Evidence supporting the use of: Chirata
For the health condition: Chills

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Synopsis

Source of validity: Traditional
Rating (out of 5): 2

Chirata (Swertia chirata) has a long history of use in traditional Ayurvedic and Unani medicine for a variety of ailments, including chills and fevers. The herb is known for its bitter taste and is typically used as a tonic to "reduce fever" and "purify the blood." In the context of chills, which often accompany fever in infectious diseases such as malaria, chirata has been traditionally administered as part of herbal formulations to help manage the fever and associated symptoms. The rationale in traditional systems is that chirata's bitter principles, such as swertiamarin and amarogentin, have "antipyretic" (fever-reducing) properties according to ancient texts and folk medicine practitioners.

However, scientific evidence supporting chirata's effectiveness specifically for chills is limited. While some laboratory studies suggest antipyretic and antimicrobial activities of chirata extracts, these studies are preliminary and do not directly address the symptom of chills. The use of chirata for chills is primarily justified by its historical and ethnobotanical use rather than by robust clinical research. As such, its evidence rating for this particular indication is low, though not entirely absent due to its established role in traditional medicine.

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