Ayurvedaforall: VIRAL INFECTIONS- Ayurvedic Treatment

A virus is an infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses display a wide diversity of shapes and sizes. Fever or hyperpyrexia is a common symptom in viral infections.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF VIRAL INFECTIONS
EXAMPLES OF VIRAL INFECTIONS
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF VIRAL INFECTIONS
DIAGNOSIS OF VIRAL INFECTIONS
TREATMENTS FOR VIRAL INFECTIONS
PROGNOSIS OF VIRAL INFECTIONS
COMPLICATIONS OF VIRAL INFECTIONS
VIRAL INFECTIONS AND AYURVEDA
NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF VIRAL INFECTIONS
PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF VIRAL INFECTIONS
SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF VIRAL INFECTIONS
LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF VIRAL INFECTIONS
AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF VIRAL INFECTIONS
CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR VIRAL INFECTIONS
AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR VIRAL INFECTIONS
AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR VIRAL INFECTIONS
AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR VIRAL INFECTIONS
COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR VIRAL INFECTIONS
HOME REMEDIES FOR VIRAL INFECTIONS
DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR VIRAL INFECTIONS
YOGA FOR VIRAL INFECTIONS
RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF VIRAL INFECTIONS

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF VIRAL INFECTIONS

Increased body temperature
Anorexia
Joint pain
Muscle pain
Headache
Chills
Fatigue
Rashes

EXAMPLES OF VIRAL INFECTIONS

Chickenpox
Smallpox
Chikungunya
Dengue fever
Measles
Rubella
Ebola
Covid 19
Flu (influenza)
Herpes.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV/AIDS)
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Infectious mononucleosis.

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF VIRAL INFECTIONS

In viral infection proliferation of virus inside the body occur. Viruses cannot reproduce without the assistance of a host. Viruses infect a host by introducing their genetic material into the cells. Fever is the main symptom of viral infections. Fever is an elevation in body temperature regulated by the hypothalamic thermoregulatory centre. The purpose of a fever is to enhance immune function and inhibit pathogen growth.

DIAGNOSIS OF VIRAL INFECTIONS

History taking
Physical examinations
Blood tests
Detection of specific antiviral antibodies
Detection of virus-specific IgM antibodies

TREATMENTS OF VIRAL INFECTIONS

Antipyretic drugs like paracetamol
Fluid supplementation
Treatment for underlying pathology
Antiviral medications

PROGNOSIS OF VIRAL INFECTIONS

Prognosis is based on the type of viral infection and condition of the patient

COMPLICATIONS OF VIRAL INFECTIONS

Bacterial infections
Viremia
Organ failure

VIRAL INFECTIONS AND AYURVEDA

In Ayurveda,viral infections are managed based on the symptoms. Fever is a common symptom; hence ‘jwara chikilsa” can be adopted.

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF VIRAL INFECTIONS

Agantu factors – infections

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF VIRAL INFECTIONS

Increased body temperature
Weakness

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF VIRAL INFECTIONS

Due to the aganthu factors (viral infection) doshas become vitiated and spreads to the entire body. Aggravated doshas enter the digestive system and combine with agni, accompanying the rasa, blocks the channels. Agni expels out from the site of digestion and spreads all over the body and gives rise to jwara.

LAKSHANA – AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF VIRAL INFECTIONS

Jwara – fever
Sandhi Shoola – joint pain
Kandu – itchy skin lesions, rashes
Arochaka – anorexia
Shirah Shoola – headache

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF VIRAL INFECTIONS

Prognosis is based on the type of viral infection

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR VIRAL INFECTIONS

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR VIRAL INFECTIONS

Sanjeevani Vati
Sudarshana Ghana Vati
Amritottaram kashayam
Amrutharishta
Trayodashanga Guggulu
Maha Rasnadi Kvatha

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES TREATMENT FOR VIRAL INFECTIONS

Ayurvedic medicines for Internal administration for viral infections

Sanjeevani Vati
Sudarshana Ghana Vati
Amrutharishta
Trayodashanga Guggulu
Maha Rasnadi Kvatha
Amritottaram kashayam

HOME REMEDIES FOR VIRAL INFECTIONS

Intake of warm water frequently
Proper rest
Intake of water boiled with coriander and dried ginger

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR VIRAL INFECTIONS

Avoid food items that produce dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
Consume easily digestible food items
Avoid visiting the disease prevalent areas, in the case of infections
Proper sanitation measures to be followed.

YOGA FOR VIRAL INFECTIONS

Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – calms the mind, clears the respiratory passage and gets relief from the complications associated with viral infections

The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.