CHIKUNGUNYA- Ayurveda Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Home Remedies, Precautions

Chikungunya is a viral fever caused by group A virus and transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. Chikungunya is a local word meaning ‘doubling up’ owing to excruciating joint pains. Ayurveda treatment for Chikungunya is well accepted due to its speedy safe recovery with out any sequel.

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

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CHIKUNGUNYA

Symptoms usually appear within a week of infection.
Fever
Anorexia
Joint pain and joint stiffness
Muscle pain
Headache
Chills
Fatigue
Cutaneous eruptions
Skin rash

CAUSES OF CHIKUNGUNYA

Chikungunya caused by the bite of Aedes mosquito infected with chikungunya virus.

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CHIKUNGUNYA

The incubation period of chikungunya fever is 4-7 days, following which the disease has a sudden onset with fever, chills, cephalalgia, anorexia, etc. The cutaneous eruptions may recur every 3 to 7 days.

DIAGNOSIS OF CHIKUNGUNYA

The virus can be isolated from the blood of febrile patients.
Serological diagnosis
Serum neutralization test
Haemagglutination inhibition
ELISA
PCR

TREATMENTS OF CHIKUNGUNYA

There is no specific treatment for chikungunya infection and it is usually self-limiting.
Analgesics
Antipyretic drugs like paracetamol
Fluid supplementation

PROGNOSIS OF CHIKUNGUNYA

It is curable and the symptoms are manageable.

COMPLICATIONS OF CHIKUNGUNYA

Arthropathy – it appears between 3^rd and 5^th day after the onset of clinical symptoms, and it can persist for many months and even years.

CHIKUNGUNYA AND AYURVEDA

In Ayurveda,Chikungunya management is based on the symptoms.
In Ayurveda Chikungunya is known as Sandhijwara which means “fever of the joints”. The symptoms of Sandhijvara and Chikungunya are very similar and hence Ayurveda treatment provides relief for the disease.

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF CHIKUNGUNYA

Excess consumption of acrid, salt, hot, ununctuous food
Eating during indigestion
Agantu factors – infections
Improper administration of purification therapies
Depletion of body tissue

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF CHIKUNGUNYA

Increased body temperature
Weakness

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF CHIKUNGUNYA

Due to the causative factors 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 to all over the body and gives rise to jwara.

LAKSHANA – AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CHIKUNGUNYA

Jwara – fever
Sandhi Shoola – joint pain
Sandhi Shotha – arthritis
Kandu – itchy skin lesions
Arochaka – anorexia
Shirah Shoola – headache

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF CHIKUNGUNYA

Prognosis is Sadhya – curable

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR CHIKUNGUNYA

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR CHIKUNGUNYA

Sanjeevani Vati
Sudarshana Ghana Vati
Amrutharishta
Trayodashanga Guggulu
Maha Rasnadi Kvatha

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES TREATMENT FOR CHIKUNGUNYA

Ayurvedic medicines for Internal administration for CHIKUNGUNYA

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

HOME REMEDIES FOR CHIKUNGUNYA

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

Immunity Boosters FOR CHIKUNGUNYA

Indukantham Qwath Tablet
Chyvanprash
Sidhamakaradhwaj
Sudarsana Tablet
Vilwadi Gulika

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR CHIKUNGUNYA

Avoid food items which 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
Proper sanitation measures to be followed.

YOGA FOR CHIKUNGUNYA

Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – calms the mind and gets relief from the pain associated with chikungunya

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.