Prevention for Covid 19, Corona (கப சுரம் ).
The Covid 19 ( https://www.tknsiddha.com/medicine/what-is-corona/ ) caused by corona virus, has pushed the humans all over the globe to crisis. Though we are all aware of the symptoms and causes of Covid 19. Let’s move forward a step to make our life easier amidst Covid. Siddha system of medicine always believes in the saying “Prevention is better than cure” to add illustration to this saying Siddha system also provides numerous disease prevention methodologies.
In Siddha Medicine, this present Covid 19 is one among the 64 types of surams which also includes fevers of swine flu, avian influenza, chikungunya etc. Covid 19 caused by Corona virus is called KabaSuram கப சுரம் .
திண்ண இரண்டுவளே சிக்க அடக்காமல்
பெண்ணின் பால் ஒன்றைப் பெருக்காமல் உண்ணுங்கால்
நீர் கருக்கி மோர் பெருக்கி நெய் உருக்கி
உண்பவர்தம் பேரை உரைக்கில் போமே பிணி.
– பதார்த்த குண சிந்தாமணி
The above is a simple extract from a book Pathartha Guna Sinthamani, the book is collection of various songs. The book focuses on different plants, consumables various functionality and phytochemical properties of everything one uses in his routine life. Moreover, the book also speaks about healthy lifestyle habits.
The above song insists on habits to be followed to avoid imbalance of body humor or doshas. The author insists on the following: –
- Consume food twice a day
- Consume cow’s milk.
- Take only boiled water
- Consume diluted butter milk
- Take oil bath in warm water
- Do not sleep in the day time.
- Avoid Constipation
And so, on and on. In a similar way we would like to introduce you all to, few lifestyle adaptations to survive Covid 19.
SIMPLE TIPS TO BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM
- Include immune boosting spices in your daily food consumption. Must include herbs and spices are
உங்களது அன்றாட உணவு பழக்கத்தில் சேர்த்த வேண்டிய மருத்துவ குணமுடைய பண்டங்கள்
- துளசி / Tulsi or holy basil leaves to avoid phlegm formation in lungs
- சுக்கு Dry ginger / Ginger
- அதிமதுரம் / Licorice
- கிராம்பு / Clove
- பட்டை / Cinnamon
- ஜாதி பத்திரி / Nutmeg mace
- மஞ்சள் / Turmeric
- குருமிளகு /Pepper
- திப்பிலி /Long pepper
- Steam inhalation on a frequent base will restrict infection.
- Eat food hot or warm
- Use Kabasura kudineer twice a day
- Take Nellikai legiyam or Chyvanprash or Triphala twice a day.
- Drink soup or rasam made out of கண்டங்கத்திரி Kandankathiri (Solanum virginianum), தூதுவளை Thoothuvalai (Solanum Trilobatum) and அடதொடை Aadathodai (Aadathoda Vasica).
- Please follow feasible yoga routines & pranayama.
As of now there is no cure for Covid 19 in Modern Medicines. But Siddha system has proved to be an efficient system for our rescue in Tamil Nadu during these pandemic days.
Siddha drug ‘Kabasur kudineer’ கபசுர குடிநீர் which is considered as an effective preventive medicine for this situational fever.
The Siddha medicine is a combination of fifteen substances –
Kabasura Kudineer and its contents
- Ginger / Zingiber officinale/ சுக்கு
- Long pepper /Piper longum/ திப்பிலி
- Clove / Syzygium aromaticum / லவங்கம் / கிராம்பு
- Tragia involucrata / காஞ்சொறி / செந்தட்டி
- Anacyclus pyrethrum / அக்கரகாரம்
- Hygrophilla auriculate / நீர்முள்ளி
- Terminalia chebula / கடுக்காய்
- Adathoda vasica / அடதொடை
- Coleus amboinicus / கற்பூரவல்லி
- Saussurea lappa / கோஷ்டம்
- Tinospora cordifolia / சீந்தில்
- Clerodendron serratum / சிறுதேக்கு
- Andrographis paniculate / நிலவேம்பு
- Sida acuta / அரிவாள்மனைப் பூண்டு
- Cyperus routundus / கோரை கிழங்கு
The herbal drinks not only help to keep fever under control but act as an immunity booster.
Kabasura Kudineer herbal powder Preparation:
First the impurities in all the nine ingredients should be removed. Then toxicity removal methods for each should be done. For example. Sukku should be first dipped in calcium solution and has to be roasted. Then the outer kin has to be remove to remove the pathogens in the outer layer.
Similarly, pepper has to be soaked in butter milk before using it.
In the same way according to Siddha Materia Medica, each raw material has to be pretreated before preparing medicines from them.
After cleaning and de-toxifying all the above described nine ingredients should be mixed in equal proportion.
NOTE: self medications and self prepared medicines can be harmful. So, It is advised not to prepare there own medicine from reading the information on this website. As the preparation of medicine involves many purification methods, it is advised to buy or get from a professional siddha practioner or from reputed siddha pharmacy.
Kabasura Kudineer Decoction Preparation For Single Person.
5 to 10 grams of the Kabasura Kudineer medicine powder should be boiled in 200 ml.
The mixture has to be boiled until 200ml turns into 50 ml.
The reason why the mixture has to boiled to 4:1 ratio is, only then the essence of the herbs will be present in the decoction. Heat is essential to break plant matrix to release medicinal compunds into the decoction.
The decoction has to be filtered with a clean seive or cloth and can be consumed in dosages recommeded by the siddha physician.
How to take Kabasura kudineer:
Kabasura Decoction for Covid 19
Dosage for above 12 years.
- Kabasura kudineer (30-50 ml) twice a day.
- papaya leaf extract (10 ml) twice a day.
- malai vembu juice (10 ml) twice a day.
Dosage for Below 12 years of age.
According to the advice of the Siddha Physician, children below can consume nilavembu kudineer.
Do’s and don’ts in taking Kabasura Kudineer Decoction:
- The Kabasura Kudineer concoction has to be consumed 15 mins before taking food.
- As heat is required for release of medicinal compounds and essence from the herbs, there is no use in taking decoction by just mixing the herbal powder with hot water.
- Also there is no effect in directly swallowing Kabasura Kudineer herbal powder.
- Diabetic patients (sugar patients) can consume Kabasura kudineer. There is no harm in it.
- Diabetic patients cannot solely rely upon Kabasura Kudineer to control sugar in blood. They have to seek medical advice fron Siddha Physicians to take medicines that can control diabetes.
- Kabasura Kudineer should not be given to infants of 6 months old.
- Due to its bitter taste, sugar or sweeteners should not be mixed in the decoction, as it can affect the medicinal value of it.
