Preparation of Amritmanjari Rasa & its effect on shwasa roga w.s.r. to bronchial asthma

Authors

  • Aneeta Kumari
  • Amarendra Kumar Singh
  • Ajay Kumar Singh

Keywords:

Tamaka shwasa, Bronchial Asthma, Amritmanjari rasa

Abstract

Bronchial Asthma is one of chronic recurrent airway disorder, the parallel of which in ancient medicine is shwasa. It affects peoples of all ages & can be severe, sometimes fatal. Tamaka Shwasa is one among the five types of shwasa which is said to be Sadhya/Yapya in nature in the texts and characterized by paroxysmal attacks of breathlessness, cough, rhinitis, chest tightness, rapid respiration, distress due to inability to expectorate and prolonged expiration. Tamaka shwasa has got a great importance in research due to its Sadhya/Yapya nature i.e., being manageable. So this literature is dealt with the etio-pathogenesis and management of Tamaka shwasa. “Amritmanjari rasa, a herbo-mineral preparation described in Rasendra Sara Samgrah, is chosen for the study in the treatment of Shwasa roga. Properties of all six ingredients make a perfect choice for the management of tamak shwasa. All its properties make the point of attraction for the study of this preparation. Here an effort has been made to find out the effect of trial drug in decreasing the recurrence of episodes of Tamaka shwasa and improving the quality of patient’s life.

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Published

2019-04-13

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Kumari, A., Singh, A. K., & Singh, A. K. (2019). Preparation of Amritmanjari Rasa & its effect on shwasa roga w.s.r. to bronchial asthma. Ayurline: International Journal of Research in Indian Medicine, 3(02). Retrieved from https://ayurline.in/index.php/ayurline/article/view/223

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