At the invasion of Covid-19 Ayurveda is facing so many challenges are summarised and how to take this situation as opportunity to grow is discussed

1. Ayurveda Challenges and Opportunities in Covid-19 scenario
Ayurveda Challenges and Opportunities
i C id 19 S iin Covid‐19 Scenario
A Webinar held on 24‐05‐2020
Organized by LN Ayurved College, Bhopal
Technoayurveda Nadi Guru Ayurmitra
Prof KSR Prasad
Professor, Panchakarma
LN Ayurved College, Bhopal, MP
9290566566/technoayurveda@yahoo.com
Dr. K. Shiva Rama Prasad, at http://www.technoayurveda.com/
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2. Introduction01
Ayurveda Challenges and Opportunities in Covid-19 scenario
Introduction
• Covid‐19, is a Novel Corona Virus spread in Late
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2019 world wide
• The impact of Covid‐19 on Human resources and
relations was massive and unanticipated
• The way medical fraternity working in control of
Covid‐19 was prized by the entire world but look
them in suspicious way and kept at a distance
• Ayurveda is also facing issues related to Covid‐19
Patients protection and cure of from its followers
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3. Introduction02
Ayurveda Challenges and Opportunities in Covid-19 scenario
Introduction
• The search for Covid‐19 roots is going on
D b t & bl h
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• Debate & blame games are every where
• Common people dead not because of Covid‐19 but
with hungerwith hunger
• The lack of communication brought question of living
and psychological issues thereby many are on roads to
reach their destinations or out of humiliation
• No mechanism or model world wide is able to control
virus spread completelyvirus spread completely
• At this juncture we need to focus on Ayurveda
Challenges and Opportunities in Covid‐19 scenario
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4. Challenges03
Ayurveda Challenges and Opportunities in Covid-19 scenario
Challenges
• Challenges in front of us opens the opportunities
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simultaneously are classified as –
– 1. Academic Challenges
– 2. Diagnostic Challenges
– 3. Clinical Challenges
– 4. Therapeutic Challenges
– 5. Drug Formulation Challenges
6 S i l i l Ch ll– 6. Sociological Challenges
– 7. Research Challenges
8 P t C id 19 I– 8. Post Covid‐19 Issues
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5. 1 Academic Challenge04
Ayurveda Challenges and Opportunities in Covid-19 scenario
1. Academic Challenge
• When ever we get any issues of attention we look
t t di i S hit
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at our past recordings in Samhita
• It doesn’t mean that there is a ready made
answer is written but offers concepts to deal withanswer is written but offers concepts to deal with
the present situation
• Corona family existing for centuries but notCorona family existing for centuries but not
harmful as this new sting Covid‐19
• Ayurveda is at the denial of mere killing of y g
infectious organisms but to control them through
Immunity from inside
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6. 1 Academic Challenge05
Ayurveda Challenges and Opportunities in Covid-19 scenario
1. Academic Challenge
• The situation mimicking is not in our literature
t ht i th i l it i ith S hit
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taught in the curriculum as it is neither Samhita
nor subject oriented
• This is a right situation to look in to our education• This is a right situation to look in to our education
system and bring out subject oriented Literature
for the study and facing such situations by y g y
learners
• We are kept aside by the Govt and also patients
in the present state – not even single patient
demanded Ayurveda Treatment for his problem
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7. 1 Academic Challenge06
Ayurveda Challenges and Opportunities in Covid-19 scenario
1. Academic Challenge
• The observations of Covid‐19 seems to be Jwara
of different stages mentioned invading the Tissue
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of different stages mentioned invading the Tissue
(Dhatu) level
• Rasa level exhibit Jwara (fever)( )
• At Rakta cause micro clots in the blood vessels to
block organ oxygen supply
h h h d h ff• In Mamsa show the sotha and Kotha effect
• In Meda it is distributed to cause vulnerability
• In Asti and Majja e hibit the ne rological iss es• In Asti and Majja exhibit the neurological issues
• At the end invaded in to Sukra/Sonita to cause
genetical disturbancesgenetical disturbances
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8. 1 Academic Opportunities07
Ayurveda Challenges and Opportunities in Covid-19 scenario
1. Academic Opportunities
• Let the conceptual formulations of –
– Tissue (Dhatu) targeted and
