POST COVID STRESS MANAGEMENT IN UNANI: REVIEW

Abstract

A coronavirus is a kind of common virus that causes an infection in your nose, sinuses, or upper throat. Most coronaviruses aren't dangerous.In early 2020, after a December 2019 outbreak in China, the World Health Organization identified SARS-CoV-2 as a new type of coronavirus. The outbreak quickly spread around the world^[1].

COVID-19 is a disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that can trigger what doctors call a respiratory tract infection. It can affect your upper respiratory tract (sinuses, nose, and throat) or lower respiratory tract (windpipe and lungs)  Brain, heart, Liver, kidneys and skin can be affected by thrambo-embolism and virus toxicity. It spreads the same way other corona viruses do, mainly through person-to-person contact. Infections range from mild to deadly. These complications are likely to place an additional medical, psychological and economical burden on the patients and if not managed properly it could lead to decreased productivity, disability and morbidity for the long term^[2].

In the view of Unani medicine, post COVID complications reflected due to Su-e-MizajHarwaYabis (hot and dry ill temperament) of the organ, can be corrected by Ta’deel(moderation)through certain Unani principles. Present paper deal with a review on post COVID Izterab-e-Nafsani (stress)  management in Unani medicine which can adopted by specific measures for specific complications and by achieving generals measures for maintenance and promotion of health.

Keywords: COVID-19, Unani medicine, Izterab-e-Nafsani (Stress), thrombo-embolism, Sue-Mizaj (Abnormal temperament).