EMPHYSEMA- Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Yoga & Pranayama

Emphysema is a disease affecting the respiratory system. The damage of alveoli leads to difficulty in breathing.

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

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EMPHYSEMA

• Difficoltà di respirazione
• Wheezing
• cough
• Production of sputum
• Chest discomfort

CAUSES OF EMPHYSEMA

• Smoking
• Dust
• Air pollution
• Chemical fumes
• Irritants in the airway
  

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF EMPHYSEMA

Due to the above-mentioned causes the inflammation and damage of alveoli, cilia of bronchi occur. This results in swollen airways, mucus production, and difficulty clearing the airways. All of these changes can lead to shortness of breath.

DIAGNOSIS OF EMPHYSEMA

1. ESAMI
   

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

2. INDAGINI
   

• Raggi X
• Lung function tests
• Sputum culture
• CT Scan – chest
• Esami di laboratorio: per individuare la patologia di base.
• Spirometry

TREATMENTS FOR EMPHYSEMA

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

PROGNOSIS OF EMPHYSEMA

• La prognosi si basa sulla causa della malattia, sulla durata e sulle condizioni del paziente.
• There is no cure for emphysema. But the condition can be managed with appropriate treatment.

COMPLICATIONS OF EMPHYSEMA

• Recurrent pneumonia
• Chronic lung damage

EMPHYSEMA AND AYURVEDA

• In Ayurveda, emphysema is considered a disease that occurs in the pranavaha srothas.
• Symptoms of emphysema 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 EMPHYSEMA

• 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 EMPHYSEMA

• Pain in the chest
• Heaviness in the chest
• Difficoltà di respirazione
• Tosse

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF EMPHYSEMA

• 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 EMPHYSEMA

• Wheezing sound – ghurghuraka
• Difficoltà di respirazione
• The chest is full of sputum – vaksha sampoorna
• Profuse expectorations
• Viscid sputum

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF EMPHYSEMA

• Swasa and kasa roga is generally sadhya. But kshataja and kshayaja kasa is difficult to cure.

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR EMPHYSEMA

Ayurvedic local treatment for emphysema

• Snehana using lavana taila and Svedam – local fermentation

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR EMPHYSEMA

• Thalisadi Choorna
• Pippali Choorna
• Haridra Khanda
• Guduchi Satwa
• Kantakari Ghrutha
• Datri Loha
• Kanakasava + Pushkaramoolasava
• Tribhuvana Keerthi Rasa
• Dashamoola Katuthrayam Kashaya
• Shwasa Kutara Rasa

 AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR EMPHYSEMA

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

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR EMPHYSEMA

Amministrazione interna

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

Applicazione esterna

• Karpooradi taila application on chest region during breathing difficulty
  

Ayurvedic Supplement

• Swasandandam Gulika

HOME REMEDIES FOR EMPHYSEMA

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

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR EMPHYSEMA

• Avoid food items which produce kapha, vata dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because kapha, vata imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
• Consumare alimenti facilmente digeribili
• Avoid heavy diet at bedtime.
• Avoid drinking water immediately after food.
  

YOGA FOR EMPHYSEMA

• Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – cleans the respiratory passage
  

Il paziente deve essere seduto in posizione meditativa con la testa e la colonna vertebrale erette e il corpo rilassato. Il paziente deve chiudere una narice (ad esempio la sinistra se si usa la mano destra e viceversa) con il pollice ed espirare completamente attraverso l'altra narice. Di nuovo, dovrà inspirare profondamente attraverso l'altra narice mentre la narice opposta è ancora chiusa con il pollice.