Vol. 11, Issue 1, Part A (2024)

Ayurveda, the science of life, is the traditional practice of medicine in India which provides the signs, symptoms and treatment for various diseases including poison. Mosquito bites has been included under Mashaka visha (a type of insect poisoning) under one among the eight branches of Ayurveda, named Agadatantra, which deals with Ayurvedic toxicology. Various types of mosquitos including the fatal ones, their signs and symptoms, treatment of the complications arising due to their bites and various fumigations to repel them, has been well explained in the Ayurvedic classics, most of which are unknown to the society. As the health hazards arising due to the complication of mosquito bites turns life threatening, it becomes essential to explore alternative methods to control them and Ayurveda is one such science which offers it. The preventive and curative methods explained in the ayurvedic classics may be adopted to reduce the drastic number of vectors borne diseases arising due to mosquitoes. This article aims at bringing to light, the treatment methods explained in Ayurvedic classic for the management of mosquito bites and their complications.