Varieties Of Jwara In accordance To Ayurveda: Jwara Bheda

By Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa, B.A.M.S
Ayurveda has defined many kinds of fevers within the chapters coping with ‘jwara’. Even in modern-day we are able to see newer kinds of fevers manifesting once in a while. Fever could also be a illness or a symptom of many ailments and even might manifest as a complication. Treating fevers could also be simple at occasions and onerous at many occasions. Right here we have now enlisted kinds of fever as defined in Ayurveda treatises, with particular reference to Charaka Samhita.
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Kinds of Fever in Ayurveda – Jwara bheda

A. Classification based mostly on twin presentation (vidhi bheda)

1. Sharirika Jwara and Manasika Jwara
Sharirika Jwara fever which manifests on the bodily stage. Grasp Charaka says that this kind of fever first manifests on the bodily stage. This additionally implies that this fever might, in later time frame afflict the thoughts additionally. Manasika Jwara means fever which manifests on the psychological stage. Grasp Charaka says that this kind of fever first manifests on the psychological stage and later afflict the physique additionally. In each circumstances, the physique and thoughts can be bothered.
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2. Soumya Jwara and Agneya Jwara
Sowmya Jwara – Sowmya means chilly or milder. Fevers which manifest attributable to aggravated vata and kapha, the affected person need in direction of scorching or heat comforts, together with meals and actions.
Agneya Jwara – Agneya means scorching or fiery. Fevers which manifest attributable to aggravated vata and pitta, the affected person present need in direction of chilly, together with meals and actions.
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3. Antarvega Jwara and Bahirvega Jwara
Antarvega Jwara means fever wherein the signs are manifested internally and temperature can’t be felt. Signs of this fever embrace –

• Antardaha – burning sensation contained in the physique
• Adhika trshna – extreme thirst
• Pralapa – delirium
• Shvasanam – problem in respiratory / dyspnea
• Bhramah – giddiness / vertigo
• Sandhi shula – ache within the joints
• Asthi shula – ache within the bones
• Asveda – lack / absence of sweating
• Dosha vinigraha – obstruction of doshas within the physique
• Varcha vinigraha – constipation

Bahirvega Jwara means fever wherein the signs are manifested externally and temperature may be felt. Signs of this fever embrace –

• Santapo adhiko bahyah – extreme temperature felt on the floor of the physique
• Trushnadinam cha mardavam – mildness of thirst and many others signs talked about in antarvega jwara

From prognosis standpoint, bahirvega jwara is claimed to be simply curable whereas antarvega jwara is troublesome to remedy.
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4. Prakruta Jwara and Vaikruta Jwara
Prakruta Jwara – Kapha and Pitta predominant fevers which manifest of their associated seasons of aggravation are referred to as prakruta jwara. Thus, Kapha fever occurring in spring season (season, pure for kapha aggravation) and Pitta fever occurring in autumn season (season, pure for pitta aggravation) are prakruta jwara.

Vaikruta Jwara – Kapha and Pitta fevers manifesting in seasons apart from these naturally meant for his or her aggravation are referred to as as Vaikruta Jwara. Instance – Kapha fever occurring in summer season or Pitta fever occurring in wet season.

On opposite, vata fever occurring in its pure season of aggravation i.e. wet season is incurable attributable to reverse remedies which must be applied. Due to this fact, this case is an exception and vata fever occurring in monsoon can by no means be thought of as prakruta jwara.
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5. Sadhya Jwara and Asadhya Jwara
Sadhya Jwara – means these fevers that are simply curable. Under talked about are the circumstances for a fever to be curable –

• power of the affected person is nice
• dosha aggravation is feeble
• fever related to issues

Asadhya Jwara – fevers which aren’t curable. Under talked about are the circumstances for a fever to be incurable –

• fever manifested from highly effective etiological elements
• fever manifesting with many or all signs
• fever which rapidly destroy the power of sense organs and notion

These fevers are stated to trigger dying in fast time.
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B. Classification based mostly on power and weak point of time of aggravation of dosha (dosha kala bala-abala bheda)

Primarily based on periodicity of manifestation of fever and the power and weak point of doshas in relation to time of aggravation of dosha and time of manifestation of fevers, the fevers are as soon as once more categorized into 5 sorts. They’re referred to as as Vishama Jwaras. They’re –

