Ayurvedic treatment helps 47% patients recover in chandigarh

Naina Mishra

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Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 22

Around 149 of the 316 recovered Covid-19 patients in the city have been treated with Ayurvedic medicines.

Dr Naresh Mittal at Shri Dhanwantry Ayurvedic College and Hospital, Sector 46, said nearly 47 per cent of the total recovered patients in the city had recovered and discharged from the hospital, while 28 of their patients were still under treatment.

He said the hospital had handled 186 patients so far and five of their patients, who had developed clinical complications, were referred to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER).

The hospital is also a part of efficacy and safety trail of a combination regimen of Standard of Care (SOC) plus a selected standardised Ayurvedic drug (AYUSH 64 as adjuvant) in the management of mild to moderate Covid-19 with that of standalone SOC (active control).

At Dhanwantry, the first batch of 100 patients was given Ayush 64 formulation, along with ‘agastya haritaki’ and ‘anu taila’, and the remaining 100 were being given only Ayush 64. However, no diabetic patient has been included in the Ayush 64 trial.

Recovery shows in 48-72 hrs

Dr Mittal said, “It has been noticed that patients with cough and fever have shown recovery within 48 to 72 hours. Patients here are treated with Ayurvedic medication at large, but in emergencies such as post delivery or psychiatry cases, experts from the Government Medical College Hospital, Sector 32, are consulted.”

Dr Mittal said patients were also being given immunity boosters such as ‘giloy ghan vati’, which contained extracts of ‘giloy’ (botanically known as Tinospora Cordifolia), which, in Ayurveda, was known to be a potent immuno-modulator (immunity booster) herb and ‘sudarshan ghan vati’. Besides, the patients were also asked to practice breathing exercises, he said.

The institute has also prepared a mixture of 10 herbs known as ‘aarogya amrit kada’, which is given to paramedical staff for 10 days.

On May 7, the UT Administrator had decided that all new asymptomatic and mild cases will be sent to the Shri Dhanwantry Ayurvedic College and Hospital, which is a 50-bed Covid facility, while critical cases will continue to be sent to the PGIMER.