TY - JOUR KW - General Medicine KW - Ayurveda KW - Filariasis KW - nithyanandha rasa KW - sleepada KW - Wuchereria bancrofti AU - Ghadage DP AU - Sahani DG AU - Sundar DB AU - Raj DAS AU - Prakash DA AU - Mohammed DF AB -

Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) is a debilitating and neglected tropical disease caused by thread-like parasitic worms belonging to the family Filaridea which is either by Wuchereria bancrofti or Brugia malayi. It is transmitted through mosquito vectors like ubiquitous mosquito species Culex quinquefasciatus and Mansonia annulifera respectively. The global burden of LF, with a focus on endemic regions, is discussed along with the socioeconomic implications of the disease. In Ayurveda, Lymphatic Filariasis can be correlated with Sleepada which was mentioned in 6th B.C by Acharya Susruta in his treaties. Ayurveda with its holistic approach to health and disease, provides a unique lens through which to view the complexities of LF, with its different modalities of treatment among which nithyanandha rasa has a significant role in reducing the signs and symptoms of the disease.

BT - International Journal of Mosquito Research DO - 10.22271/23487941.2023.v10.i6c.731 IS - 6 LA - Eng N2 -

Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) is a debilitating and neglected tropical disease caused by thread-like parasitic worms belonging to the family Filaridea which is either by Wuchereria bancrofti or Brugia malayi. It is transmitted through mosquito vectors like ubiquitous mosquito species Culex quinquefasciatus and Mansonia annulifera respectively. The global burden of LF, with a focus on endemic regions, is discussed along with the socioeconomic implications of the disease. In Ayurveda, Lymphatic Filariasis can be correlated with Sleepada which was mentioned in 6th B.C by Acharya Susruta in his treaties. Ayurveda with its holistic approach to health and disease, provides a unique lens through which to view the complexities of LF, with its different modalities of treatment among which nithyanandha rasa has a significant role in reducing the signs and symptoms of the disease.

PB - AkiNik Publications PY - 2023 SP - 173 EP - 176 T2 - International Journal of Mosquito Research TI - Ayurvedic insights into lymphatic filariasis and holistic approaches towards its management UR - https://www.dipterajournal.com/pdf/2023/vol10issue6/PartC/10-6-29-887.pdf VL - 10 SN - 2348-7941, 2348-5906 ER -