Abstract

A CASE OF VISHAMAJWARA TREATED WITH AYURVEDIC MEDICINES GUDUCHI AND VISHAMA JWARAHARA YOGA

Prashant B. Bedarkar*

Abstract

Visham Jwara in Ayurveda is an intermittent and complicated type of fever whose signs and symptoms are similar as that of malerial fever. Formulations of Guduchi; Tinospora cordifolia (Wild.) Miers ex Hook. F. & Thoms. [swarasa, kwatha, ghana etc] and Sudarshana churna are widely practiced in the management of fevers of multiple origin in Ayurvedic therapeutics. Vishama Jwarahara yoga is tablet dosage form, traditionally used and prepared from Sudarshana churna. A middle aged Diabetic female presented with intermittent, cloroquin resistant high grade fever having history of intermittent high grade fever 17days ago, relieved with cloroquin and having similar history with her daughter, was diagnosed as case of Vishama Jwara which was most likely a malerial fever was, successfully treated with Ayurvedic formulations of Guduchi (All derived from 150gms of fresh drug per day) and Vishama Jwarahara tablet 6gms per day within 7 days without further recurrence.

Keywords: Vishama Jwara, Maleria, Guduchi, Tinospora cordifolia, Sudarshana churna, Intermittent fever.