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Siddha drug ‘Nilavembu Kudineer’ popular in Kerala as an effective medicine for dengue fever
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Peethaambaran Kunnathoor, Chennai
June 24 , 2017
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The Siddha herbal drug, ‘Nilavembu Kudineer’, which became popular in
Tamil Nadu as the best remedy for dengue fever and chikungunya, is being
distributed in Kerala now by the Siddha practitioners to check spread
of all kinds of fevers, especially the vector-borne diseases.
The
drug is distributed in all the medical camps set up in various
government Siddha dispensaries and in centres of national health mission
(NHM) and National Ayush Mission (NAM) as part of control measures for
the menacingly increasing dengue and chikungunya virus infections. The
physicians of the traditional Siddha system are distributing the herbal
decoction in the wake of its efficacy proved in Tamil Nadu when there
was outbreak of influenza and mosquito-borne diseases two years ago. The
medicine is also given to the people coming along with the patients as a
preventive.
Dr. Vivek Andrews, medical officer at the NHM
Siddha dispensary at Aruvikkara in Thiruvananthapuram district, said the
medicine contains nine herbal ingredients, which have antipyretic,
anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and immunomodulatory actions. It reduces
symptoms associated with fever such as headache, body pain, muscle pain,
loss of energy, fatigue, weakness etc. It is also effective for
reducing joint pain, joint swelling, muscle pain, headache and rashes
associated with chikungunya infection. Further, it can be taken as a
preventive medicine for dengue fever and chikungunya.
In Tamil
Nadu, whenever fever is spread, government hospitals in the state
usually distribute NIlavembu Kudineer to the patients visiting there.
Now it has got wide popularity among patients and physicians as the best
remedy for dengue fever and influenza.
According to information
received from the ISM directorate in Kerala, the drug is given to the
patients in almost all the 49 Siddha medical centres and in the special
medical camps run by the local bodies. It is provided in liquid and
powder forms.
Kerala has 8 Siddha dispensaries and one Siddha
hospital under the state government. Besides, 8 Siddha units are working
separately at Ayurveda hospitals as part of annual health project of
the ISM. There are 28 dispensaries under NHM and 4 Siddha units under
NAM. Currently, all the districts in Kerala have Siddha dispensaries.
Dr.
Vivek said Nilavembu Kudineer is administered to patients suffering all
kinds of diseases, two times a day for three to five days. Adults are
given 60 ml and for children 30 ml of the decoction. He added that it
could be taken twice a day for five days as a means to protect from
fevers by improving immunity.
Siddha medicines are procured from
the Chennai based Siddha cooperative pharmacy, Impcops. But, they are
available in pharmacies dealing with Siddha formulations and at the
Impcops outlet in Thiruvananthapuram. In private clinics, which number
more than one hundred, the physicians themselves prepare the
formulations by purchasing raw materials from villages in Tamil Nadu.
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