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

Chest Congestion Ayurvedic Treatment

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

  • Solunum güçlüğü
  • Hırıltı
  • Öksürük
  • Production of sputum
  • Chest discomfort
  • Frequent respiratory infections

CAUSES OF CHEST CONGESTION

  • Enfeksiyonlar
  • 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. SINAVLAR

Oskültasyon - doktor stetoskopla göğsü dinlerken anormal solunum sesleri duyabilir.

  1. SORUŞTURMALAR
  • X - ışınları
  • Akciğer fonksiyon testleri
  • Sputum culture
  • CT Scan – chest
  • Laboratuvar testleri - altta yatan patolojiyi bulmak için

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

  • Toz ve dumana maruz kalma
  • Soğuk bir yerde ikamet etmek - seeta sthana
  • Soğuk su kullanımı- seetambu sevana
  • Düzensiz öğünler
  • Hayati organlarda yaralanma - marma ghata
  • Göğüs yaralanması - uro abhighata
  • Doğal dürtülerin bastırılması

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF CHEST CONGESTION

  • Göğüste ağrı
  • Heaviness in the chest
  • Solunum güçlüğü
  • Öksürük

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.

SWASA TÜRLERİ

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

KASA TÜRLERİ

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

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CHEST CONGESTION

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

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF CHEST CONGESTION

  • Swasa ve kasa roga genellikle sadhya'dır

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

 AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR CHEST CONGESTION

  • Dasamoola nirooha basthi vata kapha roga chikitsa'da en iyisidir
  • Vamana
  • virechana

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR CHEST CONGESTION

İç yönetim

Harici uygulama

HOME REMEDIES FOR CHEST CONGESTION

  • Heat application on the chest area by a towel dipped with hot water
  • Buhar inhalasyonu

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.
  • Kolay sindirilebilir gıda maddeleri tüketin
  • Avoid heavy diet at bedtime.
  • Yemekten hemen sonra su içmekten kaçının.

YOGA FOR CHEST CONGESTION

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam - solunum kanalını temizler

Hastanın meditatif bir duruşta oturması, başının ve omurgasının dik, vücudunun rahat olması gerekir. Hasta bir burun deliğini (örneğin sağ elini kullanıyorsa sol burun deliğini veya tam tersi) başparmağıyla kapatmalı ve diğer burun deliğinden tamamen nefes vermelidir. Yine, diğer burun deliği başparmakla hala kapalıyken diğer burun deliğinden derin nefes alması gerekecektir.