Principles of Rajayakshma management for COVID-19

Sarvesh Kumar Singh; Kshipra Rajoria; Sanjeev Sharma

doi:10.1016/j.jaim.2020.08.002

Principles of Rajayakshma management for COVID-19

J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2022 Jan-Mar;13(1):100349. doi: 10.1016/j.jaim.2020.08.002. Epub 2020 Aug 24.

Authors

Sarvesh Kumar Singh¹, Kshipra Rajoria², Sanjeev Sharma³

Affiliations

¹ P.G. Department of Panchakarma, National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Electronic address: sarveshksingh21@gmail.com.
² P.G. Department of Panchakarma, National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Electronic address: kshiprarajoria@gmail.com.
³ National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Electronic address: profsanjeevhp@gmail.com.

Abstract

The pandemic spread of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global threat. No cure is available for this condition till date. Ayurveda, may come to rescue in these times of COVID-19 spread. In this review we have analyzed that the COVID-19 has analogy with the Rajayakshma (∼a wasting disease indicating suboptimum immune response) and the established treatment of Rajayakshma disease can be proposed for preventive as well as curative purpose.

Keywords: Ayurveda; COVID-19; Rajayakshma.