1. Santata Jwara
2. Satata Jwara
3. Anyedhyushka Jwara
4. Trtiyaka Jwara
5. Chaturthika Jwara
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C. Classification based mostly on the tissues wherein the fever is situated (dhatugata jwara)

• Rasa dhatugata jwara – fever situated in rasa tissue
• Rakta dhatugata jwara – fever situated within the blood tissue
• Mamsa dhatugata jwara – fever situated in muscle tissue
• Medo dhatugata jwara – fever situated in fats tissue
• Asthi dhatugata jwara – fever situated in bone tissue
• Majja dhatugata jwara – fever situated in bone-marrow tissue
• Shukra dhatugata jwara – fever situated in semen tissue
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D. Classification based mostly on the causes of fever (karana bheda)
Grasp Charaka talked about this classification of fevers within the Nidana Sthana part whereby he had described the causative elements and signs briefly of the 8 sorts of fevers. That is the explanation that Grasp Charaka has touched upon this classification on the finish half, because the final kind of classification of fever in Chikitsa Sthana part.

The 8 sorts of fever on this classification embrace –

1. Vataja Jwara – brought on attributable to aggravation of vata
2. Pittaja Jwara – brought on attributable to aggravation of pitta
3. Kaphaja Jwara – brought on attributable to aggravation of kapha
4. Vata-Pittaja Jwara – brought on attributable to aggravation of vata and pitta
5. Vata-Shlaishmika / Vata-Kaphaja Jwara – brought on attributable to aggravation of vata and kapha
6. Shleshma-Paittika / Kapha-Pittaja Jwara – brought on attributable to aggravation of kapha and pitta
7. Sannipataja Jwara – brought on attributable to simultaneous aggravation of all three doshas i.e. vata, pitta and kapha – That is as soon as once more categorized into 13 sorts based mostly on the permutation and mixture of the vitiated doshas within the mixture
8. Agantuja Jwara – fever brought on attributable to exterior elements – This fever is once more stated to be of 4 sorts – abhighataja, abhishangaja, abhicharaja and abhishapaja
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Prakruta And Vaikruta Jwar

Prakruta Jwara and Vaikruta Jwara are two kinds of fevers talked about by Grasp Charaka within the context of classification of fevers in Charaka Samhita Chikitsa Sthana part, Chapter 3, coping with ‘Jwara Chikitsa – remedy of fevers’. By that means –

• Prakruta means regular
• Vaikruta means irregular

On this sense prakruta jwara means regular fevers and vaikruta jwara means irregular fevers. This doesn’t give any sense isn’t it? No fever is regular. So what’s the classical that means of those fevers and what’s the significance of figuring out them from scientific perspective? Allow us to discover these fevers on this article.
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Prakruta Jwara and Vaikruta Jwara are defined in relation to the fevers manifesting specifically seasons. Due to this fact, Prakruta Jwara may be thought of as fever manifesting in a season pure to the aggravation of explicit dosha and Vaikruta Jwara is the fever manifesting in a season which isn’t pure for the aggravation of that exact dosha. So these fevers may be thought of as ‘seasonal fevers – regular or irregular to the associated doshas’. Allow us to look into the classical rationalization of those fevers to get readability of understanding.
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Classical rationalization of prakruta and vaikruta jwara
Prakruta Jwara manifesting in Spring season and Autumn season are simply curable. Kapha aggravation takes place in spring season. Due to this fact, it’s apparent that kapha predominant fever is manifested on this season. Kapha fever manifesting on this season is definitely curable. Equally, Pitta aggravation takes place in autumn season. Due to this fact, it’s apparent that pitta predominant fever is manifested on this season. Pitta fever manifesting on this season is definitely curable. Placing it the opposite manner, spring is the pure season for kapha aggravation and autumn is the pure season for pitta aggravation. Due to this fact, kapha fever manifesting in spring season is prakruta kapha jvara. Equally, pitta fever manifesting in autumn season is prakruta pitta jwara.

