• Review Article
  • Year:2020
  • Volume:1
  • Issue:2

Integrating bioinformatics and epigenetics with Ayurveda-a possible contribution towards COVID-19 fight

Pooja Sabharwal

John 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