A CONCEPTUAL STUDY ON UNDERSTANDING COVID -19 AYURVEDIC VIEW
Keywords:
Covid -19 Pandemic, Janapadodhwansa, Maraka, rasayanachikitsa.Abstract
Coronavirus (Covid -19) is a highly contagious infectious disease declared as Pandemic by WHO in March 2020, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome Novel Corona virus 2 also called as SARS COV-2, In Ayurvedic Samhitas there is a concept called “Janapadodhwansa” or “Maraka” with the help of these concept one can understand all epidemics or pandemics from modern science. Adharma (Unrighteousness), Asatakarma purvakrutam (Present life sins and past life misdeeds), Pradnyaparadha (Intellectual error) are the root causes for vitiation of Vayu, Jala, Desh, Kala which are Common etiological factors for epidemics have been mentioned in Samhitas, three Avasthas of Sannipatik Jwara have been mentioned which can be related to Covid-19.For Janapadodhwansa Treatment Preventive and Curative measures have been mentioned like Ahara, Dincharya, Nidra, Achara-Rasayana, Sthanparityag, have been mentioned in Preventive measures and for Curative measures Langhana (Fasting or light food), Langhanapachan (Fasting/ light food along with digestive medicines) and Doshavsechan (Removal of vitiated doshas from body) have been mentioned.
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