@article{Paratkar_S. K. Jaiswal_M. S. Jaiswal_2021, title={The study of therapeutic effect of Rasagutika in the management of Tamaka shwasa (Bronchial Asthma) – A case study.}, volume={5}, url={https://ayurline.in/index.php/ayurline/article/view/601}, abstractNote={<p>Tamaka shwasa is made by two words ‘<em>Tamaka</em>’ and ‘<em>Shwasa</em>’. The  ‘<em>Tamaka</em>’ word came from ‘<em>tama</em>’ means experience of darkness;  And ‘<em>Shwasa</em>’ means respiration or breathing process ; but as concern to this disease it means increased rate of respiration or difficulty in breathing process. Acharya Charaka quoted that <em>Shwasa</em> and <em>Hicca</em> are two diseases, which are fatal to life amongst all other diseases<sup>[1]</sup>.<em>Tamaka Shwasavyadh</em>i comes under <em>Shwasa vyadhi</em>. On the basis of severity; <em>Shwasa roga</em> is classified into five types. <em>Kshudra shwasa</em> can be seen as asymptoms in many diseases and is self limiting. <em>Chhinna, Urdhwa, Maha shwasa</em> are the terminal stages and have extremely bad prognosis. And <em>Tamaka shwasa</em> having its own etiology, pathology and management. It is mentioned as yapya vyadhi<sup>[2]</sup> . In this disease <em>Vayu</em> is vitiated and blocked by <em>Kapha</em>. So, <em>vayu</em> moves upward instead of its normal flow.Bronchial asthma in modern medicine closely resembles with <em>Tamaka shwasa</em>. Ayurvedic drugs including the respiratory tonics and naturally occurring bronchodilators and immunomodulators can be a potential and effective alternative for the treatment of Bronchial asthma. <strong> Aim: </strong>To evaluate the effect of <em>Rasagutika<sup>[3]</sup></em> in the management of <em>Tamaka Shwasa</em> w. s. r. to Bronchial asthma. <strong>Materials and methods:</strong>In this study , a patient of Asthma managed by an Ayurvedic formulation <em>Rasagutika</em> in dose of 250mg with <em>kantakari kwatha </em>administered orally three times a day after food for the period of 8 weeks.</p>}, number={04}, journal={Ayurline: International Journal of Research in Indian Medicine}, author={Paratkar, Eshwari S. and S. K. Jaiswal and M. S. Jaiswal}, year={2021}, month={Oct.} }