Lok Sabha Question No. 382 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Management of Novel Corona Virus
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya, Uttam Kumar Nalamada Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 382 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH MARCH, 2020

## MANAGEMENT OF NOVEL CORONA VIRUS

## *382. SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA: SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA:

Will  the  Minister  of  AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  taking  steps  to  find  antidotes  to  COVID - 19 (Novel  Corona  Virus)  in  AYUSH,  if so,  the  details  thereof  including  funds allocated;
- (b) whether the Government has issued an advisory advocating the use of Un and Homoeopathy medicines for prevention and management of the disease and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the research that this advisory was based on;
- (d) whether any other country has issued advisory prescribing alternate s of  medicines  to  prevent,  treat  or  manage  the  disease  and  if  so,  the thereof;
- (e)  whether  the  Govern ment  has  taken  any  steps  to  prevent  spreading  of misinformation about COVID - 19 and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  whether  the  Government  has  set  up  permanent  AYUSH  research  labs  to develop solutions to any future pandemics or epidemics and if so, th e details thereof

## THE MINISTER OF STATE(IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a)to ( f )A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEME NT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 382* FOR 20 TH MARCH , 2020

(a) No, Sir.

(b) Yes,Ayurveda,Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy are advocated for health promotion  and  prevention  of  diseases. As  such,  the  advisory  in  terms  of AYUSH  Systems  to  prevent  the  outbreak  of  Corona  Virus  is  general nature.The Press release advisory (Annexure I - III) was widely published in print and electronic media throughout India.

(c)The Central Council for Research in Homeopathy (CCRH) is of view tha the  positive  results  from  the  genus  epidemicus  as  prophylactic  d epidemic  outbreaks  of  va rious  diseases  during  recent  past,  Scientif Advisory  Board  of  the  Council  discussed  to  find  out  possible  g epidemicus  for  recent  outbreak  of  corona  virus  in  China.  The  sign symptoms of the patients were referred from the recent publication fr he clinical  history  of  patients  of  Wuhan,  China  in  Lancet  titled,  'Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China'. Analysis of these symptoms was made to find out the genus epidemicus following recommendation were m ade:

- Arsenicum  album  30C  could  be  advised  as  Genus      Epidemicus  as preventive against Coronavirus infection.
- Moreover,  Arsenic  album  is  a  common  prescription  in  the  cases  o respiratory infections in day to day practice.
- (d)  Ministry has no information.
- (e)  Councils  have  developed  the  Information  Education  Communication (IEC) material to spread the proper information about corona infec where OPD patients are made aware about the same.
- (f)    CCRH  has  set  up  a  Virology  laboratory  at  its  Dr.  Anjali  Chatt erjee Regional Research Institute of Homeopathy, for carrying out research disease of viral origin.

## ANNEXURE - I

## Advisory for Corona virus Homoeopathy for Prevention of Corona virus Infections Unani Medicines useful in symptomatic management of Corona Virus i nfection

Posted On: 29 JAN 2020 10:29AM by PIB Delhi

The  outbreak  of  a  mysterious  new  CoronaVirus  is  rapidly  spreading.  The  whole  world going through the fear of this Corona Virus, the R esearch Councils under the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India have issued advisory based on the Indian traditional medici practicesAyurveda, Homeopathy and Unani.

## As  per  the  Ayurverdic  Practices  the  following  Preventive  Management  Steps  are suggested .

- Maintain personal hygiene.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and w are not available.
- Drink Shadang Paniya (Musta, Parpat, Usheer, Chandan,Udeechya & Nagar) processed water (10 gm po wder boiled in 1 - liter water, until it reduces to half). Store it in a bott drink it when thirsty.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- Stay home whenyou are sick.
- Cover  your  face  during  cough  or  sneeze  and  wash  your  hands  after  coughing  o sneezing.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.
- Preferably,  use  an  N95  mask  while  traveling  or  working  in  public  pl aces  to  avoid droplet transmission
- If you suspect Corona Viral infection, wear a mask and contact your nearest hos immediately.

Prophylactic Measures/Immunomodulatory drugs as per the Ayurvedic practices.

