REVIEW ON HERBAL DRUGS USED IN TREATMENT OF 'MUCORMYCOSIS'

Across the globe and mainly in India, several cases of Mucormycosis in people with COVID19 have been increasingly reported. The rise in the number of cases, the emergence of new risk factors and causative agents, mortality associated with mucormycosis in India is considerably high and the challenges in managing the disease.

Mucormycosis is a rare but often fatal disease caused by certain fungi. It is sometimes called zygomycosis or phycomycosis. It is an opportunistic infection that typically develops in patients with weakened immune systems, diabetes, kidney failure, organ transplants or chemotherapy for cancer. 

Mucormycosis is a rare angio invasive infection mainly recognized in immuno-compromised patients which occurs due to the fungi mucorales. This rare fungal infection can be classified into rhino-orbitocerebral, cutaneous, disseminated, gastrointestinal and pulmonary types.

In this we discuss about the herbal drugs used in the treatment of Mucormycosis. For mucormycosis,it is very important to get treatment as if left untreated this can prove fatal.In this article we will discuss mucormycosis,its causative agents and symptoms of mucormycosis infection and how it can be managed using Ayurvedic formulations