Siddha Based Decoctions Better Remedy to Overcome COVID-19 - A Review

Abstract

Background: The novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by SARS-CoV-2, which is the causative agent of a potentially deadly disease that is of severe global public health concern The rapid onset of COVID-19 is wreaking havoc worldwide because of inadequate risk assessment regarding the urgency of the situation The COVID-19 infection has spread over 210 countries and territories around the world as there are no clinically approved treatments or vaccines available to date When compared with SARS and MERS, COVID-19 has spread drastically, due to increased globalization and adaptation of the virus in every environment Siddha system of medicine (SSM) is one of the oldest traditional systems of medicine, which has originated from India and is practiced mainly in the southern part of this country for curing different types of diseases including even chronic conditions Siddha based approaches have been proved to cure various respiratory diseases Material and Method: The present study has reviewed articles through various internet sources such as PubMed, Science Direct, and Google Scholar Conclusion: The present study explores the properties of different traditional herbs in treating the novel Coronavirus disease The aim of the study is to analyze Siddha-based decoctions as a better remedy in overcoming COVID-19 The present study has collected various articles related to the current topic from multiple internet sources The present study thus concluded that the Siddha-based decoctions may mitigate the COVID-19 © IJCRR