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Healthcare prominence and Immune boosting activity of Ashwagandha against various clinical conditions and Covid 19 disease outbreak
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R S UPENDRA, MOHAMMED RIYAZ AHMED
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Covid-19 is a disease caused by virus named SARC CoV type II of Corona virus family and is announced as
Pandemic disease by WHO in the month of March 2020. Virus is spreading at exponential rate and causing more
than 1.3 lack death globally today. Covid-19 has been announced as one of the biggest threat to the mankind in
last 100 years. Antiviral drugs and the vaccines are under clinical phases, to combat this outbreak, it is essential
to maintained good health condition with boosted immune activity. Ashwagandha has been a medicinal plant
under Ayurvedic studies for various therapeutic uses since ancient times of India. It has been regarded as the
most important plant as every part of the plant can serve as a remedial/curative alternative. Despite the versatility
of the plant, scanty research has been done to explore its potential in creating varied healthcare and value-added
allied products used as immune system booster in situation similar to Covid 19 outbreak. There is a huge lacuna
in literature dedicated to documenting the prospective applications of Ashwagandha healthcare products. This
work is an attempt to compile current literature with an eye on the possibility of creating healthcare and value
addition products based on this versatile medicinal plant. The paper provides a historical perspective on the
evolution of and investigations carried out to explore the applications of Ashwagandha as a medicinal plant. It the
wake of a sudden interest in herbal plants, this work will act as a primer for the herbal-based solutions in the
areas of cancer treatment, neural disorders, immune boosters especial for Covid 19 cause of viral outbreak,
stress-relief, and rejuvenation. It also finds applications as cardio-respiratory endurance enhancer, anti-ageing,
antioxidant, hypoglycemic, hypocholesterolemic and as an effective adaptogen. To reach out to a wider audience
the paper concludes with open research issues, challenges in using Ashwagandha as a medicinal plant in the
current scenario.
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Ashwagandha, Ayurvedic medicine, Withanolide, Covid-19 outbreak, Immune booster, Dietary supplement.
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2021.13.03.051
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