Table 1.
Poorvarupa in Jwara Vs COVID-19 symptomatology.
| Poorvarupa symptoms | COVID-19 symptoms |
|---|---|
| Srama (clinical correlation) – fatigue | ✓ |
| Arati – malaise | ✓ |
| Vivarnatvam– discolouration or various cutaneous changes | ✓ |
| Vairasya– bad taste or loss of taste | ✓ |
| Nayanaplava – watering of the eyes or epiphora | ✓ |
| Icchadeshoumuhuhu – rapidly changing likings or rapid mood swings | ✓ |
| Jrumbha (vata) – yawning (due to fatigue) | ✓ |
| Angamarda – bodyache (myalgia or arthralgia) | ✓ |
| Guruta – feeling of heaviness | – |
| Romaharsha – horripilation | – |
| Aruchi - anorexia | ✓ |
| Tamapravesha – appearance of darkness in front of the eyes (due to excessive drowsiness?) | ✓ |
| Apraharsha – hypoactive sexual desire | – |
| Seeta – chills | ✓ |
| Anannabhinandana (Kapha) – aversion of food (included in anorexia) | ✓ |
| Nayanayordaaha (Pitta) – burning sensation in eyes (due to conjunctivitis) | ✓ |
| Alasya – laziness (due to fatigue) | ✓ |
| Gatragourava– feeling of heaviness in body parts | – |
| Hitopadeshaakshanti – aversion to good advices (sickness behaviour/depressive mood?) | – |
| Baladwesha – irritability (sickness behaviour/due to rapid mood swings/depressive mood?) | ✓ |
| Vinamana– adopting a sickness posture, head down | – |
| Pindikodweshtana – calf pain or localized myalgia | ✓ |
| Klama – tiredness (due to fatigue) | ✓ |