• Rashmi Yadav
• Sangeeta Rao
• Vikram S
• Roshan Rohit

Increase in severe fungal infections happened after 1950s with the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, cytotoxic drugs, corticosteroids, indwelling catheters & implants and with emergence of AIDS. These medicines and conditions generally lead to collapse of host defence mechanism, which eases the invasion of saprophytic fungi into living tissues. Post second wave of Covid 19 infection, because of usage of antiviral, antibiotics, and steroids at a mass level, there was a sudden surge in severe cases of fungal infection. The treatment in modern science has a lot of side effects, it is very costly and sometimes not sufficient and may require resection of the infected parts, which may also not help, and the patient mostly succumbs to death. Therefore, there is a need to find alternatives which are effective and safe at the same time. In Ayurveda fungus can be considered as a Krimi and therefore the formulations mentioned in Krimiroga should apply to the fungal infections as well. Taking this thought, the article is an attempt to understand the use and effectiveness of Ayurvedic treatment in such conditions, through review of various scientific research done till date on antimicrobial action of herbo-mineral drugs and formulations. Outcome of the study suggest effectiveness of the formulations mentioned in Krimirogadhikara, however there if a need to do further in-vitro and in-vivo studies for confirmatory results.

Fungal infection, Antifungal ayurvedic treatment, Antifungal treatment, Krumi, Krimi, Post Covid complications

"Reckoning the Ayurvedic way forward for Post covid fungal infections – A review article", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 12, page no.d419-d427, December-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2112352.pdf

"Reckoning the Ayurvedic way forward for Post covid fungal infections – A review article", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 12, page no. ppd419-d427, December-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2112352.pdf