TY - JOUR AU - Chauhan, Anshul AU - Malik, Meenakshi AU - Mehta, Ashish PY - 2021/09/29 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Case report of COVID-19 in a Hypertensive patient: Ayurvedic add on therapy JF - International Journal of Ayurvedic Medicine JA - IJAM VL - 12 IS - 3 SE - Case Reports DO - 10.47552/ijam.v12i3.1969 UR - https://ijam.co.in/index.php/ijam/article/view/1969 SP - 730-732 AB - <p>COVID-19 has affected negatively day to day life and global economy.&nbsp;Considering need for search of immunity modulator drugs for fighting this virus, Ayurvedic treatment was planned. 30 year old female patient, having history of the hypertension was diagnosed as a case of COVID-19 through RT-PCR. AYUSH <em>Kwath</em> (20 ml OD for 7 days), <em>Sanshamani</em> <em>vati</em>(2BD for 7 days)<em>, Sudarshan churn (</em>3gm for14 days), Vit –C and Azithromycin given orally for 5 days. RT-PCR sample result was found COVID negative on 7<sup>th</sup> day of treatment. Antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, immune-modulatory activities were documented earlier of used medications which have shown beneficial result in present case also. Orally administered, add on Ayurvedic formulation exerted symptomatic relief in symptomatic COVID-19 case with <em>pitta-kapha prakriti</em> having co-morbidity of Hypertension. RCT needs to be conducted to validate result in larger sample which will generate evidence for support.</p> ER -