Dhanvantari’s Therapeutics: Jvara to Vraṇa
Fever, GI Disorders, Bleeding, Respiratory, Urinary, Swelling, and Wound Care
नामैकोनसप्तत्यधिकशततमो ऽध्यायः धन्वन्तरिरुवाच / ज्वरो ऽष्टधा पृथग्द्वन्द्वसंघातागन्तुजः स्मृतः / मुस्तपर्पटकोशीरचन्दनोदीच्यनागरैः / शृतशीतं जलं दद्यात्पिपासाज्वरशान्तये
nāmaikonasaptatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ dhanvantariruvāca / jvaro 'ṣṭadhā pṛthagdvandvasaṃghātāgantujaḥ smṛtaḥ / mustaparpaṭakośīracandanodīcyanāgaraiḥ / śṛtaśītaṃ jalaṃ dadyātpipāsājvaraśāntaye
தன்வந்தரி கூறினார்—ஜ்வரம் எட்டு வகை என நினைக்கப்படுகிறது: தனித்தனி, இரட்டைக் காரணம், கூட்டு காரணம், மற்றும் ஆகந்துக (வெளிப்புற) காரணம். முஸ்தா, பர்பட, உசீரம், சந்தனம், உதீச்யம், நாகரம் ஆகியவற்றுடன் காய்ச்சி பின்னர் குளிரவைத்த நீரை தாகமும் ஜ்வரமும் தணிய அளிக்க வேண்டும்.
Dhanvantari
Concept: Roga-viveka (classification of disease) and pathya-aushadha (appropriate remedy) to restore balance.
Vedantic Theme: Order/knowledge applied to reduce duhkha; right means (upaya) for sustaining the body as a vehicle of dharma.
Application: For fever with thirst, prepare a decoction-water with musta, parpata, koshira, candana, udicya, and nagara; boil, cool, and administer appropriately.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.169.63 (water as anupana relieving thirst/fatigue); Garuda Purana 1.169.64-65 (disease avoidance and symptom recognition)
It presents fever as eightfold, including types arising independently, from dual causes, from combined causes, and from external/agantu factors.
Cooled water prepared by boiling it with musta, parpaṭa, kośīra (vetiver), candana (sandalwood), udīcya, and nāgara (dry ginger).
It highlights a supportive hydration approach during fever—cool, herb-infused water—while recognizing different causes of fever and the need for appropriate treatment.