Conceptual study of Aahara Vidhi Vishesha Ayatana in pandemic disease COVID-19

Abstract

World community is facing an unimaginable pandemic of Novel Corona Virus disease (COVID-19) caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2 (SARS-COV-2). This disease is spreading globally with more than 195 countries. In India at 11th June 2020 total 276583 cases are conformed from which 135206 are recovered and 7745 deaths are recorded. The whole world is trying to come out from this, but still the pandemic is continuously spreading. The spreading rate of this pandemic challenges all systems of medicine globally to do research for firm therapeutic strategy. Utilization of traditional Chinese system of medicine in Wuhan for treating COVID-19 cases put a biggest example in front of world that traditional system of medicines can give bigger contribution in the treatment of pandemic also very successfully. In India Ayurveda is considered as science of life. Ayurveda equipped with varieties of treatment modalities to handle with any type of deadly diseases. It gives us way of living healthy life. Ayurveda describes the Trividha Upasthambhas i.e. Aahar, Nidra, Bramhacharya from which Aahar is important because due to Aahra only growth of body and mind occurs. In this article the small effort is made to give the relation of Ashtavidha Aahar Vidhi Visheshaayatana for preventon of COVID-19.