Review of Punravartak Jwara with Relationship to Recent Surge in Cardiac Death and COVID-19 Infection

Year : 2024 | Volume :14 | Issue : 01 | Page : 27-31
By

    Nishant Shukla

  1. 1Professor and Ex. Head of Kayachikitsa, Kayachikitsa, Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurved Mahavidyalaya (SGAM) (Affiliated to Gujarat Ayurved University (GAU)), Gujarat, India

Abstract

The unprecedented 12.5% surge of sudden cardiac death has been reported after COVID-19 outbreak. Central health agency has opined that the COVID-19 vaccine has no relationship with this surge; but the sudden cardiac death with shift i.e. the sudden cardiac death of young in their 40 even with cases of sudden cardiac death in the age group of 20–40. This paradigm change in the prevalence is of serious concern as it affects the economically productive group. As per information available from all reliable resources vaccines is not found to be responsible for this change; so other probable reasons that may be ought to be searched for. Ancient Ayurveda text Charaka Samhita narrates that if a person indulges unwholesome or properly detoxed after pyrexial disease (even post disease phase i.e. post disease carrier phase) the morbid material further vitiates and may manifest in form of chronic long episode of pyrexia (in majority of cases most of biochemical markers may not be conclusive) or apyrexial problems that may be mild problems like itching, urticaria, etc. to severe medical conditions like organ failure. As per the pathogenesis narrated in Charaka Samhita the Ayurveda text describes that fever – pyrexial illness occurs due to obliteration of Rasa-Vaha and Sweda Vaha Srotos (sweat system); failing to detoxicating body after pyrexial illness or improper care in post pyrexial phase or indulging unwholesome diet – routine – stress may lead to detoxicating the Rasa (primary nourishing fluid  (comparable with Plasma – body fluid) that leads to formation of obliteration or changes in viscosity of blood that may eventually lead to vascular accidents. There is sharp rise in incidence of other vascular disease along with sudden cardiac death has been reported after COVID-19 outbreak. Ayurveda seems to have probable answer. Detailed review is presented in the paper.

Keywords: Sudden cardiac death, COVID-19, Ayurveda, detoxification, vascular accidents

[This article belongs to Research & Reviews : A Journal of Immunology(rrjoi)]

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Volume 14
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Received December 21, 2023
Accepted March 14, 2024
Published April 24, 2024
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