CHEST CONGESTION- Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Yoga & Pranayama

Chest congestion is the accumulation of mucus in the lungs and bronchi. Respiratory infections are the major cause of chest congestion.

• SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CHEST CONGESTION
• CAUSES OF CHEST CONGESTION
• PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CHEST CONGESTION
• DIAGNOSIS OF CHEST CONGESTION
• TREATMENTS FOR CHEST CONGESTION
• PROGNOSIS OF CHEST CONGESTION
• COMPLICATIONS OF CHEST CONGESTION
• CHEST CONGESTION AND AYURVEDA
• NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF CHEST CONGESTION
• PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF CHEST CONGESTION
• SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF CHEST CONGESTION
• LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CHEST CONGESTION
• AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF CHEST CONGESTION
• CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR CHEST CONGESTION
• AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR CHEST CONGESTION
• AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR CHEST CONGESTION
• AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR CHEST CONGESTION
• COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR CHEST CONGESTION
• HOME REMEDIES FOR CHEST CONGESTION
• DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR CHEST CONGESTION
• YOGA FOR CHEST CONGESTION

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CHEST CONGESTION

• Breathing difficulty
• Wheezing
• cough
• Production of sputum
• Chest discomfort
• Frequent respiratory infections

CAUSES OF CHEST CONGESTION

• Infektionen
• Irritants in the airway
  

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CHEST CONGESTION

Due to the above-mentioned causes excess mucous production occurs in the airways, leads to chest congestion. The presence of mucous also triggers nerve sensors that make cough.

DIAGNOSIS OF CHEST CONGESTION

1. EXAMINATIONS
   

Auscultation – when listening to the chest with a stethoscope, the doctor may hear abnormal breathing sounds.

2. INVESTIGATIONS
   

• X – rays
• Lung function tests
• Sputum culture
• CT Scan – chest
• Laboratory tests – to find out the underlying pathology

TREATMENTS FOR CHEST CONGESTION

• Antibiotics for bacterial infections
• Expectorants and Mucus-Thinning Medicines
• Bronchodilators
• Anti-inflammatory drugs

PROGNOSIS OF CHEST CONGESTION

• Prognosis is based on the cause of the disease, duration and condition of the patient
• Generally, chest congestion is curable with proper treatment.

COMPLICATIONS OF CHEST CONGESTION

• Recurrent pneumonia
• Chronic bronchial infection

CHEST CONGESTION AND AYURVEDA

• In Ayurveda, chest congestion is considered as a disease that occurs in the pranavaha srothas.
• Symptoms of chest congestion can be correlated to swasa along with kasa.
• Ayurveda has several formulations to treat this condition and is in practice with proven efficacy.
  

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF CHEST CONGESTION

• Exposure to dust and smoke
• Residing in a cold place – seeta sthana
• Use of cold water- seetambu sevana
• Irregular meals
• Injury to vital organs – marma ghata
• Injury to chest – uro abhighata
• Suppression of natural urges

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF CHEST CONGESTION

• Pain in the chest
• Heaviness in the chest
• Breathing difficulty
• Husten

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF CHEST CONGESTION

• Due to the causative factors, pranavata combining with kapha leaves its path and begins to move in the upward direction, giving rise to breathing difficulty, cough etc.

TYPES OF SWASA

1. Ksudra swasa
2. Tamaka swasa
3. China swasa
4. Maha swasa
5. Urdwa swasa

TYPES OF KASA

1. Vata
2. Pitta
3. Kapha
4. Kshataja
5. Kshayaja

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CHEST CONGESTION

• Wheezing sound – ghurghuraka
• Breathing difficulty
• The chest is full of sputum – vaksha sampoorna
• Profuse expectorations
• Viscid sputum

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF CHEST CONGESTION

• Swasa and kasa roga is generally sadhya

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR CHEST CONGESTION

Ayurvedic local treatment for CHEST CONGESTION

• Snehana using lavana taila and Svedam – local fermentation

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR CHEST CONGESTION

• Elakanadi Kashayam
• Vyaghriyadi Kashayam
• Dadimashtak Churna
• Hinguvachadi Churna
• Thalisadi Choorna
• Pippali Choorna
• Haridra Khanda
• Guduchi Satwa
• Kantakari Ghrutha
• Datri Loha
• Kanakasava + Pushkaramoolasava
• Tribhuvana Keerthi Rasa
• Dashamoola Katuthrayam Kashaya
• Shwasa Kutara Rasa
• Swasanandam Gutika
• Gorochanadi Gutika
• Gopichandanadi Gutika
• Shwaschintamani Ras

 AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR CHEST CONGESTION

• Dasamoola nirooha basthi is best in vata kapha roga chikitsa
• Vamana
• virechana

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR CHEST CONGESTION

Interne Verwaltung

• Thalisadi Choorna
• Haridra Khanda
• Kantakari Ghrutha
• Datri Loha
• Kanakasava
• Tribhuvana Keerthi Rasa
• Dashamoola Katuthrayam Kashaya
• Shwasa Kutara Rasa
• Vyaghri hareetaki avaleha
• Kanakasavam
• Swasanandam Gulika

External application

• Karpooradi Thailam application on chest region during breathing difficulty

HOME REMEDIES FOR CHEST CONGESTION

• Heat application on the chest area by a towel dipped with hot water
• Steam inhalation

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR CHEST CONGESTION

• Avoid food items which produce kapha, vataa dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because kapha, vata imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
• Consume easily digestible food items
• Avoid heavy diet at bedtime.
• Avoid drinking water immediately after food.
  

YOGA FOR CHEST CONGESTION

• Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – cleans the respiratory passage
  

Der Patient muss in einer meditativen Haltung mit aufrechtem Kopf und aufrechter Wirbelsäule sitzen, wobei der Körper entspannt ist. Der Patient muss ein Nasenloch (z. B. das linke Nasenloch, wenn er die rechte Hand benutzt und umgekehrt) mit dem Daumen verschließen und durch das andere Nasenloch vollständig ausatmen. Wiederum muss er durch das andere Nasenloch tief einatmen, während das gegenüberliegende Nasenloch noch mit dem Daumen verschlossen ist.