STUDY, ANNALS OF AYURVEDIC MEDICINE (AAM); ISSN: 2347-6923 (ON-LINE); Impact Factor: 10.545 (Volume 10, Issue 3, Jul.-Sep. 2021)

ABSTRACT:

Background and Rationale:

The entire human community has been gripped by Corona Virus pandemic and all the system of medicine trying their hard to manage Covid-19. Ayurveda also came forward and offered hands to curb this disease.

Aims and Objective:

The aim of the study is to find the therapeutic potential of Ayurveda by conducting a retrospective observational study in early phase of pandemic in a government Ayurvedic hospital in Delhi. Materials and Methods- A single-center, observational study was done on 273 cases, admitted at Designated Covid Health Care Centre, New Delhi during period of 21st April 2020 and 30 th June 2020. Data was retrieved through Case record files of Covid-19 patients and analyzed. All the Patients were divided into five groups on the basis of medicines (Ayurvedic and allopathic medicines) were given according to symptoms.

Result:

Cough (32.60%), fever (28.94%), sore throat (23.81%) and breathlessness (12.82%) were prevailing presenting symptoms in patients, out of which 17.22% had co-morbidities. Doshik dominance of Vata dosha (48.0%), pitta dosha (36.5%) and kapha dosha (15.5%) was found in symptomatology. 23% patients were managed with Sanshamni Vati (Guduchi), Ayush Kwath (Tulsi+Dalchini+Shunthi+Marich) only while in 61% some other medicines along with these two were required to be added according to various symptoms of respiratory, gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal systems majorly. Yoga and few other modalities, as per AYUSH guidelines, were given to all patients. 94.5% patients improved without developing complications and only 5.5% were referred to higher centre. No mortality and adverse effects were reported.

Conclusion:

Mapping of Covid-19 showed that it is Vatolvan, Pitta madhya, heena Kapha Sannipatik Jwara and Agantuja Jwara in Ayurvedic perspective. Majority of the patients were managed effectively with ayurvedic medicines preferentially Sanshamni vati, AYUSH kwath and few of the patients were dealt with integrated approach.

Keywords:

Covid-19, Sannipatik Jwara, Retrospective, Cohort Study, Treatment outcome.

CORRELATION OF HYPERTENSION AND STRESS – AN AYURVEDIC APPROACH, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PANCHKARMA AND AYURVEDIC MEDICINE (IJPAAM); e-ISSN: 2581-8058; (Volume 4, Issue 1, Jan.-Mar. 2020)

ABSTRACT:

Hypertension is a disease of cardiovascular system, so heart and blood vessels are mainly considered in the pathogenesis, where genetic factors, environmental factors as well as psychosocial stress play an important role. The impact of stress on the development of hypertension is believed to involve sympathetic nervous system response, which leads to increased heart rate, cardiac output, and BP. According to Ayurveda, body and mind both constitute to be the substrata of healthy state and any disease. Vyana Vayu, Avlambaka Kapha and Sadhak Pitta are three doshas situated in the heart. Vyana vayu is responsible for the circulaton of rasa from the heart throughout the body. Charak states that Chinta and Shoka are the causes of vitiation of Vata. The functions of Sadhak Pitta are bravery(shourya), fearfulness(bhaya), anger(krodha), cheerfulness(harsh), delusion/(moha) by Chakrapani Dutta. Avlambaka kapha supports heart, can be considered as a contributor in the pathogensis due to resemblance in the site of Vyana Vayu. The imbalance in the rhythm of these doshas may cause the involvement of physical as well as psychological factors in the pathogenesis of hypertension.

 

Keywords: Hypertension, Psychosocial Stress, Vyana Vayu, Avlambaka Kapha, Chinta.