- Measures shall be taken to strengthen the immune system through a healthy diet and lifestyle practices.
- Agastya Harityaki 5 gm, twice a day with warm water.
- Samshamani Vati 500 mg twice a day.
- Trikatu(Pippali, Marich & Shunthi) powder 5 gm and Tulasi 3 - 5  eaves (boiled in 1 -litre water, until it reduces to ½ liter and keeps it in a bottle) keep taking it i when required.
- Pratimarsa Nasya: Instill two drops of Anu taila/Sesame oil in each nostril daily morning.

## *  This  advocacy  i s  for  information  only  and  shall  be  adopted  in  consultation  with registered Ayurveda practitioners only.

At the instance of Ministry of AYUSH, Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy(CCRH) discussed the ways and means of prevention of Coronavirus infe ction throughHomoeopathy in 64th meeting of its Scientific Advisory Board on 28 th January 2020. The  Group  of  Expertsinter - alia  has  recommended  that  homoeopathy  medicine  Arsenicum album30 could betaken as prophylactic medicine against Coronavirus infections, which has also beenadvised for prevention of ILI.It has recommended one doze of Arsenicum album 3 daily  in  empty  stomach  for  threedays.  The  dose  should  be  repeated  after  one  month following the same schedule incase Coronavirus infections prevail in the community. Th Expert Group has furthersuggested that general hygienic measures for prevention of air - borne infectionssuggested  by  the  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare,  Govt.  of  India, pr evention ofthe disease should also be followed by the public.

## Unani Medicines useful in symptomatic management of Corona Virus infection

1. SharbatUnnab 10 -20ml twice a day
2. TiryaqArba 3 - 5g twice a day
3. TiryaqNazla 5g twice a day
4. KhamiraMarwareed 3 - 5g once a day
5. Massage on scalp and chest with RoghanBaboona/ Roghan Mom/ Kafoori Balm
6. Apply RoghanBanafsha gently in the nostrils
7. Take ArqAjeeb 4 -8 drops in fresh water and use four times a day
8. In case of fever, take Habb e IkseerBukhar 2 pills with lukewarm water twi daily.
9. SharbatNazla 10ml mixed in 100ml of lukewarm water twice daily.
10. Qurs e Suaal 2 tablets to be chewed twice daily
11. Arq extracted from following single Unani drugs along with SharbatKhaksi is very useful:
12. Decoction of the following single Unani drugs can be used:

| S.No.   | Name of Unani Drug   | Common Name     | Botanical Name             |
|---------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
| i.      | Chiraita             | Indian Gentian  | Swertiachirata Karst       |
| ii.     | Kasni                | Common chicory  | Cichoriumintybus Linn.     |
| iii.    | Afsanteen            | Common sagewort | Artemisia absinthium Linn. |
| iv.     | Nankhawa             | Ajowan          | Trachyspermumammi Sprague  |
| v.      | Gaozaban             | Borage          | Borage officinalis Linn.   |
| vi.     | Neem Bark            | Margosa         | Azadirachtaindica A.       |
| vii.    | SaadKoofi            | Cypriol         | Cyperusscariosus R. Br.    |

| S.No.   | Name of Unani Drug   | Common Name   | Botanical Name          |
|---------|----------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
| i.      | Behidana             | Quince        | CydoniaOblonga          |
| ii.     | Unnab                | Jujubi        | Zizyphus Jujube Linn.   |
| iii.    | Sapistan             | Assyrian Plum | CordiaMyxa Linn.        |
| iv.     | Darchini             | Cinnamon      | Cinnamomumzeyla nicum   |
| v.      | Banafsha             | Sweet Violet  | Viola Odorata Linn.     |
| vi.     | Berg- e-Gaozabaan    | Borage        | BoragoOfficinalis Linn. |

## 13. In case of sore throat use decoction of the following Unani drugs:

| S.No.   | Name of Unani drug       | Botanical name    | Quantity   |
|---------|--------------------------|-------------------|------------|
| i.      | Khashkhash               | Papaversomniferum | 12g        |
| ii.     | Bazrulbanj               | Hyoscyamusniger   | 12g        |
| iii.    | Post Khashkhash          | Papaversomniferum | 12g        |
| iv.     | Barg e Moard (Habbulaas) | Myrtuscommunis    | 12g        |
| v.      | Tukhm e kahuMukashar     | Lactuca Sativa    | 12g        |
| vi.     | GuleSurkh                | Rosa damascena    | 12g        |

## Dietary Recommendations

As per recommendations of Unani physicians, easily digestible, light and soft diets are advised.

