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The first two chapters of Chikitsa sthana describe rasayana and vajikarana to serve the first purpose of preservation, promotion, and rejuvenation of health. The second purpose – the treatment of disease - is dealt in subsequent chapters of this sthana. Jwara chikitsa has been dealt first because Ayurveda holds that jwara is not merely the increase in body temperature (fever) but also a feeling of malaise, unease and discomfort, and involves the deha, indriya, and mana (physical body, sensory organs, and mind). While the balanced state of vata, pitta, and kapha manifest health by rhythmic circulation of fluids, digestion, metabolism, and nutrition respectively, their imbalance manifest as pain, increase in body heat, and inflammations. Jwara is an imbalanced state of pitta, which damages the physiology of digestion and metabolism. Inappropriately digested food transforms into a substance called amavisha which is a predisposing cause of many diseases. The initial manifestation of stagnated aamvisha in rasa dhatu (plasma) is jwara. Thus, jwara is an important indication for the circulating aamvisha and requires early treatment before its progression.
The first two chapters of Chikitsa sthana describe rasayana and vajikarana to serve the first purpose of preservation, promotion, and rejuvenation of health. The second purpose – the treatment of disease - is dealt in subsequent chapters of this sthana. Jwara chikitsa has been dealt first because Ayurveda holds that jwara is not merely the increase in body temperature (fever) but also a feeling of malaise, unease and discomfort, and involves the deha, indriya, and mana (physical body, sensory organs, and mind). While the balanced state of vata, pitta, and kapha manifest health by rhythmic circulation of fluids, digestion, metabolism, and nutrition respectively, their imbalance manifest as pain, increase in body heat, and inflammations. Jwara is an imbalanced state of pitta, which damages the physiology of digestion and metabolism. Inappropriately digested food transforms into a substance called amavisha which is a predisposing cause of many diseases. The initial manifestation of stagnated aamvisha in rasa dhatu (plasma) is jwara. Thus, jwara is an important indication for the circulating aamvisha and requires early treatment before its progression.
This chapter of jwara chikitsa establishes many guiding principles for treatment of various diseases described later in this section. These are classification, types, association with body tissues, and identification of progression, precautions and specific order of treatment. Causes and symptoms of recurrence and their remedies are widely described in this chapter.
This chapter of jwara chikitsa establishes many guiding principles for treatment of various diseases described later in this section. These are classification, types, association with body tissues, and identification of progression, precautions and specific order of treatment. Causes and symptoms of recurrence and their remedies are widely described in this chapter.
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अथातो ज्वरचिकित्सितं व्याख्यास्यामः||१|| इति ह स्माह भगवानात्रेयः||२||
अथातो ज्वरचिकित्सितं व्याख्यास्यामः||१|| इति ह स्माह भगवानात्रेयः||२||
athātō jwaracikitsitaṁ vyākhyāsyāmaḥ||1||
athātō jwaracikitsitaṁ vyākhyāsyāmaḥ||1||