Rx of Covid19 with Ayurveda, Chinese & Scientific Medicine
Rx ( all of these items are available over the counter without prescription )
1. Bromhexine HCL 8 mg three times a day or Quercetin 500 mg tab twice a day (depending upon availability)
2. Zinc 50 mg tab once a day
3. Vitamin C 500 mg twice a day ( or 1000 mg once a day )
4. Melatonin 3 mg + Magnesium 150 mg tab. Take one at night.
5. Famotidine / Pepcid 20 mg tab. Take one twice a day.
6. Aspirin 81 mg tab. Take one a day after heaviest meal
7. Vitamin D3 1000 IU tab. One tab once a day
8. ‘One a day’ 50 plus Multivitamin one tab once a day
Doses of Vitamin D3, Melatonin, Famotidine and Aspirin can be increased if required. Please refer to Page 5 of Math Plus protocol for more details about the recommendations. There use of home pulse oximetry monitoring is also discussed. It is important that patients with Oxygen Saturations of below 94 % present to hospital as effective strategies such as anti-inflammatory steroids and high dose blood thinners can be administered once the disease enters the Pulmonary phase.
Along with plenty of sleep, exercise, optimum weight, reduced stress and healthy diet, taking Vitamin D3 1000 IU per day and ‘One a day’ Multivitamin ( which contains additional 1000 IU Vitamin D3 along with Zinc 24 mg and others ) is an optimum strategy to keep the immune system primed for all individuals.
Patients should only consume medication or supplements after consulting with a Physician / Pharmacist to ensure that this is safe for them and that they do not have any pre-existing conditions which are a contraindication to taking these.
1. Bromhexine is based upon the Vasaka plant ( Adhatoda Vasica ) used in Ayurveda for cough and respiratory ailments. It acts as a TMPRSS2 or trans-membrane serine protease inhibitor.
This study published in nature journal demonstrated that inhibition of TMPRSS2 is more effective in inhibiting SARS-COV2 entry into lung epithelial cells that Hydroxychloroquine or Chloroquine
In this prospective Randomised Controlled Trial a total of 78 patients with similar demographic and disease characteristics were enrolled. There was a significant reduction in ICU admissions (2 out of 39 vs. 11 out of 39 ), intubation (1 out of 39 vs. 9 out of 39 ) and death (0 vs. 5) in the bromhexine treated group compared to the standard group. All P values were under 0.05 demonstrating clinical statistical significance. No patients were withdrawn from the study because of adverse effects.
2. Quercetin has direct viricidal properties against a range of viruses, including SARS-CoV2 by inhibition of cysteine protease enzyme. It is derived from the roots of B. papyrifera tree and has been used in traditional Chinese medicine. It displays a broad range of antiviral properties which can interfere at multiple steps of pathogen virulence -virus entry, virus replication, protein assembly- and that these therapeutic effects can be augmented by the co-administration of vitamin C.
This study assessed the inhibitory activity of polyphenols derived from B. papyrifera against CoV cysteine proteases.The prenylated quercetin derivative showed the most potent inhibitory activity.
Quercetin acts as a zinc ionophore increasing intra-cellular as well as intra-liposomal concentrations of Zinc cations by transporting it through the cell membrane.
