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AYUSH Ministry launches clinical research studies on use of Ayurveda as preventive & curative medicine for COVID-19

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  • Published
    7th May, 2020
  • AYUSH Ministry in collaboration with the Health Ministry launched the clinical research studies on use of Ayurveda as preventive and add-on curative medicine for COVID-19.
  • The clinical trials would include both prophylactic and curative effects of Ashwagandha, Yashtimadhu, Guduchi with Pippali and a poly herbal formulation known as AYUSH-64.
  • These studies will be done as a joint initiative of Ministry of AYUSH, Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Science and Technology through Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) with technical support of ICMR.
  • The collaboration would also undertake population-based interventional studies on the impact of AYUSH based preventive medicines.
  • Assessment of acceptance and usage of AYUSH advisories in prevention of COVID-19 through AYUSH Sanjivani App would also be done.

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