Amrutham
Ayurvedic prophylactic strategies for quarantined individuals in kerala
The department of AYUSH, Government of Kerala, had extended the approved Ayurvedic strategies for the prevention, mitigation and rehabilitation of COVID-19 in Kerala to individuals under quarantine including the re-immigrants to the state (GO(Rt) No.180/2020/AYUSH dated 15-05-2020). On 20-05-2020, the State Ayurveda Covid-19 response Cell had named the project as Amrutham and released a guideline for the smooth implementation of the ayurvedic strategies for quarantine care.
The department of AYUSH, Government of Kerala, had extended the approved Ayurvedic strategies for the prevention, mitigation and rehabilitation of COVID-19 in Kerala to individuals under quarantine including the re-immigrants to the state (GO(Rt) No.180/2020/AYUSH dated 15-05-2020). On 20-05-2020, the State Ayurveda Covid-19 response Cell had named the project as Amrutham and released a guideline for the smooth implementation of the ayurvedic strategies for quarantine care.
The guideline comprises of roles and responsibilities at various levels, ayurvedic prophylactic strategies (APS) that include pharmacological as well as non-pharmacological interventions and case record forms for the valid data collection, recording and future evaluation. The Amrutham project has been implemented across the state on 21.05.2020 with the active participation of the Department of Ayurveda Medical Education, Department of Indian Systems of Medicine and National AYUSH Mission.
The project has been implementing through the Ayur Raksha Clinics (ARCs) and AyurRaksha Task Force (ARTF) across the state with massive support from the LSG bodies. (currently, 1206 ARC are working in the state covering all the panchayats).The APS under Amritam mainly has Indukantham Kashayam (administered twice daily), Shadanga Paneeya (medicated drinking water) and two Gudikas namely Vilwadi and Sudarsanam (single tablet each twice daily; mostly administered along with the Kashaya). The APS has been executed by the Ayur Raksha Clinics (ARC) operated through the Ayur Raksha Task Force (ARTF) and monitored by the concerned medical officer. Informed consent regarding the acceptance of Ayurvedic prophylactic medicines was obtained through electronic means.
The directions regarding the administration of the medicines, activities of daily living and dietary modifications were delivered telephonically to the quarantined individuals who had consented to consume the AM. The data was collected using the pre-structured case record form (CRF) devised by the SACRC that was included in the Amritham guidelines. Daily monitoring regarding the intake of AM, health status of the individual and the development of symptoms during the course, if any, were closely monitored and recorded at the ARCs through ARTF. The data regarding the non AM group had to be sourced from the daily bulletin of the Director of Health Services available to the public at https://dhs.kerala.gov.in/. However, the explicit details of the exact number of new entrants into the non-AM quarantine during the stipulated period could not be obtained due to the non-availability of the same in the mentioned database.
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