Homoeopathy for post-COVID-19 illnesses: A case series

Abstract

Introduction: As much as the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 has posed challenge, its post-infection sequelae have not been any less challenging. There has been an emerging menace and concern for post-COVID-19 illnesses. Patients with microbiological recovery from COVID-19 show most common symptoms such as fatigue, dyspnea, cough, headache, tightness of chest, arthralgia, and muscle pain with drop in the quality of life. Limited treatment options are available in the conventional setup. Cases Summary: We present nine cases that were treated for post-COVID-19 symptoms at Regional Research Institute (H.), Mumbai, under Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy. Out of these, seven cases were of acute post-COVID condition and two presented with chronic COVID sequelae. All these patients were under standard conventional care/treatment but had no resolution of post-COVID symptoms. The post-COVID symptoms reported in these cases were fatigue, dyspnea on exertion, cough, profuse perspiration, chest tightness, and profuse perspiration. Bryonia alba was the most useful remedy apart from Sulphur, Arsenicum Album, Rhus Toxicodendron, and Calcarea Carbonicum. The cases have demonstrated a positive role of homoeopathic treatment in relieving the post-COVID illnesses.