Lok Sabha Question No. 1411 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: AYUSH Treatment for COVID-19 Patients
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Sudheer Gupta, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Prataprao  Jadhav, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1411 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## AYUSH TREATMENT FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS

## 1411.   SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  collected  the  data  about  those  patients  who  took  the patronage of AYUSH treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic at home isolation, with the help of Central Siddha Research Institute in collaboration with some Universities of the country and if so, the details/ findings thereof;
- (b) whether only 0.5 per cent of such patients were admitted to the hospital for treatment and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  All  India  Institute  of  Ayurveda  has  signed  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding (MoU) with the Cuba University of Medical Sciences and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the steps taken/being taken to set up more AYUSH centres in the country and across the world; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  carryout  research  work  on  impact  of  Ayurvedic treatment  on  COVID-19  patients  for  analysing  that  the  AYUSH  treatment  is  more effective and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a)  &  (b)  Yes,  Sir.  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Siddha  (CCRS)  through  all  its  Peripheral institutes and clinical Research Units conducted 'Documentation of efficacy of selected Ayush Interventions Kabasura Kudineer (KSK) in asymptomatic & mild to moderate Covid-19 patients in  home isolation through  Ayush  Sanjivani  mobile app CTRI/2021/05/033623 [Registered on: 16/05/2021]

The study was conducted as an open label prospective community-based study which has been designed to capture the desired objectives of the study, based on pre-defined close ended and  certain  open-ended  questions  to  collect  the  data  through  a  mobile  based  application  i.e

AYUSH SANJEEVANI APP. The data was filled up in this app in a predesigned format by the treating Physicians.

Documentation of the patient enrolment  with the data follow ups forms  for day 1, 7 th day,  14 th   Day  &  21 st   day  have  been  documented  through  Ayush Sanjivani  App  for  the nationwide distribution of KSK. Nationwide distribution of  Kabasura  Kudineer  among asymptomatic and mild symptom Covid-19 cases for 30,000 cases across the country have been documented through Ayush Sanjivani app.

## Results:

An unpublished data of the study shows that there was significant reduction of symptoms and  good  improvement  of  health  status  parameters.    26.9%  were  recovered  from  Baseline symptoms on 7 th  Day, 44.4% were recovered from Baseline symptoms on 14 th  Day, 61 % were recovered from Baseline symptoms on 21 st  Day. Only 0.1 % required oxygen support and 0.3 % required hospitalization

(c)  Yes  Sir,  All  India  Institute  of  Ayurveda  (AIIA),  an  autonomous  institution  under  the Ministry of Ayush, Govt of India has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University  of  Medical  Sciences  of  Havana or Universidad  de  Ciencias  Médicas  de  la Habana (UCMH), The Republic of Cuba for  establishment of an academic collaboration in Ayurveda  on  10 th   December  2022  at  AIIA  Goa  during  its  inauguration  by  Hon'ble  Prime Minister of India.

(d)  Public Health being a State subject, setting up of AYUSH Centres in the Country comes under purview of respective State/UT Governments. However, under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme  of  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM),  there  is  provision  of  financial  assistance  for setting  up  of  50/30/10  bedded  integrated  AYUSH  hospitals.    State  Government  may  avail eligible financial assistance by projecting the same through State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) as per the provisions of NAM guidelines.

The  Ministry  of  Ayush  has  provided  support  in  the  establishment  of  Cuba's  first  Ayurveda Centre for holistic and preventive healthcare (i.e. Panchkarma Centre) which was inaugurated on  6th  November  2019  in  Havana  (Cuba)  under  the  aegis  of  the  MoU  signed  between  the Ministry  of  AYUSH  of  India  and  the  Ministry  of  Public  Health  (MINSAP)  of  Cuba.  The Ministry of Ayush also deputed an Ayurveda Expert to the Centre in Cuba in 2019 as well as supplied Ayurvedic medicines to the Ministry of Health, Cuba, for the Panchakarma Centre.

(e)  Ministry  of  Ayush  has  formed  an  Inter-disciplinary  AYUSH  Research  and  Development Task  Force  chaired  by  Prof.  Bhushan  Patwardhan  and  having  representation  from  scientists including Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and AYUSH Institutions.  The Interdisciplinary AYUSH Research and Development Task Force has formulated and designed clinical research protocols for prophylactic studies and add-on  interventions  in  COVID-19  positive  cases  through  thorough  review  and  consultative process of experts of high repute from different organizations across the country for studying four  different  interventions  viz.  Ashwagandha,  Yashtimadhu,  Guduchi  &  Pippali  and  a  poly herbal formulation (AYUSH-64).

Ministry  of  Ayush  issued  Gazette  notification  for  undertaking  research  on  COVID-19 through Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homeopathy Systems including prophylactic measures, intervention during the quarantine, asymptomatic and symptomatic cases of COVID-19, Public Health Research, Survey, Lab Based Research etc. to generate evidence.

Ministry  of  Ayush  has  also  launched  interdisciplinary  studies  involving  AYUSH interventions for COVID-19 based on recommendations of Task force. Under various research organizations  and  National  Institutes  under  Ministry  of  Ayush,  150  research  studies  in  the country are being conducted on AYUSH interventions.

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