When the body temperature rises above the
normal range (98.4 deg. Fah.) and there is heat all over the
body, it is called fever. Fever owes its origin to a particular
cause or multiple causes. Each type of fever has been made on
the basis of the causes which trigger it. There can be no fever
in the absence of any cause, and fever is simply an effect of a
cause or set of causes. According to naturopathic philosophy
“fever is the fire created by the nature to burn the diseases of
toxin, it is not the disease but the symptom of the toxic
existence in the body”
Categories According to Ayurvedic
philosophy fever can be categorized into 8 main varieties such
as -
Vata Jwar - Fever due to Air
predominance.
Pitta Jwar - Fever due to Bile
predominance.
Kapha Jwar - Fever due to Cough
or Phlegm predominance.
Vata-Pitta Jwar - Fever due to
wind & cough predominance.
Vata-Kapha Jwar - Fever due to
wind & cough predominance.
Pitta-Kapha Jwar - Fever due to
bile and cough predominance.
Sannipat Jwar - Delirium where
all the three humors get vitiated.
Agantuk Jwar - Fever due to
external factors such as accident, shock, extra labor etc.
Symptoms: Rise in temperature of
body heat, Perspiration or Shivering, Restlessness and agitated
temper, Pain and soreness all over the body but some limbs may
be extra painful and sore, Thirst, Vitiation of humors and Loss
of Appetite etc are the common symptoms of fever.
It is not necessary that all the said seven
symptoms may be present in all types of fever, as some of the
symptoms are predominant (called leading symptoms) whereas rest
of which are either dormant or secondary, but heat in the body,
whether low or high, is an almost a common symptom along with
bile (Pitta) which is the basic causative. If there is no heat,
there cannot be any fever. No doubt, there are certain types of
fevers where body temperature is not high but, even then the
patient always complains that he is having fever.
If a person's normal body temperature, for
instance which generally is 96 deg.F or 97deg.F even 98.4 deg.F
would be the state of fever for him. Similarly if a person's
body temperature is generally 99.0 deg.F, 98deg. is low grade
fever with him and 100 deg.F is (high) fever for him. Hence, no
steadfast and delineating line cannot be drawn, since no hard
and fast rules are not possible to work out, as every case needs
to be dealt with separately.
The symptoms that forewarn about
impending fever can be spelled out as follows -
Feeling of fatigue.
Change in appearance or complexion.
Flat taste in the mouth.
Watering from eyes.
Cold, Heat, Heat of sun.
Yawning.
Soreness and pain in all the limbs, as
if beaten.
Heaviness
A version and disinclination to food,
work, conversation and interaction.
Darkness before the eyes.
Low vitality
Malaise
Run-down condition
General feeling of coldness
Classification
Typhoid Fever
Malarial Fever
Rheumatic Fever
Dengue Fever
Meningitis Fever
Sand fly Fever
Mumps Fever
Diphtheria
If you carefully examine the above (two)
categories, you will observe that cause of each type of fever
lies in the vitiation and imbalance of one humor or the other or
else there are mixed symptoms. Whatever be the cause and type of
fever, there always clear symptoms exist in each variety from
which the type of fever can be ascertained. Categorization has
been done to simplify the matter; otherwise such divisions are
simply of academic interest. The readers are not expected to
burden their memories by complicated names and types.
General awareness is so great that even a
layman knows what are the symptoms of Malaria, Typhoid, Mumps,
Diphtheria, Dengue fevers. He is well informed and cautious; his
approach is also not casual, as he can cure most common types of
fever even with the help of domestic remedies or commonly used
Ayurvedic medicines. Some medicines form part of his daily life
and in general situation, he can manage the problem himself, as
he is still fully convinced of the efficacy of Ayurvedic
preparations. He is fully conversant with commonly used
ingredients which form an essential part of his kitchen. Use &
storage of Ayurvedic medicine is a part of his culture and he
has been grandma's prescriptions since his childhood. Such a
vast knowledge gradually descended on his recollective memory
and he imbibed all the relevant points to his advantage.
Most of the Ayurvedic medicines and
prescriptions have been handed down from one generation to
another and the process shall continue unabated. A device or
method which becomes an integral part of tradition and practice
does not disappear so easily and quickly - and this is truer in
case of Ayurvedic which can be compared with very negligible
number of systems of ancient and traditional medicine.
Severity and duration determine the
classification of each type of fever. Sometimes, mainly due to
ignorance, the disease gets prolonged and mixed symptoms emerge
which create a confused situation or jumbled up symptoms.
Here are some of the Common Natural Home
Remedies for Curing Fever fast:
Tips 1:
Boil 2 tablespoons fennel seeds (saun1) in 1 teacup water till
it is reduced to half. Filter it. Take 1 tablespoon every
morning and evening for a few days. (This filtrate, when used to
wash the eyes frequently, is reported to strengthen the eye
muscles. It is a good cleaning lotion for inflamed eyes.)
Tips 2:
Grind a few root of the mango tree into a fine paste and apply
on the palm and sales of the patient.
Tips 3:
The Neem leaf decoction taken with pepper powder lowers
temperature.
Tips 4:
1/2 teaspoon grind pepper mixed in warm water along with 1
teaspoon palm candy (sugar obtained from palm). This drink is
taken at bedtime.
Tips 5:
Extract 1 teaspoon each juice of Tulsi leaves and Bel flowers.
Add 1 teaspoon honey. Take twice a day.
Tips 6:
Tea made by boiling 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds (Methi-daana).
Taken two or three times a day has proven to be an excellent
remedy. (You may also add a small amount of honey or lemon juice
to improve its flavor).
Tips 7:
Boil 2 tablespoons fennel seeds (Saunf) in 1 teacup water till
it is reduced to half. Filter it. Take 1 tablespoon every
morning and evening for a few days. (This filtrate, when used to
wash the eyes frequently, is reported to strengthen the eye
muscles. It is a good cleaning lotion for inflamed eyes.)
Tips 8:
Grind a few root of the mango tree into a fine paste and apply
on the palm and sales of the patient.
Tips 9:
The Neem leaf decoction taken with pepper powder lowers
temperature.
Tips 10:
1/2 teaspoon grind pepper mixed in warm water along with 1
teaspoon palm candy (sugar obtained from palm). This drink is
taken at bedtime.
Tips 11:
Extract 1 teaspoon each juice of Tulsi leaves and Bel flowers.
Add 1 teaspoon honey. Take twice a day.
Tips 12:
Tea made by boiling 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds (Methi daana).
Taken twice or thrice a day provides excellent remedy. (A little
honey or lemon juice can be added to improve the flavor).
