AYURVEDA MANAGEMENT OF TOBACCO ADDICTION WITHDRAWAL: A SINGLE CASE STUDY
Anita Sharma, Renu Sharma* and Poonam Sharma
ABSTRACT
Tobacco is one of the most widely abused substances in our country
because it is legal, easily obtained and can be consumed in public.
Tobacco addiction means, if a person cannot stop the smoking or
chewing of tobacco (nicotine substance) after some despite attempt of
quit then he is called tobacco addicted and this type of addiction is
called tobacco addiction. Tobacco addiction withdrawal symptoms are
irritability, restlessness, anxiety, moody, lack of concentration sleep
disturbances, bowel disturbance etc. Tobacco have a tikta rasa & katu
rasa, katu vipaka, ushna virya so it’s elevate pitta dosha. Pachak piita
is a type of pitta and it’s resemble as a digestive juice. Therefore, consumption of tobacco
leads to aggravate pitta dosha and also increase pachaka pitta. In this case the management
of tobacco addiction withdrawal concentrated on the pittashama and medhya drugs, diet and
counselling.
Keywords: Ayurveda, tobacco, withdrawal.
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