Plants used in Ayurveda for Jwara or fever: A review of their antiviral studies.

ABSTRACT: Two of the earliest treatises in Ayurveda, the 'Charaka Samhita' and the 'Sushruta Samhita', describe numerous medicinal plants used in the treatment of Jwara (fever). Systematic studies carried out on these plants registered for 'Jwara' are of high significance in antiviral drug development. This article is a comprehensive review of the antiviral studies on medicinal plants listed for 'Jwara' in 'Charaka-Sushruta Samhitas', their antiviral entities and modes of action. The botanical names of the medicinal plants used for 'Jwara' were elucidated from their Sanskrit names in 'Charaka-Sushruta Samhitas' and their subsequent interpretations. Antiviral studies on these plant species and their constituents were compiled from the literature retrieved from Scopus, PubMed, Google Scholar and other

SUBMITTER: Bindhu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12118553 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature