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    ISSN : 2693 6356 

2021 | Vol 4 | Issue 4 

 

 
 

   

 
 

          Consideration of Homoeopathy in Coronavirus Infection 
Dr. Priya Dadarao Wagh 

Assistant Professor 

Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, Jalgaon 

 
 

                Abstract: 
Infectious coronaviruses may spread from animals to people. Any number of respiratory 

illnesses, from a persistent cough and cold to deadly ones like SARS and MERS, may be 

caused by it. A newly-evolved coronavirus was discovered in 'Wuhan,' the Chinese 

metropolis, and quickly expanding to neighboring nations. comparable to the more severe 

forms of the flu and SARS, this coronavirus is causing comparable symptoms. The SARS-

CoV-2 virus causes this condition, which is also known as COVID-19. The elderly, those 

with compromised immune systems, and those suffering from several illnesses are at a higher 

risk of contracting COVID-19. Severe disease or even death may result from it. 

Homoeopathy plays a significant part in pandemic illnesses, and COVID-19 is now one of 

them. Homoeopathy is well-known for boosting health and immunity.  

Key word- COVID-19, MERS, SARS, SARS-CoV-2, Flu, Corona, Virus 

 

INTRODUCTION 
Corona means Crown. It is a Latin word. A corona is an 

aura of plasma, which is present around the SUN, MOON 

and other Stars. On seeing it is an irregular shaped glow 

surrounding the darkened disc of the moon. 

These viruses named Corona because of its structure. 



 

 

 

 

Their surface is covered with spikes that 

resemble crowns and are composed of protein. 

These spikey proteins encase the whole virus. 

The family Coronaviridae includes 

coronaviruses. This family is rather big. 

Because coronaviruses are of the zoonotic 

virus type, which means they may infect both 

people and other animals. From the ordinary 

cold to deadly infections like SARS and 

MERS, they are the culprits behind many 

sorts of illnesses.  

The first human coronavirus was discovered 

in the middle of 1960. A sickness known as 

SARS began in China in 2003 and by the end 

of 2004 had spread to other nations. 

 

 

COVID -19 & Its Origin- 

COVID-19 is a disease which is 

caused by a new type of corona virus 

i.e.December 2019 at „Wuhan‟ a city of 

„China‟. The exact source of energy of this 

new type of corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) 

is not known. Chinese authority identified 

this Novel Corona Virus and in January 

2020 and named SARS – CoV-2. The 

Chinese health authority said that this 

virus is originate from a Seafood market of 

Wuhan city, China but after that on 7
th

 

February Chinese researcher said that the 

virus could be spread from infected animal 

species. An article on Feb. 26, 2020, in 

Nature reports that this virus may have 

spread from bats or pangolins (a scaly ant- 

eater that inhabits China). 

Incubation Period Of Novel 

Corona Virus – The incubation 

period of Novel Corona Virus is 2 

to 14 days after exposure, but it 

can vary from person to person. 

The median incubation period is 

approx 5.1 days. It seems the 

appearance of symptoms within 11 

– 12 days of exposure. 

Types Of Corona Viruses- 

There are total 7 types of 

corona virus in which 4 are 

common human corona virus and 

3 are other human corona viruses. 

1. H CoV-229 E 

novel corona virus SARS- CoV-2 or 2019- 

nCoV. It is a type of RNA virus. Before 

December 2019, this disease is completely 

unknown. COVID-19 is firstly appeared 

inH CoV-NL63 

2. H CoV-OC43 

3. H CoV-HKU1 

4. Common Human Corona Virus 

Other Human Corona Viruses- 

5. MERS – CoV (transmitted from 

dromedary camels to the humans) 

6. SARS – CoV (transmitted from 

civet cats to the humans) 

7. SARS – CoV-2 or 2019-nCoV 

(Novel Corona virus) 

When the corona virus, who infects 

animals, evolve and make humans ill, then 



 

 

they became a new human corona virus. 

These are the three recent examples of other 

human corona viruses. 

Sypmtoms - 

The main symptoms of COVID-19 are- 

 Fever 

 Cough 

 Shortness of Breath (dyspnea) 

 Breathing difficulty 

 Tiredness 

The other symptoms may be aches, runny 

nose, congestion, sore throat and 

diarrhoea. In mild cases of COVID-19, the 

symptoms are very similar to „Flu‟ or 

„Severe Cold‟. But in more severe cases- It 

can cause Severe Respiratory Problems like 

Pneumonia, Renal Failure and Multiple 

Organ Failure or Death. 

