Monsoon, post- monsoon & early winter are times for different kinds of fever, Dengue, chikungunya, rat fever and so on are the new sicknesses on the rise. Ayurveda observed, a long time ago the importance of fever and termed it the “King of all diseases”. It is the first symptom of any imbalance in the body which affects the thermo dynamic balance of the system.
All fevers are not due to external organisms. There are fevers due to infections. There are fevers due to internal accumulation of toxins and blockage of micro- channels and lack of digestive power. Ayurveda studies fever comprehensively and holistically. Mental aberrations such as continuous stress, mental agony, fear, anger and other afflictions can cause a rise in the body temperature. Ayurveda calls this temperature increase as fever or “JWARA” only when it is expressed in the body with three concurrent symptoms:
- Swedavarodha: Blockage of perspiration or sweating.
- Santhapa : Psychosomatic fatigue and rise in body temperature
- Sarvanga grahanam: muscle catch or cramps
The most modern biomedical analysis of fever does not go beyond these symptoms.
Ayurveda puts forward a systematic approach to manage, control, rehabilitate patients with fever which includes medicine , diet, and lifestyle changes. The whole management of fever in Ayurveda has been divided into three.
LANGHANAM :
Denying the body heavy foods and difficult to digest foods by giving carminative, semi- liquid and liquid form foods. These foods should be given warm and fresh and in smaller quantities at short intervals. Such foods should be prescribed for three days. No medicines generally are prescribed unless the fever is very high.
PACHANAM :
At this stage , medicines in the form of decoctions and hand-rolled , micropulverised and small dosage , high penetrating tablets which are meant to improve the digestive power and remove the blockage of micro channels so that the perspiration and metabolic process can be advanced are given. Different kinds of easily digestible medicines like Gorochanaadi, ChukkumThippalyadi, Mukkamukkuduvadi etc. are used. Amruthottaram kashyam, Amrutharistam, Pippalyasavam are apt in this condition.
SHODHANA:
When indigested foods in the form of bio-toxins (ama) accumulate, the micro channels get blocked which can be observed by lack of perspiration. At this stage purificatory measures like light virechana and basti (or elimination enema) are given. In general, the jawra should be allowed to go through the process of accumulation, digestion and elimination in the body within a week’s time, these seven days should be spent with maximum rest and light food. Head bath and excretion are to be avoided.
If fever is treated in this way, the body will not lose its vitality after every episode of fever. In fact, on the other hand, the body will become stronger so that the next time minor reasons will not cause fever and the body will become immune to such small attacks.
These days, especially in urban life, we see youngsters and middle aged people contact fever at the slightest aberrations in their daily schedules and change in climatic conditions or geographic relocation. The ayurvedic approach helps people get out of these kinds of weaknesses and helps them to lead a better quality of life.
This is what Ayurveda is expected to do.
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