Ayurveda Self-Management for Flu Like Symptoms During the Covid-19 Outbreak

Ayurveda Self-Management for Flu Like Symptoms in People Self-Isolated for 7 Days During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak

From the end of January 2020, Coronavirus disease 2019 began to spread in United Kingdom (UK). During the same time, seasonal flu continued to circulate across the UK. With similar course of management at early stages, flu like symptoms were self-isolated to prevent the spread and further complications of infection. Present study aimed to evaluate the effect of self-managed Ayurveda on flu like symptoms in people who self-isolated at home for 7-days in March 2020 during the Covid-19 outbreak in UK.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Flu like symptoms present at least one respiratory symptom (e.g. cough, nasal obstruction, sore throat) and at least one constitutional symptom other than fever (e.g. fatigue, headache, myalgias) of less than 48-hour duration
• Willing to consent and follow up

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant/lactating
• Participants with chronic pulmonary diseases or critical condition or already developed severe respiratory distress
• Clinically malignancies, systemic infection, other medical or psychiatric condition which places the subject at unacceptable risk to participate in the study - Known hypersensitivity to any ayurveda herbal substances