Why and the way does pitta worsen within the autumn season and trigger prakruta pitta fever?Pitta is scorching by nature. Accumulation of pitta in its personal seats takes place within the monsoon season owing to the impression of that season on pitta. Within the monsoon season the water and medicines and meals could have bitter after style owing to the impression of the season. This may result in accumulation of pitta in its seats as a result of bitter style aggravates pitta. Within the subsequent season i.e. in autumn season pitta would get aggravated owing to the warmth prevalent in that season, which is favorable for its aggravation. As a result of depth of warmth in autumn season, pitta will endure aggravation. This aggravated pitta will trigger pitta kind of fever when the pathogenesis is favorable for manifestation of fever. So, autumn season, for everybody, is pure for pitta aggravation and is common phenomenon. In pitta kind of fever there’s affiliation of kapha with pitta. Pitta aggravation will get its power and help from kapha in causation of fever.

Upavasa – fasting is the popular remedy for pitta fever occurring in autumn. Attributable to its nature and impression of visarga kala (milder seasons), pitta would tolerate the impact of fasting (pitta may worsen if fasting is completed in adana kala). Due to this fact, one needn’t worry to quick whereas affected by prakruta pittaja fever.
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Why and the way does kapha worsen within the spring season and trigger prakruta kapha fever?Kapha by nature is chilly. Accumulation of kapha in its personal seats takes place within the chilly predominant season (hemanta / shishira rtu – early or late winter) owing to the impression of that season on kapha. Within the winter season the water, medicines and meals could have candy after style owing to the impression of the season. This may result in accumulation of kapha in its seats as a result of candy style aggravates kapha. Within the subsequent season i.e. within the spring season, kapha melts as a result of intense and sharp solar rays and ultimately will get aggravated since this season is favorable for aggravation of kapha. This aggravated kapha will trigger kapha kind of fever when the pathogenesis is favorable for manifestation of fever.

So, spring season, for everybody, is pure for kapha aggravation and is common phenomenon. In kapha kind of fever there’s affiliation of pitta and vata with kapha. Kapha aggravation will get its power and help from vata and pitta in causation of fever.

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Remedy precept of Prakruta Jwara

A sensible doctor ought to deal with the prakruta (pitta and kapha) fever to start with, center or finish a part of autumn and spring seasons after having totally accessed the power and weak point of the doshas concerned within the causation of those fevers (pitta and kapha).
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Exceptions within the guidelines of Prakruta jwara

Manifestation of Prakruta Vata Jwara
Now we get a doubt in order to why vata kind of jwara has not been talked about on this context. Grasp Charaka has talked about Vata fever on the finish as a result of the sample of manifestation of this fever and the principles referring to the identical are fairly completely different from prakruta pitta and kapha fevers. We all know that pitta and kapha getting aggravated within the seasons that are pure for his or her aggravation i.e. in autumn and spring seasons and inflicting pittaja and kaphaja fevers are simple to deal with. However vata fevers do comply with a unique sample. The season for aggravation of vata is monsoon season.

Vata will get accrued in summer season season as a result of dryness of the season however won’t endure aggravation as a result of warmth prevailing on this season which is antagonist to the chilly nature of vata. Within the subsequent season i.e. within the wet season vata would get aggravated. This might trigger vataja kind of fever if the pathogenesis is favoring for the manifestation of fever. Coming to the prognosis of vataja jwara, in contrast to pittaja and kaphaja fevers, vata kind of fevers manifesting within the season pure for its manifestation i.e. within the wet season is troublesome to remedy. Due to this fact vataja fevers occurring within the season pure for them i.e. wet season can by no means be prakruta.
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Why is it troublesome to remedy vata fever manifesting in wet season?
Despite the kala prakruti (nature of the wet season) being just like the dosha (vata) inflicting fever, the vata kind of fever brought on in wet season is troublesome to remedy due to viruddha upakrama i.e. reverse nature of the remedy. In line with Ayurveda, the origin of fever is claimed to be from amashaya i.e. abdomen. So, langhana primarily therapeutic hunger is the principle remedy for ailments manifesting from amashaya. However this langhana is antagonistic to the character of vata and tends to trigger its aggravation. Thus, the preliminary remedy for fever and the seat of origin of fever is reverse to the remedy of vata. The remedy for vata which incorporates use of unctuous substances, candy, bitter and salty meals and nourishing therapies is reverse to the remedy of fever and ailments having their origin from abdomen. That is referred to as viruddha upakrama. Since it’s troublesome to deal with vataja fever in wet season it won’t be thought of as prakruta jvara.
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Vaikruta Jwara

All vataja fevers are vaikruta i.e. irregular. Prakruta jwara is that fever which may be simply cured within the season favorable for the aggravation of dosha answerable for the causation of that fever and vataja fever, as defined above, doesn’t fulfil these standards. Vataja fever occurring in wet season shouldn’t be prakruta, in reality it’s vaikruta. Kaphaja fevers occurring in seasons apart from spring season can be thought of as vaikruta jwara.

