Intake of immunity boosters by Covid -19 patients of Bikaner city

Abstract

Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an acute and contagious disease characterized by pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome, which is caused by a novel corona virus (2019-nCoV). Three hundred post Covid-19 adult (19-39 years) patients were selected for present study comprising 150 males and 150 females. Subjects were selected after procuring the list of patients from Prince Bijay Singh Memorial and Shri Ram Hospital, Bikaner (Rajasthan) by purposive/ convenient random sampling on the basis of their willingness to cooperate during the study. The study had been carried out from January to June 2021. Majority of subjects consumed immunity boosters such as chyawanprash (74.0%), homemade decoction (84.3%), golden milk (78.7%) and citrus fruits (100%). Majority of subjects (74.0%) were aware about the meaning of immunity boosters. Majority (80.0%) of subjects were doing yoga daily. Almost equal number of subjects irrespective of gender drunk warm water whole day, it may be due to the reason that guidelines given by WHO has strongly recommended to drink warm water daily. In present investigation data unfurls that all patients (100%) consuming turmeric as immunity booster spices followed by 64.3 % cinnamon, 18.7% garlic and 5.3% coriander. Majority of subject’s (74.0%) consumed chyawanprash, while 26.0 percent did not consume. During pandemic the consumption of turmeric milk found high as it is good antibiotic; also have positive effect on immunity.