## Press Information Bureau Government of India AYUSH

## Advisory to recess the symptoms of respiratory tract in possible Corona virus infected cases

29 JAN 2020 3:49PM

In continuation of the preventive measures issued on 29 - 01- 2020,  further  advisory  to recess the symptoms of respiratory tract in possible Corona virus infected cases is below:

AYUSH system is based on traditional health practices. The traditional Heal thcare system of the country provides lifestyle advocacies to boost immunity which helps the preventi various  kind  infectious  diseases.  Recently,  the  outbreak  of  corona  virus  has  been which mainly involve Respiratory system. The Ministry of AY USH is issuing the advisory as preventive measure and not claiming to be a treatment advice for the Corona virus inf The  Research  Councils  under  Ministry  of  AYUSH  are  involved  in  various  public  healt activities and provide lifestyle advocacies time to time for the general public.

- As per the Ayurvedic Practices the following Preventive Management Steps are suggested.
- Drink  Shadang  Paniya  (Musta,  Parpat,  Usheer,  Chandan,Udeechya  & Nagar) processed water (10 gm powder boiled in 1 - liter water, until it reduces to half). Stor it in a bottle and drink it when thirsty.
- Prophylactic Measures/Immunomodulatory drugs as per the Ayurvedic practices.
- Measures shall be taken to strengthen the immune system through a healthy diet and lifestyle practices.
- Agastya Harityaki 5 gm, twice a day with warm water.
- Samshamani Vati 500 mg twice a day.
- Trikatu(Pippali, Marich & Shunthi) powder 5 gm and Tulasi 3 - 5 leaves (boiled in 1 -litre water, until it reduces to ½ liter and keeps it in a bottle) keep taking it in s and when required.
- Pratimarsa Nasya: Instill two drops of Anu taila/Sesame oil in each nostril daily morning.
- As per the Homoeopathy Practices the following Preventive Managemen t Steps are suggested -

The  Group  of  Experts  inter - alia  has  recommended  that  homoeopathy  medicine Arsenicum album30 could be taken as prophylactic medicine against possible Coron virus  infections,  which  has  also  been  advised  for  prevention  of  ILI.  It r ecommended  one  doze  of  Arsenicum  album  30,  daily  in  empty  stomach  for  three days. The dose should be repeated after one month by following the same schedu incase Corona virus infections prevail in the community.

- As  per  the  Unani  Practices  the  following  P reventive  Management  Steps  are suggested.
- Prepare  decoction  by  boiling Behidana  (Cydonia  Oblonga)  3gm,  Unnab  Zizyphus (Jujube Linn) 5nos, Sapistan (Cordia Myxa Linn) 7nos in 1 litre water until it reduces to half. Store it in a bottle and take sips as and when required.
- For  prophylactic  measures  immune  system  need  to  be  strengthen  for  this  purpos Khamira Marwareed 3 - 5 gm once a day may be taken.

* This advocacy is fo r information only and shall be preferably adopted in consultation with registered Ayurveda, Homoeopathy and Unani practitioners.

## Press Information Bureau Government of India AYUSH

## Clarification on Precautionary measures advised by Ministry of AYUSH in the context of Corona Virus

04 FEB 2020 11:29AM

This is with reference to the advisories issued in public interest by Min AYUSH  on  general  preventive  and  prophylactic  measures  to  be  followed  in emerging viral diseases like Corona. Two advisories issued on 29th January, are only indicating g eneral precautionary measures to be followed in the context such  viral  diseases.  These  measures  are  advised  based  on  the  principle approach  in  respective  medical  system  to  such  viral  diseases  where  respir involvement  is  evident.  These  advisorie s neither claimed effective treatment for Corona virus nor suggested any specific drug to combat corona virus. The pers hygienic measures and few herbal preparations which may be helpful to maint health  are  indicated  in  the  advisory.  It  was  also  adv ised  that  the  use  of  these preparations  should  be  done  in  consultation  with  registered  practitioners respective system of medicine.

In  this  regard,  it  was  learnt  that  certain  news  reports  from  media  and  m professional  bodies  did  manipulate  and tried  to  malign  the  image  of  AYUSH systems of healthcare and tried to create distrust among the public towards medical systems. The world is trying to find some help for the pandemic of Co virus. There is no cure possible as of now. In this situa tion, any little help from any corner shall be welcomed. The effort of AYUSH Advisory may be seen from thi right perspective.

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