Journal of Harmonized Research in Pharmacy

IMPORTANCE OF HERBAL MEDICINE IN TREATMENT OF DENGUE FEVER ? REVIEW

Abstract

Author(s): Addepalli Sandhya, Harika Balya, S.Shanmuganathan

Dengue Fever is a disease caused by a family of viruses that are transmitted by mosquitoes. The “dengue triad” is a characteristic which include symptoms like severe muscle and joint pain, lymphade nopathy and bleeding gums. According to WHO, it estimates that approximately 22,000 deaths occurs annually, mainly among children. Indian medicinal herbs are gaining so much importance now-a-days due to their less side effects and more therapeutic efficacy and also used in the treatment of ailments such as asthma, fever, cough malaria etc. In our present review the use of natural home remedies using medicinal herbs such as Neem, Tulasi, Hogweed and Coriander etc for the treatment of dengue fever has been discussed. Keywords: Dengue, herbs, therapeutic efficacy