R., Rakshitha https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1667-3268
S., Nagaraj https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5098-332X
Bhat, Sadananda https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9239-5603
: Article Type: Original Research Article
: ¹ PG Scholar, Dept. of Roganidana evum Vikritivijnana, S. D. M. College of Ayurveda, Hospital and Research Centre, Udupi, Karnataka. ² Professor and Head, Dept. of Roganidana evum Vikritivijnana, S. D. M. College of Ayurveda, Hospital and Research Centre, Udupi, Karnataka. ³ Assistant Professor, Dept. of Roganidana evum Vikritivijnana, S. D. M. College of Ayurveda, Hospital and Research Centre, Udupi, Karnataka.
: Initial Manuscript Received: 06 January 2026
: Final Revision Received: 04 February 2026
: Accepted: 08 February 2026
: Published: 15 February 2026
: License: Distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
: Access: Open Access Article
: Peer Review: External Double-Blind
: Similarity Check: Turnitin Passed
: Conflict of Interest: None Declared
: Funding: None Declared
: Ethical Approval: Approved by IEC
: Data Availability: Not Applicable
: AI Use: Used only for language refinement
: Author Contributions: RR (Dr. Rakshitha R.) performed conceptualization of the study, data collection, clinical assessment of jāṭharāgni in patients with arśas, literature review from classical Ayurvedic texts, and drafted the original manuscript. NS (Prof. (Dr.) Nagaraj S.) provided overall academic supervision, guided the study design and methodology, contributed to interpretation of findings, and critically revised the manuscript for important intellectual content. SB (Dr. Sadananda Bhat) assisted in clinical evaluation, data analysis, and contributed to manuscript refinement and review. All authors reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript for publication.
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: Copyright: © 2026 The Author(s). Published by Ayurveda360 Publication, Honnavar-581342, Karnataka, India. (https://www.publication.ayurveda360.in/)