SPIROMETRIC EVALUATION OF CERTAIN HERBAL PREPARATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF TAMAKA SHWASA W.S.R. TO BRONCHIAL ASTHMA
Dr. Sangeeta* and Dr. Rajendra Prasad
ABSTRACT
Tamaka shwasa is one of the most elaboratively described disease in
brihatrayi (three major ayurvedic classics) because of the graveness of
the disease. On the basis of features, Tamaka shwasa is commonly
correlated with the modern entity Bronchial asthma. According to the
World Health Organization by the year 2020, asthma along with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease will become the third
leading cause of death. So, a clinical study was planned to evaluate
the anti-asthmatic effect of certain herbal preparation on the basis of
pre and post spirometric measurements of asthmatic patients. A total of
30 patients were divided into two groups having 15 patients each.
Group A was given herbal ayurvedic preparation for a period of two
months with 15 days follow up. Group B was given the same regimen after performing prior
Virechana karma (ayurvedic purgation therapy). The spirometric evaluation was done before
and after the treatment and it was observed that the increase in the FVC, FEV1 and PEFR
was significant in both group A & B, but group B showed much better improvement than
group A after completion of two months of trial. Hence, the study concluded that the
ayurvedic preparation has anti asthmatic effect, but the improvement is much significant
when shodhana karma (biopurification) is performed prior to shamana therapy (ayurvedic
internal medicine).
Keywords: Tamaka shwasa, Bronchial asthma, spirometry, shodhana, shamana therapy.
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