- Review Article
- Year:2020
- Volume:1
- Issue:2
Integrating bioinformatics and epigenetics with Ayurveda-a possible contribution towards COVID-19 fight
Pooja SabharwalJohn Fagen
Rima Dada
Ashok Sharma
Chandra Shekher Kaushik
Ashutosh Chaturvedi
Priyanka Bhardwaj
Abstract
The entire world is struggling from the COVID-19 pandemics. Scientific community all around the world have been looking for any possible measure to fight against this dreadful disease. Ayurveda, the traditional Indian system of medicine, has immense potential to contribute towards this pandemic both in prevention and management. But Ayurveda fraternity has the challenge to explain the available possible measures in contemporary language. The science of bioinformatics & epigenetics has provided possibility for scientific & contemporary explanation of Ayurvedic interventions.
Keywords
Ayurveda
COVID-19
Ayurinformatics
Epigenetics
Infectious diseases
Antiviral drugs