Ayurveda and COVID-19: Where psychoneuroimmunology and the meaning response meet
Authors
Ravi Rajkumar
Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Dhanvantari Nagar Post, Pondicherry 605 006, India
Keywords:
COVID-19, Psychoneuroimmunology, Meaning response, Ayurveda
Abstract
Highlights
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Psychological distress is a common response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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This may affect immune response to respiratory infections.
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Ayurveda has been proposed as a method to improve immunity.
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Ayurveda may operate both via psychoneuroimmune mechanisms and the meaning response.
Keywords: COVID-19, Psychoneuroimmunology, Meaning response, Ayurveda
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