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Since December 2019, a respiratory pandemic named as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by a new coronavirus named as SARS-CoV-2, has taken the world by storm. The symptoms are fever, malaise, and cough which resolve in a few days in most cases; but may progress to respiratory distress and organ failure. Transmission is mainly through droplet infection or fomites, but other modes such as airborne transmission and oro-fecal transmission are also speculated. Research is underway to develop effective vaccines and medicines for the disease. Ayurveda is a traditional system of medicine developed during the ancient ages, which employs natural drugs of herbal, and mineral origin for treatment, which in turn reflects Ethnobotany of that particular region. Ayurvedic medicines not only cures the symptoms but also boost the immunity of the user. In such a scenario, this review present the measures described in Ayurvedic system of medicine for health protection during epidemics and its role in translational medicine.