ASTHMA ( Cardiac & Bronchial)

ASTHMA

Ayurveda offers fast relief and cure too from Asthma. If Cardiac Asthma, Arjun bark Kshirpak ( decoction in milk+water), Prabhakar Vati, Jawahar Mohra are the first line treatment. If Bronchial Asthma – Swas Kuthar Ras, Trikatu churn, Tankan Bhasm, Sompan Ghrit are the main medicines. Blowing balloons is best exercise here. Prefer the hand-made ones from an ayurvedic practitioner.

Now some general information :-
Symptoms— Beginning is from cough. Wheezing sound and erratic breathing attacks. Asthma is of two types.
(1) Bronchial Asthma—the bronchial tubes shrink causing difficulty in breathing.
(2) Cardiac Asthma—Heart becomes weak hence the heart does not circulate sufficient quantity of blood. So oxygen received is also less. By pulling breath the face of the patient appears red due to the strain.

Causes-Dried up cough due to medication and erratic eating habits, impure air, mental tension, fear, anger, defect in the blood, use of intoxicating products, cough and cold, copulating during cough and cold, heavy food, chilly and spices, fried food products and dust can cause asthma.

Some other forms of Treatments :-

1. By Food, fruits, vegetables, kitchen items – One day fast on lemon juice, honey and water. For a week, be on fast on juices and soups of green vegetables, coconut water, white pumpkin juice, cabbage juice, carrot & beetroot juice, grapes juice, doob (a kind of grass) juice, wheat grass juice – all togather or whichever available. Then for two weeks take uncooked diet (only fruits salads and sprouted food). Thereafter take normal food and stay away from heavy food.
   Take soaked methi seeds and drink the water with a litle honey mixed in it.
   
   Do not take milk or milk products. Juice of basil leaves and ginger be taken with honey.
   A spoonful triphala with lemon juice and water be taken.
   
   Asthma patients should have their dinner early and should have a glass of hot water before going to sleep. Steam of water boiled with carom seed (Aajwain) in it is very effective.
   
   2.Naturopath Treatment – Abdomen mud pack and enema, chest pack, steam bath is very useful. Spinal cord be massaged. Behind the chest on the back have a massage of mustard oil mixed with camphor in a warm but airy room. When the asthmatic attack is at its peak then one should change the breathing (swar – if right nostril is open, clog it by cotton and start breathing from left nostril and vice-versa) and take hot foot bath.
   
   3.Yog – Nadi shodhan, kapal bhati, without retention pranayama, uddivan bandh, mahamudra, breathing exercises gomukhasan, matsyasana, uttanamandookasana. uttankoormasana, ashvathasana, chakrasana, shalabhasana makarasana, yogmudrasana, bhujangasana, dhanurasana, etc. be practised. Jay Ayurveda.