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– Tissue (Dhatu) targeted and
– Organ (Ashaya) levels
• are brought out and the good old recipes like
Shadangapaniya at the start to end with many HerboShadangapaniya at the start to end with many Herbo‐
mineral compounds
• As many as researches are recorded in PG curriculum
th h il t j t f i ifi tieven though as pilot projects of science verification
were not accepted or honored to place them in the
curriculum – let the scrutiny is done and studied in the
i lcurriculum
• To be frank the 9 Samhita which we are studying are tip
of Iceberg of Ayurvedag y
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9. 2 Diagnostic Challenge08
Ayurveda Challenges and Opportunities in Covid-19 scenario
2. Diagnostic Challenge
• Diagnosing a Virus is not possible according to
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Ayurveda concepts as they work on
symptomatic or Dosha assessment
• Serological diagnosis of the Covid is
questionable as it is not going to fit in Vein q g g
diagram with its positivity and negativity
• More or less we are promoting theMore or less we are promoting the
laboratories for their survival by making Covid
investigationinvestigation
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10. 2 Diagnostic Opportunities09
Ayurveda Challenges and Opportunities in Covid-19 scenario
2. Diagnostic Opportunities
• Covid‐19 brought us a good question on our
di ti biliti d t b t k
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diagnostic capabilities and measures to be taken
for it
• The mention of visible and invisible• The mention of visible and invisible
microorganisms is there in Ayurveda but no
mention of screening g
• Using the Physics, Chemistry and instrumentation
we need to develop our science against the will of
Traditional Ayurveda Warriors who wish not to
change even a single word in Ayurveda
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11. 3 Clinical Challenge10
Ayurveda Challenges and Opportunities in Covid-19 scenario
3. Clinical Challenge
• Ayurveda speak about contagious diseases – Bacterial
d Vi l i f i d h h P G
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and Viral infection spread through Prasanga – Gatra
samsparsha –Saha shayyasana bhojana etc
N ti f li i l t l t f i l ti• No mention of clinical protocols apart from isolation
and quarantine
• Avoiding the cause is the best as it is a droplet infection• Avoiding the cause is the best as it is a droplet infection
• Many formulations of internal and external
antimicrobial in Ayurveda from herbal and herbo‐antimicrobial in Ayurveda from herbal and herbo‐
mineral compounds are available
• Another choice of eradication is fumigations & HomaAnother choice of eradication is fumigations & Homa
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12. 3 Clinical Opportunities11
Ayurveda Challenges and Opportunities in Covid-19 scenario
3. Clinical Opportunities
• We need to attempt all medical conditions
d t l f h d
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and prepare protocols for each and every
situation
M h li i l h i it d t j t• Much clinical researches are invited not just as
validation and revalidation of good old
Ayurveda but with innovative and present dayAyurveda but with innovative and present day
medical situations
• Under the NABH accreditation attempts in• Under the NABH accreditation attempts in
Ayurveda we need to reform our selves
according to the present needsaccording to the present needs
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13. 4 Therapeutic Challenge12
Ayurveda Challenges and Opportunities in Covid-19 scenario
4. Therapeutic Challenge
• Now a days we forget to treat the Jwara in Ayurvedic
dispensaries
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dispensaries
• Ayurveda Therapeutics are based on dislodging non
equilibrium Dosha and Dushya to bring them back to q y g
normalcy
• Avoidance of the cause and isolation is the first choice
• The therapeutics are based on Rasa Panchaka and the
forms of medicines said for Jwara acts against Covid‐19
alsoalso
• The formulary declared by AYUSH or other agencies
against Covid‐19 rationality has to be substantiated
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14. 4 Therapeutic Opportunities13
Ayurveda Challenges and Opportunities in Covid-19 scenario
4. Therapeutic Opportunities
• Thousands of formulations are available for
J i h f f h b l d
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Jwara in the form of herbal compounds
• 1st Treatment starts with Dhatu pachana
• 2nd is Jwarahara (Antipyretic)
• 3rd is Antimicrobial medicines3 is Antimicrobial medicines
• 4th is Immunity boosting Rasayana
i ll t t t th P t Vi l– especially to counteract on the Post Viral
conditions including Eugenics
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15. 5 Drug Formulation Challenge14
