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Asthama

Symptoms & Causes

Asthma results from complex connections between an individual’s inherited and interactions with the environment. The factors that cause a hereditarily prone individual to become asthmatic are poorly understood. The resulting risk factors for asthma are:

  • Allergic conditions in family
  • Hay fever (allergic rhinitis)
  • Viral respiratory illness during childhood
  • More exposure to cigarette smoke
  • Obesity
  • Exposure to air pollution or burning biomass
  • Infections like cold or Flu.
  • Exercise

Types of Asthma

Typically, Asthma can be classified in to Allergic Asthma and Non-Allergic Asthma.

Allergic Asthma

Allergic Asthma is caused due to exposure to an allergen, such as dust mites, animal fur or pollen.

Non-allergic Asthma

Non-allergic Asthma occurs due to various factors such as stress, exercise, illness, extreme weather, irritants in the air and certain medicines.

  • Adult-onset Asthma

         Sometimes, asthma signs cannot be seen until they are adults. This is known as Adult-onset Asthma.

  • Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB)

          While exercising, healthy people can develop asthma symptoms.

  • Occupational Asthma

        Occupational asthma occurs by inhaling fumes, gases, dust or other potentially damaging substances while on the job.

  • Childhood Asthma

         Childhood asthma influences millions of children and their families. In fact, most of the children at the age of five develop asthma.

            Currently lot of asthma patients are  dependent on inhalers, but there are holistic treatments that can help keep the asthma indications under control so it does not have a big effect on your life.

Treatment in Ayurveda

Ayurveda Treatment for Asthma

According to Ayurveda, Asthma is caused due to imbalanced Kapha ,Pitta Dosha causes with symptoms like  wheezing, coughing, fever and irritability. Asthma caused by Vata Dosha can be acknowledged by wheezing, dry mouth, thirst, dry cough, dry skin, anxiety and constipation.

          Virechana and Vamana are the two most common Panchakarma procedures that for very effective treatments for Asthma in Ayurveda.

Vamana

Vamana herbs such as liquorice, sweet flag and emetic nut were consumed by the patient. These herbs induce therapeutic vomiting that removes the imbalanced Dosha over upper gastro-intestinal tract.

Virechana

 Patient is made to consume herbal cleansing preparations that bring toxin elimination through the anal route make sure for well-being of the patient.

Rasayana Therapy

 After the Panchakarma treatments, patients are provided with oral medicines along with diet regulation. Rasayana therapy builds immunity, avoids recurrence, re-establishes the normal functioning of the body and helps to fight disease for long time .

Ayurvedic remedies for Asthma

Agastya Rasayana and Chyawanprash are well-known as the effective herbal medicines for asthma treatment.

Chyawanprash – a rich source of Vitamin C

Chyawanprash is generally taken in doses of one teaspoonful thrice a day. It can be taken along with Sitopaladi Churna and honey for better results.

Agastya Rasayana

Agastya Rasayana is generally recommended if the asthma causes constipation. Ayurvedic therapists recommend a combination of honey, black pepper and onion juice as an effective home remedy to relieve asthma.

Departments

Dept of Kayachikitsa 

Dept of Roganidanam

Dept of Swasthavritham

Doctors

Dr. Alathiyoor Narayanan Nambi (Ashtavaidyan)

BAMS, MD (Kāyachikitsa), Ph.D (Ayu)

Dr. Ramya Alakkal

Dr. Ramya Alakkal

BAMS, MD (Panchakarmam)

Dr. Manojkumar K Kayachikitasa

Dr. Manoj Kumar K

BAMS, MD (Kāyachikitsa)

Dr. Rahul R Nair Roganidanam

Dr. Rahul Ramachandran Nair

BAMS, MD (Roganidānam)

Dr. Jishnu Narayanan M

BAMS, MD (Agadatantram)

Dr Anusree SB Kayachikitsa

Dr. Anusree SB

BAMS, MD (Kāyachikitsa)