Faith in the healing power of Indian medicinal plants made all the difference.
◊ By Krishan Guptaa
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Like everyone else, I thought it wouldn’t happen to me, but it did. Out of the blue. On April 5, the dreaded Coronavirus was in me.
It started with a stubborn fever, losing my sense of smell and body ache. The doctor prescribed the usual Covid medicines.
Being a strong believer in the potency of medicinal plants, I also decided to consume botanical supplements in tandem with my allopathic medication to aid recovery.
I followed the following protocol for the next 10 days, and observed myself get better with each passing day:
- 10 minutes of steam 4 times a day.
- Gargle 4 times a day with rock salt.
- A healthy home-cooked organic food diet. I avoided cold foods, including fruits like water melon.
- Measured my temperature and oxygen levels regularly.
- Started the day with the supplement Turmeric C, fresh lemon, honey, ghee and rock salt in warm water.
- Ashwagandha capsules – One each with lunch and dinner. It helped me to sleep well and manage stress.
- Breath Well capsules – 2 each three times a day. This helped improve my lung capacity and maintain oxygen level. This product is a combination of Pushkarmool, Vana Tulsi, Pippali and Bibhitaki.
- Moringa capsules – One capsule each with lunch and dinner.
- Giloy capsules – 2 capsules each with lunch and dinner.
- Liv Fit capsules – one capsule each with lunch and dinner. It’s a combination of Bhumyamalki, Punernava and It is for detoxing of the liver and kidney to support recovery.
- Papaya and apple but no fruit juice.
- Plenty of water.
The above helped me to recover well, as well as, took care of post-Corona weakness, which is a major challenge.
My wife and daughter also got infected a few days later and both followed the same protocol to recover without any challenges.
In my view, traditional medicinal plants and herbs should be used on parallel with allopathic medication to get synergistic benefits.
My best wishes to everyone fighting Corona. Take care.
The author is Managing Director, Organic Wellness Products Private Limited
I am a believer of Ayurveda. My wife had a mild infection and treated by Dr Ashwin Nanda, Physician, living in our gated community of 400+ residents. Oxygen Monitoring from 24-05-21 to 4-6-21 with Fingertip Oximeter gave 95-100 4 times every day assured that her vegetarian food habits gave her full recovery with Fabipiravir administration.