Ayurveda Challenges and Opportunities in Covid-19 scenario
5. Drug Formulation Challenge
• In the background of rapid deforestation and
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urbanization saving and using the herbs is very
big problem
• The herb potency decreasing is another big issue
• Formulating the herbs according to Ayurveda
concepts is also Herculean task
• Coming out of these issues and framing the
feasible potential economical formulations is a
big challenge
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16. 5 Drug Formulation Opportunities15
Ayurveda Challenges and Opportunities in Covid-19 scenario
5. Drug Formulation Opportunities
• Using the present knowledge the opportunities
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are to be developed as ‐
– Anti disease properties like Antipyretics
– Anti cause medicines like Antimicrobial
– Organ based regulators or boosters (liver correctors)
– Tissue (pathogenesis) targeted medicines
• Are required for the present day scenario
O hi i d h d l i h D– One thing to remind the developers is the Drug
Antagonism should be understood properly before
formulatingformulating
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17. 6 Sociological Challenge16
Ayurveda Challenges and Opportunities in Covid-19 scenario
6. Sociological Challenge
• Covid‐19 brought us social distancing and
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drastic changes in social behavior
• People are away from earning & employment, p y g p y
shelter, social gatherings and amusement or
entertainment
• Its impact on the personality is remarkable
and few become strong enough and manyand few become strong enough and many
developed altered psychology causing
domestic violencedomestic violence
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18. 6 Sociological Opportunities17
Ayurveda Challenges and Opportunities in Covid-19 scenario
6. Sociological Opportunities
• Ayurveda has to focus on Psychological
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Medicine and Bhutavidya to console the
victims of Covid‐19
• The post Covid‐19 psychology has to be
studied under the influences of addiction
withdrawal scenario
• Community based studies are to plannedCommunity based studies are to planned
along with Educational and Awareness
programsprograms
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19. 7 Research Challenge18
Ayurveda Challenges and Opportunities in Covid-19 scenario
7. Research Challenge
• We need to understand what exactly is our
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position in protecting the Public Health in
India
A th A di P l ti h• Are we the Ayurvedic Population have any
impact on the main stream Health Industry
and Promotion in India or not is a big questionand Promotion in India or not is a big question
• Our Research protocols are not according to
Ayurveda Principles and more over designedAyurveda Principles and more over designed
to please the Contemporary community –
Which we need to CHANGEWhich we need to CHANGE
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20. 7 Research Opportunities19
Ayurveda Challenges and Opportunities in Covid-19 scenario
7. Research Opportunities
• New research protocols have to be developed
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based on Ayurveda Principles
• A public demand research is necessary instead
f l d i t d h ti itof personal degree oriented research activity
• Research funding should be encouraged by
th A d Ph ti l t tthe Ayurveda Pharmaceuticals to promote
Ayurveda
R h fi di t d b ht i t• Research findings sorted are brought in to
curriculum periodically by the Authorities
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21. 8 Post Covid Challenges20
Ayurveda Challenges and Opportunities in Covid-19 scenario
8. Post Covid Challenges
• Developing Herd immunity is difficult where
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the Below Poverty Line starving people are
abundant
• Providing a Non contagious environment for
billions of people and protecting our next p p p g
generations at Village level is a big issue
• As the Virus in invaded and found in GenetoAs the Virus in invaded and found in Geneto
Urinary system may lead to infertility
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22. Conclusion21
Ayurveda Challenges and Opportunities in Covid-19 scenario
Conclusion
• We are not at the edge of the Covid‐19
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generated havoc and it is just a start
• If the Bio warfare of such kind starts, the
future may be drastic and the common man
life is at a stake
• We hope Ayurveda can find a solution alone
or along with the contemporary medicalor along with the contemporary medical
facilities
Th k YDr. K. Shiva Rama Prasad, at http://www.technoayurveda.com/
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