Stages Of Covid-19 - 

There are 4 stages of pandemic COVID-19 

1. Imported cases- when the 

cases of an infection are imported 

into a country, which was not the 

source of the infection. 

2. Locally transmission- When 

the infection is locally transmitted 

in the country. It means the person 

from whom the infection spread to 

the other one is from the country 

itself. 

3. Community transmission- In 

this stage, the virus has started 

circulating in the community. 

Here it becomes very tough to 

track the chain of transmission of 

the virus. In this stage a 

lockdown becomes very 

important. 

4. Pandemic- When the infection 

becomes Endemic 

Transmission Of Novel Corona 

Virus- The virus spreads mainly 

from person to person,

 through droplet

 infection on coughing 

and sneezing or from close 

contact. It is highly contagious 

and spreads from many local 

forms like touching the virus 

contaminated things i.e.- surfaces, 

doors handle, lift button, switches 

of home and offices etc and then 

touching your mouth, nose and 

eyes. There is also a possibility 

that any person who is infected 

can transmit the virus or 

infection, even if that person is not 

showing the symptoms. 

Investigations and Diagnosis- 

CT- Scan of COVID-19 shows 

ground glass opacities in the lungs 

and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates. 

The blood shows 

Lymphocytopenia 

(lymphocytopenia- abnormal low 

level of lymphocytes cells in 

blood). 

Diagnosis is based on ‘PCR Test’. (PCR Test- A swab sample taking from patient‟s 



 

 

nose or throat and check it for the genetic 

footprint of virus.) 

Homoeopathic Prevention- 

„Prevention is better than cure‟ this is 

the right wordings here because in 

Allopathy there is no medication or 

vaccination is available for Novel Corona. 

As Dr. Kent Says “The other and greater 

prophylactic is the homoeopathic remedy. 

After working in an epidemic for a few 

weeks, you will find perhaps that half-a- 

dozen remedies are daily indicated and one 

of these in a large number of cases than any 

other. This one remedy seems to be the best 

suited to the general nature of the sickness. 

You will find that for prophylaxis, there is 

required a less degree of similitude than is 

necessary for curing”. 

According to Dr. J. H. Clarke, 

“The best prophylactic against an attack of 

influenza is Arsenicum. When a case of 

influenza occurs in a household, every 

person who has not already been infected 

should take Arsenicum Album” 

In Homoeopathy, Central Council 

for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) 

under Ministry of Ayush, have 

recommended a Homoeopathic Medicine 

Arsenic Album as one of the constituents 

in a formulation has been shown to affect 

HT 29 cells and human macrophages. The 

dose of Arsenic Album 30 OD in morning, 

empty stomach for 3 days, as a 

prophylaxis of COVID-19 and the dose 

should be repeated after a month. 

General Prevention- 

 Wash your hands from soap 

till 20 seconds every hourly. 

 Sanitize your hands every 

hourly or after touching 

anything i.e. surface, doors, 

lift buttons, stairs, switches 

etc. 

 Don‟t touch your mouth, nose, 

and eyes. 

 Wear a face mask. 

 Avoid close contacts i.e. 

Handshakes, Hug, Kiss. 

 Avoid crowded places. Stay at 

your home when sick. 

 Don‟t share your personal 

items with others. 

 Cover your mouth and nose by 

tissue paper before coughing 

and sneezing. 

 Maintain distance at least 1-

1.5 meter or 3-4 feet to any 

person. 

 Sanitize your home time to 

time. Clean and disinfect the 

surfaces and objects, people 

frequently touch. 

 Avoid outdoor food. 

Difference Between Corona And Flu 



 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Homoeopathic Approach- Homoeopathy is very useful to increase the immunity. It has a big potential 

to prevent, relieve and cure the ongoing situation. Homoeopathy always gives more value to prevention 

by lifestyle alterations or modification, diet and regiment management, prophylactic interventions for 

improving the immunity and after that simple remedy prescription 

Symptoms Covid 19 Flu 

IP 1-14 days 1-4 days 

Deadly More Less 

Onset Gradual Abrupt 

Contagious More Less 

Fever Mild Commonl 

y prasent 

Nose running Occasional Common 

present 

Cough Common dry 

cough 

Common 

present 

Fatigue Sometimes/occ 

asional 

Common 

Sore throat Commonly 

present 

Common 

Shortness of 

breath 

Common Rarely 

Respiratory 

problrm 

Common Rarely 

Body Ache Sometimes Common 

Mortality High Low 

Headache Occasional Common 

Difficult 

Breathing 

Common Rarely 



 

 

In 2014 at the time of Ebola outbreak, WHO recommended, “It is ethical to offer unproven 

intervention with as yet unknown efficacy and adverse effects as potential treatment or 

prevention”. 

