Yoga and ayurveda may be effective in the treatment of high-risk cases of Covid-19, according to a research by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi and Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar.
The study on successful treatment of 30 high-risk Covid-19 patients has been published in the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. The study also suggested that in addition to the treatment for Covid-19, yoga and ayurveda may be instrumental in relieving such patients from anxiety and aid in speedy post-treatment recovery. "The study also demonstrates an urgent need to scientifically examine the traditional Indian knowledge systems at the top academic institutions. A timely and suitably designed randomised controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of ayurveda and yoga based personalized integrative treatment for Covid-19 would have equipped the people with much more credible and dependable information about their use in managing Covid-19," said Rahul Garg of IIT-Delhi who conceptualised the project. Besides the standard care treatment according to guidelines, the patients were prescribed ayurvedic medicines through telemedicine, and administered a personalised therapeutic yoga programme using video conferencing.
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