A case study of Dengue Fever with Ayurveda line of management

Vijayendra Bhat

Vijayendra Bhat Associate Professor, Dept. of PG studies in Kayachikitsa and Manasaroga, Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwar College of Ayurveda, Kuthpady, Udupi, India.

Keywords: Dengue fever, breakbone fever, Ayurveda intervention, Case Report.

Abstract

Innumerable invaders infecting the body every point of time and body immune system fights against it to maintain the health in the body. Physiology of triggering the immune system is closely associated with the rise in the body temperature which is diagnosed as fever. Treatment approach to this condition through conventional medicinal system and contemporary medicinal system are entirely different. Especially a case of Dengue fever which was successfully treated on the basis of Jwara Chikitsa is presented here and advantage of Ayurveda treatment is appreciated.

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