Homoeopathy is a healing science. In „Organon of Medicine‟, Dr. Hahnemann told about 

„GENUS EPIDEMICUS‟. In aphorism 241, Dr. Hahnemann said, “each single epidemic is of a 

peculiar uniform character, common to all the individuals attacked, and when this character is 

found in the totality of the symptoms common to all, it guides us to the discovery of 

homoeopathic (specific) remedy suitable for all the cases, which is almost universally 

serviceable in those patients who enjoyed tolerable healthy before the occurrence of the 

epidemic. The Genus Epidemicus is the remedy found to be the most effective or particular 

epidemic (has most similar symptoms to the disease) for a particular epidemic” 

The final Genus Epidemicus (remedy) is found by observing the cases and analyze the totality 

of symptom. After that the most indicated remedy will be the Genus 

Epidemicus   and   this   medicine   is   a 

on basis of symptom similarity. Homoeopathy has always been used for prevention of many epidemic 

diseases as in yellow fever, scarlet fever, cholera, typhoid fever, diphtheria, Spanish influenza 

etc.preventive medicine also. 

Time Line Of Novel Corona Virus- 

 31 December- China alerts WHO to several Pneumonia cases.  

 

 7 January- Chinese authority confirmed identification of a novel corona virus named 2019-nCoV. 

 11 January- 1
st
 death due to COVID-19 in china. 

 20 January- 1
st
 confirmed cases outside China in Thailand, Japan and South Korea. 

 11 February- WHO named it COVID- 19 

 24 February- Italy become the worst- hit country in Europe by Covid-19 

 28 February- Iran reported 34 deaths by Covid-19 

 11 March- WHO declared the virus as a global pandemic. 

 13 March- U.S. declared a state of emergency. 

 14 March- Iran recorded nearly 2000 new cases. 

 16 March- Italy announced the confirmed cases rose to nearly 28000, total deaths- 2,158. 

 23 March- Globally 3,39,039 confirmed cases are reported. 

 23 March- Total 415 cases and 7 deaths were reported in India. 

According to the published article by John Elflein- The outbreak of COVID-19 had been confirmed in 

around 195 countries 



 

 

till 24 March 2020 and the number of total infected peoples are 3,82,057 worldwide. The total 

number of deaths from COVID- 19 is 16,565 peoples. The most severely affected countries are 

China, Italy, U.S., Spain & Germany till 24 March. 

Management - 

The national task force for COVID-19 constituted by Indian council of medical research 

recommends the use of Hydroxy 

– chloroquine for prophylaxis of COVID- 

19. The identification at early stage required to slow down the contamination of this disease. 

The special attention is necessary for the suspected cases of COVID-19. These should be high 

preventive measures. 

CONCLUSION 

The novel coronavirus that causes the deadly COVID-19 pandemic has just emerged. At this time, there is no 

definitive cure for this illness. There is currently no cure or vaccine for this deadly disease, therefore people must 

rely on preventative measures. Since prevention is always preferable than treatment, it is best to stay inside and 

avoid close contact. Keep yourself and your loved ones safe by staying home during the lockdown and 

maintaining a healthy lifestyle.  

 
 

 

 

 

REFFERENCES 

9. 1. The World Health Organization's website. 2. Google's website.COVID-19 and health-related 

news from NBC News: 3.  

10. page 4 of the Medical News Today website  

11. 5. The BBC website  

Imported cases 

Symptom Develops Home Quarantine or Home 
Isolation for 14 day 

Mild 
Cases 

Severe 
Cases 

Monitor Self 
Temperature 

Treatment According to 
Symptom 

Admit to The Hospital Avoid Contact to 
Anybody 

Home Quarantine for 
14 days 

If Positive 
Test 

If Negative 
Test 

Monitor Self 
Symptom 

Further O2 
Supplemantation, Med 

ication, Isolation 

Symptomatic 
Treatment 

Avoid 
Contact 



 

 

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19. The official Statista website  

20. Samuel Hahnemann 8.  

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24. Relative to all other treatments.  

25. Symptoms that serve as recommendations  

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27. Second Edition, New Delhi, 2002. 

 

 

 


