VIRECHAN CHIKITSA IN TAMAKSHWAS (ASTHMA)

Nowadays shwas(Asthma ) is one of the major diseases that causes more medical emergencies. Many factors are supposed to be an increasing factors of the disease.Increased industrialisation, chemicals used in various factories,overpopulation,pollution are some of them.

According to Ayurvedic concepts, asthma is considered as Shwas -Rog . And it is mainly divided in 5 types.

• Mahashwas
• Urdhwashwas
• Chhinnashwas
• Tamakshwas
• Kshudrashwas.

Tamak Shwas : Tamak means darkness . During the attack patient feels dark,black in front of his eyes,He cant see anything and becomes breathless . Tamak shwas is' Yappya' i.e. controllable, many times it becomes an emergency and finally causes to death of the patient. As it is supposed to be Yappya , but when there are recurrent attacks ,remains long period without the proper treatment, it becomes 'Asadhya' means uncurable.

Tamak shwas is aslo divided in 2 subtypes
A) Santamak-In which fever and fainting are the associated symptoms. This is aggrevated in night.
B) Pratamak-Caused by psychological factors , and patient can get relief with cold air,cold food.

Samprapti (Pathogenesis):
Due to increased Kaph dosha, Strotorodh in Pranvaha Strotas (blockage in the respiratory systems), natural direction of the Vata is blocked and blocked Vata dosh is reversly directed (Pratilom Vayu).Due to Vat dosha dryness is increased and natural lubrication is disturbed hence causes the difficulty in breathing. Breathing becomesd stressful, effortful,noisy ,rate of respiration is increased And patient feels difficulty in natural process of breathing.