Pittaja fevers occurring in seasons apart from autumn season can be thought of as vaikruta jwara. Thus, for kaphaja and pittaja fevers, it will likely be thought of as vaikruta jwara or irregular fevers in the event that they manifest in seasons apart from these wherein their pure aggravation takes place i.e. spring and autumn seasons respectively. Different authors opine that vataja fever occurring in wet season can also be prakruta, however like kaphaja and pittaja fevers occurring in spring and autumn seasons, vataja fever occurring in wet season shouldn’t be simply curable. This additionally provides us a clue that prakruta and vaikruta kinds of fever have been defined from the attitude of simple curability of fevers of their respective seasons or in any other case.
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Goal of figuring out prakruta and vaikruta kinds of fever
The doctor ought to have exact data of prakruta and vaikruta jwaras. This may give an thought in order to wherein season a specific dosha will endure vitiation in order to trigger fever and wherein season a given fever is curable simply and wherein season it can’t be simply cured. The backdrop of figuring out these fevers is a exact data of ‘relationship between doshas and seasonal adjustments’ i.e. rtu-kriyakala.
The data of those fevers will assist the doctor to draft efficient seasonal method and seasonal cures to fight these seasonal and off-seasonal fevers.
The data of those fevers will even assist the doctor to grasp the prognosis of those seasonal and off-seasonal fevers.

Agantuja Jwara

Agantuja Jwaras are these fevers that are brought on by exterior elements. Agantuja Jwara is itself of 4 sorts. Agantuja means ‘these which come from outdoors’ or ‘international’, Jwara means fever.
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Kinds of Agantuja Jwara

Agantuja Jwara is of 4 sorts

1. Abhighataja Jwara
2. Abhishangaja Jwara
3. Abhicharaja Jwara
4. Abhishapaja Jwara

1. Abhighataja Jwara

Abhighata means damage or trauma.
Causes – Abhighataja Jwara is brought on attributable to damage by a number of of the beneath talked about –

• shastra – instrument / weapon
• loshta – mud ball
• kasha – whip
• kashta – stick / bamboo
• mushta – fist
• aratni tala – slap
• dvija – tooth and many others

Pathogenesis
The vata aggravated attributable to damage predominantly vitiates the blood and causes abhighataja jwara. On this case blood is the tissue which will get predominantly vitiated. This implies to inform that the opposite tissues too are vitiated however to a lesser extent compared to the blood.

Signs

2. Abhishangaja Jwara

Abhishanga means curse. Abhishangaja Jwara is that which is meant to be brought on by affliction of evil spirits or by curse.

Causes – embrace being bothered by

• kama – need / lust
• shoka – grief
• bhaya – worry
• krodha – anger
• bhuta – evil spirits / unknown and unseen forces

The fevers will even be referred to as by the title of those causes like kamaja jwara when brought on by kama, shokaja jwara when brought on by shoka and many others. Among the many above stated causes, need (lust), grief and worry would trigger aggravation of vata. Anger would trigger aggravation of pitta. Affliction of evil spirits would trigger aggravation of all of the three doshas.

In bhutabhishangaja jwara, the fever would manifest with the signs of the identical evil spirit which might afflict the particular person. These are the identical bhutas (spirits) that are talked about within the context of unmada (psychosis) which trigger the bhutabhishangaja kind of fevers. They’re –

• Deva graha
• Guru graha
• Pitr graha
• Gandharva graha
• Yaksha graha
• Rakshasa graha
• Brahma rakshasa graha
• Pishacha graha

The signs of the fever can be in accordance to the graha which might afflict the particular person.
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Different causes of Abhishangaja Jwara

• Visha vrksha anila sparsha – when the breeze flowing by way of the toxic crops and that air touches the physique of the particular person
• Anyaih vishaih sambhavaih – when breeze flowing by way of some other toxic substances contact the physique of the particular person

One of these abhishangaja jwara brought on by contact of toxic air may be handled by administration of ‘anti-poisonous’ remedies and medicines.
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Particular signs of abhishangaja jwara in line with the trigger –

