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Scholars International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine (SIJTCM)
Volume-3 | Issue-07 | 131-139
Review Article
Auspicious Offering of Lord Shiva as a Source of Natural Antiviral Compounds against COVID 19: A Review
Yadav Yadevendra, Sharma Arun, Sharma Usha, Sharma Khemchand
Published : July 8, 2020
DOI : 10.36348/sijtcm.2020.v03i07.001
Abstract
Offerings of flowers, leaves, fruits, cereals, foods and drinks to the Gods have been spoken about to a great extent in ancient Hindu scriptures such as Puranas and Vedas. These substances also have replete with significant medicinal values. ' Mahamrityunjaya Mantra Japa' means Great Death-conquering Mantra, is a verse (sukta) of the Rigveda. This mantra is addressed to Shiva for warding off death and bestows longevity. Lord Shiva idolizes with some astonishing substances like Bilva Patra, Bhang Patra, Arka Puspa and Ganga Jal in Mahamrityunjaya Mantra Japa'. Medicinal properties like, antimicrobial, antiviral, antifungal, Anti-inflammatory, Analgesic, Anticancer, Antioxidant property of these have been reported by recent researches. In the future, In vitro and In vivo studies on these items of worship show that these may be an answer to non-treatable diseases like autoimmune disorder, viral infection and cancer etc., as these substances have anti-inflammatory, immunomodulation and antimicrobial properties. Exploration of the text of Traditional and complementary medicine might be useful in research of new drug molecules.
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