Prevention and treatment of COVID-19 infection by earthing

Abstract

Background: Earthing is a body contact with earth without insulator. In previous studies, grounding revealed anti-inflammatory effect, immunity enhancement, anticoagulation, and rising blood oxygenation.

Aim: To investigate the role of earthing in treatment and prevention of COVID-19 infection.

Methods: An observational and interventional study included 71 cases with COVID-19 infection. Earthing was applied as preventive and treatment measures. All participants conducted earthing through direct contact with the earth or connecting apparatus for about 15 min to 6 h/day.

Results: Sixty-nine patients were fully improved within 2 h-11 days after commencement of earthing (mean: 2.9 days, SD ± 2, median: 2 days), while the mean illness duration was 8.9 days (SD ± 4.6) and the median was 9 days. Two patients with many risk factors died where earthing was carried out insufficiently and too late. Nine people contracted mild or short-lived illness (mean: 6.3 days, SD ± 5.5) as a consequence of performing prophylactic earthing. There was a spectacular response in a critically ill patient who was unable to speak due to severe dyspnea with blood oxygen level 38% on continuous oxygen supply. On the second day, after two sessions of 3 h daily earthing, his oxygen level raised to 95% with oxygen supply and 77% without oxygen supply. The following symptoms were improved after implementing earthing: fever, dyspnea, cough, weakness, headache, chest pain, taste and smell sensation loss, anorexia, and body pain.

Conclusions: Earthing revealed significant curing and preventive effects with a shorter illness duration.

Keywords: COVID-19 prevention; COVID-19 treatment; Coronavirus; Earthing; Grounding; SARS-CoV-2.

Fig. 1

The outcome of 71 patients with COVID-19 infection. Flowchart showing the outcome of 71 patients with COVID-19 infection after conducting earthing procedure. Twenty-four patients had severe illness of whom 22 patients were improved without any complications. Two patients with severe illness died because of late insufficient earthing that they were presented with many risk factors and complications. The other 47 patients with moderate and mild illness revealed full recovery after earthing.