In these fevers, rise in temperature could also be evidenced earlier than or after the manifestation of above talked about signs. When kama, krodha and many others afflict the thoughts, fever will initially not be intense. This situation will persist till the thoughts will get bothered by the bodily doshas i.e. vata, pitta and kapha. When this occurs, the signs talked about above will begin getting manifesting. Equally when the bodily doshas afflict the physique, the bodily fever won’t turn into intense till and except the thoughts shouldn’t be bothered by kama, krodha and many others elements.
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3 and 4 – Abhicharaja and Abhishapaja Jwara

Abhichara means spell / exorcism / magic/conjure. Fevers manifesting attributable to spell or magic accomplished by individuals who have attained perfection and success in these maneuvers are referred to as as abhicharaja jwara. Abhishapa means curse. Fevers manifesting as a result of curse given by individuals who have attained perfection and mastery over these maneuvers are referred to as as abhishapaja jwara. As a result of impact of abhichara or abhishapa – sannipata jwara i.e. fevers brought on attributable to simultaneous aggravation of all three doshas is manifested. These fevers are harmful and dreadful in nature and are stated to be troublesome to remedy.

Causes – Spells and black-magic (abhichara) and curse (abhishapaja) are themselves the causative elements for the manifestation of those fevers.
Signs – The identical signs talked about within the sannipataja kind of fever are manifested in agantuja jwara.  

Other than these signs varied kinds of pains and discomfort can be discovered within the thoughts, senses and physique. Abhichara i.e. spells are administered in a wierd manner. It is rather troublesome for the doctor to seek out out the spells being the causative elements of fevers. They are often recognized by seeing these spells being forged, or by listening to about them by somebody or by inference or by treating them by strategies defined for treating these fevers. Comparable is the case with the fevers manifesting attributable to curse.
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Specialty of agantuja fevers
Agantuja fever will initially manifest within the type of solely kama jwara, krodhaja jwara and many others relying on the trigger and within the later time frame will get related to the signs of aggravated vata, pitta and kapha which have gotten aggravated by their very own causes. The causative elements, signs and remedy rules of those agantuja fevers can be completely different from these of nija jwaras i.e. fevers brought on by aggravated vata, pitta and kapha.

Sanskrit Verses

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Remedy rules of Agantuja Jwara

Daiva vyapashraya chikitsa – Divine therapies are the primary and finest cures for combating the fevers brought on by curse, spells and evil forces.
Remedy for abhighataja jwara – Under talked about measures needs to be thought of for treating the fevers brought on by damage.

• Sarpi pana – oral consumption of metered doses of ghee / medicated ghee
• Sarpi abhyanga – therapeutic massage utilizing ghee
• Raktavaseka – bloodletting
• Satmya madhya – consumption of appropriate / likable wines to those that are used to eat wines
• Satmya mamsa odana – consumption of appropriate / likable meals with meat / meat soup to those that are used to take meat
• Kshata / Vrana Chikitsa – remedy on the traces of treating accidents and wounds shall be applied
• Ashvasana – counseling and comforting phrases are supreme methods of treating fevers brought on attributable to need, grief and worry
• Ishta labha, vayu prashamana and harshana – offering desirous issues, pacification of aggravated vata and therapies exhilarating and pleasing to the thoughts are helpful in fevers brought on attributable to need, grief and worry
• Kamyaih arthaih manognaih cha, pittaghna upakramaih, unhappy vakyaih, – offering the desirous issues, pitta mitigating measures and pleasing phrases are helpful to fight fevers brought on attributable to anger
• Viparita chikitsa – fevers brought on attributable to need get destroyed by manifestation of anger and fevers brought on by anger are cured by manifestation of need i.e. anger and need are mutually antagonistic and destroy one another and therefore the fevers brought on by them. Equally fevers brought on by worry and grief are destroyed by need and anger.
• Vismarana – In some folks fever would manifest simply by excited about the timing of incidence of fever. In these folks a powerful psychological part could be concerned. It is very important diver the minds of those folks and contain them in another exercise in order that they overlook the time of manifestation of fever. This may stop the manifestation of fever in these folks.

Sowmya and Agney Jwar

Sowmya jwara and Agneya Jwara are the kinds of fevers defined in Charaka Samhita within the context of Jwara Chikitsa i.e. chapter coping with remedy of fevers. In line with the phrase that means –

• Sowmya Jvara means fevers that are chilly or delicate in nature.
• Agneya Jwara means fevers that are scorching or extreme in nature.

