Dengue Fever: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Dengue, the ever prevailing fever, a curse of the mosquitoes in places like India has been spreading like forest fire. From babies till elders, everyone is susceptible and vulnerable to this fatal fever. Starting off with very high temperatures and head ache, this fever leads to congestion and uncontrollable temperatures. When not treated on time and properly, this fever could be fatal, says reports.

Whenever there is a normal fever, people these days panic suspecting dengue. To help you differentiate between a normal fever and dengue, read on. The causes, symptoms and Ayurvedic treatment for dengue will be described in detail:

Causes and symptoms:

• Dengue is caused by mosquitoes. Dengue by itself is a family or accumulation of viruses. Mosquitoes are the transmitting or carrying agent of these harmful viruses into the human body.
• Dengue is prevalent in tropical and sub-tropical regions. Muscle pain, swollen lymph nodes, fever, rash, headache etc. are initial symptoms of dengue fever.
• Since this fever is caused by a family of viruses, there is no particular or clear-set and targeted remedy. The fever and inflammation is brought down with various antibiotics in the western medicine, while it is cured and healed through effective herbs in Ayurveda.
• The only prevention of dengue is eradicating the presence of mosquitoes and living in a clean and hygienic atmosphere.
• Currently, there are no vaccines for dengue.

Ayurvedic treatment for dengue:

• Eating green leafy vegetables and fruits can ward off the infection and strengthen your immune system.
• Adding turmeric powder, clove and garlic to a bowl of hot steaming soup or any recipe will prove to be useful. It will induce the fighting capacity of your immune cells.
• Eating red rice will quicken the healing of dengue fever, as per reports.
• Making a paste out of methi (fenugreek) leaves and Indian gooseberry (amla) leaves will help in bidding adieu to high temperatures caused by dengue.
• Avoiding junk and high sugar containing foods is a mandate for a quick healing process.
• Boiling 10-15 holy basil leaves and drinking the decoction is an Ayurvedic medicine for dengue fever.
• Neem leaves’ juice is also a recommended Ayurvedic medicine for dengue.
• Papaya leaves extracts are capsuled in the English medicine to treat dengue fever. You could instead boil a few papaya leaves in water and keep sipping on the filtered papaya water, several times a day for best results.
• Wheat grass powder is another recommended and best medicine for dengue.
• Apart from all these, the Ayurvedic preparation – Nilavembu Kudineer is the best medicine for dengue as per Ayurvedic research.

Nilavembu Kudineer at a glance

Nilavembu kudineer is a poly herbal formula controls all types of fever associated with body ache. It cures fever in a comprehensive way through its healing effects of temperature regulation, inflammation control and body pain relief. Synergistic action of this herbal combination relieves all types of fever irrespective of the type of causative organism. It exhibits potent antiviral activity against viruses causing Dengue and Chikungunya fever. It is also effective in curing fevers caused by infective organism such as Typhoid and Malaria. In fevers associated with inflammatory conditions such as abscess or tumors it counteracts with the inflammation and reduces body temperature. It is made of equal proportions of the following:

• Nilavempu (Andrographis paniculata)
• Vettiver (Vetiveria zizanioides)
• Vilamiccam ver (Vetiveria zizanioides)
• Cantanam (Santalum album)
• Peyputtal (Trichosanthes cucumerina)
• Koraik kilanku(Cyperus rotandus)
• Cukku (Zingeber officinale)
• Milaku (Piper nigrum)
• Parpatakam (Mollugo cerviana)

Consult our Ayurvedic specialist for more details on this miraculous medicine for dengue fever.