A CASE SERIES: AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF TAMAKA SHVASA (BRONCHIAL ASTHMA)

Background- Bronchial Asthma is a chronic inammatory disease of airways of lungs. It is characterized by various and recurring symptoms reversible airow obstruction and Bronchospasm. Modern science has developed many medicines like Doxophylline, Theophylline, various Corticosteroids, and Salbutamol. Yet these medicines come up with many adverse effects and they are also target specic. In Ayurveda Bronchial asthma is co-related with Tamaka Shvasa. Tamaka Shvasa is mainly caused due to the Vata and Kapha Dosha. Hence in management of Tamaka Shvasa, Vataghna and Kaphagna Chikita are needed. Kantakari is Vata-Kaphagna in nature. The drug is used as anti-asthmatics, hypoglycemic, anti-histaminics, anti-inammatory, anti-spasmodic, hypotensive, anti-pyretic activity. Case series of Methods10 patients were managed with Kantakari Siddha Ghruta Snehapana followed by Virechana and Shamana Chikitsa. Assessement was done on the basis of PFT and IgE. Improvement in PFT and Decreased IgE level w Result- ill be stated in full paper. After administration of Kantakari Sidha Ghruta, Virechana and Shamana Chikitsa, Discussion And Conclusionchanges in PFT observed with changes in IgE, which is mention in full paper. ON this we concluded that Ayurvedic treatment is benecial in treatment of Tamaka Shvasa.