However do they really imply the identical? Allow us to discover the classical meanings of those fevers on this article.
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Manifestation of Sowmya and Agneya Jwara

In fevers which manifest attributable to vitiated vata and pitta, the particular person would really feel desirous of chilly comforts, together with meals and actions. Chilly comforts are the cures for these fevers.
In fevers which manifest attributable to vitiated vata and kapha, the particular person would really feel desirous of scorching comforts, together with meals and actions. Sizzling comforts are the cures for these fevers. If we get mixed fever whereby each these patterns get admixed, the particular person would really feel desirous of each hot and cold comforts.
The above stated is the classical rationalization of sowmya and agneya jvara. Right here we should always observe that Grasp Charaka has not defined the character of manifestation of fevers in these circumstances. He has defined these two circumstances from the attitude of what relieves these fevers. From this rationalization we have to extract the precise that means and sample of manifestation of those two sorts of fevers.
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Sowmya Jwara – Vata, Kapha and Vata-Kapha fevers

The fever brought on by vitiation of solely vata or kapha are by nature ‘chilly predominant’ and likewise brought on by ‘chilly causes’ (causative elements which induce coldness and enhance vata or kapha because the case could also be – contains meals and actions). This fever being chilly and delicate in nature (sowmya), the particular person exhibits need in direction of scorching issues and comforts. Comparable is the case of ‘vata-kaphaja’ fevers brought on by mixed vitiation of vata and kapha. Right here each doshas are chilly in nature and are additionally brought on by causative elements which induce chilly. Therefore the particular person exhibits curiosity in direction of scorching issues and comforts.
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Agneya Jwara – Pitta and Vata-Pitta fevers

The fever brought on by vitiation of solely pitta is by nature ‘warmth predominant’ since pitta is scorching in nature. One of these fever can also be brought on by ‘scorching causes’ (causative elements which induce warmth and enhance pitta, included pitta aggravating meals and actions). This fever being scorching and intense in nature, the particular person exhibits need in direction of chilly issues and comforts. Vata-pittaja fever brought on by mixed aggravation of vata and pitta is a typical kind of mixture whereby vata is chilly in nature and pitta is scorching in nature. Then how is that this fever agneya in nature?

Right here vata, in its mixture with pitta, appears to be displaying an inclination in direction of the chilly high quality regardless of vata itself being chilly. To clear the doubt that the identical vata doesn’t behave in the identical manner when it’s related to kapha, grasp Charaka quotes within the subsequent a part of the verse ‘ushnam vata kaphatmakah’ i.e. vata right here exhibits need in direction of warmth as a result of it’s related to different chilly ingredient i.e. kapha.
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Vata present completely different behaviors together with pitta and kapha?

Vata is extraordinarily yogavahi in nature. When vata combines with pitta it behaves in accordance to the character of pitta i.e. it owns and helps the warmth. Identical to the air passing by way of hearth carries the warmth of fireplace with it and we sense scorching air touching us, vata in affiliation with pitta can also be scorching in nature. Therefore vata-pittaja fevers are scorching in nature and present need in direction of chilly issues. Due to this fact pittaja and vata-pittaja fevers are agneya jwaras.

When vata combines with kapha it behaves in accordance to the character of kapha i.e. it owns and helps the chilly. Identical to the air passing by way of water carries the coldness of water with it and we sense chilly air touching us, vata in affiliation with kapha can also be chilly in nature. Therefore vata-kaphaja fevers are chilly in nature and present need in direction of scorching issues. Due to this fact vataja, kaphaja and vata-kaphaja fevers are sowmya jwaras. This differential nature and habits of vata with pitta and kapha is named as ‘yogavahitva’ of vata.
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Vyamishra Jwara

There are some fevers whereby we are able to get to mixture of each these patterns of fevers. In these fevers there’s a peculiar mixture of agneya and sowmya jwaras. Herein the particular person would really feel desirous for each hot and cold comforts. Since these fevers are neither purely agneya not purely sowmya, they belong to a unique league of mixed fevers and may be thought of as vyamishra jwara. The causes for these fevers are additionally a combination of cold and hot issues. Instance –

Sanskrit Verses

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