A CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE AND EXPERIENCE ON THE SCOPE OF HOMEOPATHY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF COVID-19

Abstract

COVID-19 or coronavirus disease is a disease with high infectivity that was first reported in Wuhan, China in 2019. It was later declared a pandemic by World Health Organization (WHO) owing to its global spread. COVID-19 led to a high mortality rate worldwide. To date, no specific treatment has been available to combat COVID-19. Considering this. Prevention of the infection spread is the only acceptable approach widely accepted by all the major health agencies including the WHO along with immunity strengthening as subjects with compromised immunity are considered the compatible host for the virus causing COVID-19. Homeopathic medicine has an established and wide clinical experience as immune boosting medicine and in the prevention of various viral infections. For preventing the spread of various diseases including Fever, dengue, Japanese Encephalitis, Chikungunya, and/or cholera, The Genus Epidemicus has been used and reported to have good results. Considering the clinical success of homeopathy in these severe infectious diseases, the role of homeopathic medicine as an adjunct to standard care should be assessed in the management and treatment of COVID-19 infection. The ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy) has recommended the use of Arsenicum album – 30 in the prevention of COVID-19 and suggested its possible role in combating the disease. However, there are scarce data in the literature concerning the efficacy of homeopathy in the COVID-19 infection. Hence, the present review aims to fill the knowledge gap in the role of homeopathy in the prevention of COVID-19 which will also form the basis for further research and studies.