Ayurvedic Treatment for ALLERGIC BRONCHITIS

Ayurvedic Treatment for Allergic Bronchitis

Ayurvedic Treatment for Allergic Bronchitis gives complete relief from the respiratory distress, clears air passage, rejuvenates the respiratory system, and prevents recurrence of the disease. Allergic Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchi caused by something which is an allergen to the body. Usually, the allergens include pollen grains, dust particles, or molds, which are capable of triggering the allergic reaction. Allergic bronchitis if lasts for more than three months, then it can be called chronic bronchitis.

  • Signs and symptoms of Allergic bronchitis
  • Causes of Allergic bronchitis
  • Pathophysiology of Allergic bronchitis
  • Diagnosis of Allergic bronchitis
  • Treatments of Allergic bronchitis
  • Prognosis of Allergic bronchitis
  • Complications of Allergic bronchitis
  • Allergic bronchitis in Ayurveda
  • Nidana- Causes of Allergic bronchitis
  • Purvaroopam (Premonitory Symptoms) of Allergic bronchitis
  • Samprapthi (Maturation) of Allergic bronchitis
  • Lakshana of Allergic bronchitis
  • Prognosis of Allergic bronchitis
  • Chikitsa (Treatment) of Allergic bronchitis
  • Commonly used medicines for Allergic bronchitis
  • Diet desirable to prevent Allergic bronchitis
  • postures de Yoga
  • Research articles link.

Signs and Symptoms

  • A productive cough is the cough with sputum production
  • Wheezing and chest tightness
  • Tiredness of body
  • The cough usually starts for a few days to weeks.
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Causes

Allergic agents like,

  • Pollen grains, dust, molds, tobacco smoke
  • Air pollution, chemical fumes, etc. cause allergic bronchitis.
  • The non-allergic type of bronchitis is caused by bacterial or viral infections.

Physiopathologie

At the time of acute bronchitis, the cells lining the bronchial wall get irritated leading to the edema and hyperemia of the mucous membrane. The bronchial mucilary function gets diminished. Subsequently, the air passages get clogged by debris and the irritation again increases. In response to this thick mucus gets secreted which leads to the characteristic cough in bronchitis.

Diagnostic

Diagnosis of allergic bronchitis is done by physical examination, history taking of signs and symptoms. Sputum examination, serum IgE, lung function tests, etc. are also done to confirm the diagnosis. In some cases, chest X-rays are also advised.

Traitements

The treatment principle includes those which open the airways and making breathing easier.

  • Bronchodilators- Short-acting bronchodilators which include ipratropium, albuterol, levalbuterol, etc., and long-acting bronchodilators like tiotropium, salmeterol, formoterol, etc., can be used.
  • Steroids are used to reduce airway obstruction.
  • Oxygen therapy
  • Breathing exercises for lung tissue rehabilitation.

Pronostic

Allergic bronchitis in most times is self-limiting if the individual is healthy.

Complications

Chronic bronchitis has complications like

  • Severe breathing difficulty
  • Pneumonia, respiratory failure
  • Enlargement of the right ventricle
  • Pneumothorax

 Disease and Ayurveda

The symptoms of Allergic bronchitis can be correlated to Kasa and swasa. Since cough remains the main symptom of allergic bronchitis kasa can be more relevant to this aspect. Chronic bronchitis can be correlated to Swasa roga.

Nidana- Causes

The causes of cough include,

  • Smoke and dust
  • Hard exercises and food
  • The entry of food to a wrong pathway
  • Suppression of natural urges.

 

Purvaroopam- Premonitory Symptoms

The premonitory symptom includes foreign body sensation in the throat (sookapoorna galasyata)

Samprapthi Maturation

The vitiated prana and udana vata produces a cracked pot sound, comes out through the mouth with explosive force.

Lakshana Signs and Symptoms

Vata kasa symptoms include Cardiac pain, pain in the chest, tired look in the face, loss of strength, frequent coughing, and the cough is dry.

Pitta kasa symptoms include a burning sensation in the chest, dry mouth causing the desire to drink water, vomiting of yellow material, and patient looks pale.

Kapha kasa symptoms – Stickiness in mouth, headache, the heaviness of the body, anorexia, not many attacks of cough, a lot of phlegm comes out.

 

Divisions based on Dosha

Five types based on dosha,

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

Pronostic

Kshataja and Kshayaja kasa are difficult to treat.

Chikitsa- Treatment

Samana Oushadhas are better. Fasting, taking rice gruel, mamsa rasa (meat soup)

A compound consisting of Shringi, Vaca, K at-phala, Ka-trina, Musta, Phanyaka, Abhaya, Bhargi, Deva-daru, Vishwa et Hingu was taken in hot water would rapidly cure a case of long-standing cough

Dhoomapana (steam inhalation)

Commonly used Medicines

Marques disponibles

  • Vaidyaratnam oushadasaala
  • Aryavaidyasala Kottakkal
  • Ayurvéda du Kerala
  • Oushadhi
  • SNA oushadhasala
  • Dhootpapeswar
  • Dabur Inde

Home Remedies

Water boiled with ginger, turmeric

Turmeric with honey

Frequent steam inhalation.

Régime alimentaire

Avoid yogurts, milk products, sour fruits and fruit juices, bread, cold food, and water.

Hot light food is desirable

postures de Yoga

  • Pranayama- Bhastrika, Anulom viloma pranayama

Research articles link.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4687240/