Abstract

A POPULATION BASED PREVENTIVE APPROACH ON MUCORMYCOSIS IN AYURVEDA - A REVIEW

Nayana B.*

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Abstract

Mucormycosis a severe often fatal invasive fungal infection has entered public consciousness in response to case outbreaks in India. Thousands of Mucormycosis cases were reported in the wake of India’s 2nd wave of COVID 19 cases, bringing global attention to this deadly yet neglected disease since past. Mucormycosis which was previously known as Zygomycosis and now commonly known as black fungus is a serious fungal infection that comes under fulminant fungal sinusitis caused by a group of mold called mucormycetes. The conventional line of treatment usually adopted is towards the higher end and requires a long course of treatment. Thus implementation of this treatment modality in a mass population may turn out to be difficult. In this article, an Ayurvedic preventive approach for Mucormycosis has been discussed based on the evidence based data collected from experiential data, experimental and clinical research findings.

Keywords: Mucormycosis, COVID 19, Krimighna dravyas, Ayurvedic medicines.