• Jenefa Rose Priya. T

Introduction: Infectious viral diseases kill seventeen million and over people annually. Nature based pharmacotherapy tends to be an alternate to antivirals in circumstance of inadequate effectiveness and antagonistic. Consequently, various Siddha herbal and metalloids pharmaceutical have been in use for therapeutic resolutions since olden eras and are recognized for our antiviral possessions with durable aftereffect. Specified the challenges and possibilities of Siddha Medicine’s antiviral treatment towards the current COVID - 19, this analysis emphases the substantiated data on herbal and metalliod substances as these assorted knowhows can offer effective and unfailing delivery. Data source: The data used were obtained from PubMed, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect etc. Terms of Siddha herbs, metalloids and COVID – 19 infections were used as search. Result: Infectious COVID -19 is causing utmost demise all round the world. As a customary medicine, deliberately Siddha Phyto herbal and metalloid compositions supports the positive clinical findings therewith of Novel Corona virus and three kind of tāenta curaṅkaḷ (varied fevers) which are widely proved effective in practice. The administration of Siddha drugs inclines to regulates immune activity, providing synergistic advantage on preventing and curing pathogen, could be thereupon of Novel Corona virus also. The remarkable delivery systems including decoction, nanoparticles in Siddha Medicine are an added gain. Conclusion: Siddha formulations, on emergence of latest viral variants could inhibit pathogens or synchronize the immune to sack out infections, and henceforth should be explored and analysed sooner as they stretch sturdy mark to defend life.

Antiviral, COVID – 19, Siddha formulations

"Siddha Medicine Combat Against Novel Corona Virus – An Appraisal.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 5, page no.635-642, June-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2005400.pdf

"Siddha Medicine Combat Against Novel Corona Virus – An Appraisal.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 5, page no. pp635-642, June-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2005400.pdf