With the pandemic threat likely to persist for long, the focus should be on preventive healthcare that entails strengthening of the body’s defence systems, for which Ayurvedic interventions are the most suited, according to experts. A webinar on the topic ‘Ayurveda for Covid-19 Prophylaxis’ was organised by the Ayush Valley Foundation in association with the Ayurveda & Health Tourism Magazine on Saturday which was attended…

Dr Cornelis Peters pointed out that there should be a common model of investigation from the Ayurvedic point of view so as to facilitate research and documentation. “In Netherlands, we’re engaged in research with different herbal medicine combinations. We’re growing at least 20 Ottamoolis,” he said.

Dr Sastry said the AYUSH Ministry has initiated clinical trials of AYUSH medicines/interventions regarding Covid-19 and the results would be out by September end. “We’ve already initiated the trial of AYUSH 64, a poly-herbal antimalarial formulation. The clinical research of ‘Ashwagandha’ will start this week while that regarding Ayurveda medicines like Guduchi will commence soon. We expect the results to be out by September end,”…

Dr Narendra Bhatt observed that viral infections like Covid-19 would become severe if the body fails to adapt to the stress. “In viral infections, the causative agents play a game of hide and seek. They pale out initially only to come back stronger with multiple complications which make the treatment difficult… The ayurvedic solutions should consist of four targets – prevention, genetic changes of the…

The first of the #webinar series, being organized by the Ayush Valley Foundation in association with the #Ayurveda & #Health Tourism Magazine, was held on Saturday with eminent #Ayurvedic academicians and practitioners focusing on the ‘topic ‘Can we live with #Corona’. The virtual meet evoked wide response with participants from across the world attending the over two-hour event. The panelists included Dr #Narendra S #Bhatt,…