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Ayurvedic Herbs For Asthma As An Alternate To Nebulizer

Introduction

Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease of lungs in which airways become narrow, leading to difficulty in breathing. It can affect people of any age group but mainly starts in childhood. It is characterized by – difficulty in breathing, cough, and wheezing. It can also be related to an allergic condition where there is

Presence of any allergen in the air. Asthma requires proper medication in association with some preventive measures.

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Nebulizer in Asthma

If Asthma is not relieved by medications then nebulizer is the next option. In an acute asthmatic attack, a nebulizer can be used but its effect is for a short period of time so it is only for temporary treatment. Nebulizer is a type of inhaler that contains asthma medications in the form of mist, which is having a mouthpiece through which the medicine directly goes into your lungs.

Nebulizer mainly contains bronchodilators in the form of – Albuterol, Ipratropium bromide and Levalbuterol are beta-2 agonists that are used for temporary relief and their long term use can result in various complications. Budesonide is a steroidal medicine used in a nebulizer, It can cause hoarseness of voice and fungal infection of mouth called oral thrush. Long term use of Steroids can result in organ damage like liver failure, kidney failure. So Steroids used in Nebulizer are very harmful to our bodies.

Complications Due To Long Term Use of Nebulizer

A nebulizer is only for short time relief, its long term use can result in organ damage. Because we need to adjust the doses of the medicines used in Nebulizer, according to the patient’s need. Sometimes high doses are needed which can be very harmful. So Nebulizer should be used only for temporary relief.

Its long term use can result in the following complications

Weight gain mainly puffiness of face is seen
Osteoporosis, muscle weakness, hair loss, easy bruising
Blood in sputum, Cataract, Glucauma
Mood changes, Headache
High Blood pressure, Diabetes, suppression of adrenal glands

Ayurvedic Perspective of Asthma

According to Ayurveda, asthma is a “Swas rog” which occurs due to imbalance between vata, and kapha dosha and it mainly occurs due to our improper diet, Deranged kapha and vitiated Pranvayu. When vitiated Pranvayu and deranged kapha gets combine, they result in respiratory system obstruction, which is called “Pranvahasrotasa”, resulting in “Swas Rog”.

Ayurvedic Herbs by Planet Ayurveda for Asthma as an Alternate to Nebulizer

Planet Ayurveda offers Asthma care Pack for the Treatment of Asthma. These herbal remedies are prepared by using best quality herbs and are prepared under direct supervision of MD Ayurvedic Doctors by strictly following the principles of Ayurveda. These all remedies are natural, pure and vegetarian in nature. They do not contain any chemical or preservative and are safe to use for prolonged period of time and not having any side effect.

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Asthma Care Pack By Planet Ayurveda

Asthma care pack is powerful natural combination of products by Planet Ayurveda for Asthma. It contains mainly three ingredients – Aller-G Care, Tulsi capsules and Praanrakshak churna.

Product description is as follows

1. Aller-G-Care

These are in the form of capsules. These capsules are the combination of best known herbs like – Ashwagandha, Neem, Shirish and Haridra.

DOSAGE – 2 capsules twice daily with plain water after meals

BENEFITS – Each component serves individual benefit

A. Ashwagandha

It is very potent herb used in Ayurvedic system.

Ancient Verse about Ashwagandha

Reference – Bhavprakash nighantu, edition of 2010: Verse 189-190, Page no- 393-394.

Meaning – Ashwagandha, Balda, Varda, Hyahriya, Vrahkarni, Baji and Kushtgandhini. Two synonyms of Ashwagandha are – Hyagandha and Bajigandha. Its potency is hot with astringent and bitter taste. It is a good energy provider. It enhances the spermatogenesis. It is very useful in leucoderma, inflammation, manages vata and kapha doshas and is very helpful in treating emaciation.

It has anti-ageing property.
It has anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory property
It helps in reducing stress and cholesterol.
It is beneficial in allergies, heart problems, inflammation and infections due to its natural rejuvenating property .

B. Neem

It is very useful in allergies and infections.
It is a powerful disinfectant
It is a very good gum cleaner so useful in halitosis and oral infections
It is anti-bacterial in nature.

C. Shirish

in Ayurveda, Shirish is called as “Vish-ghan” which means removing toxins from the body. Here the word toxin stands for accumulation of toxins in the body due to imbalanced vata, pitta and kapha doshas.

D. Haridra

It is also called Turmeric, very useful in allergies and rhinitis.
It has anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic and antiseptic property
It is useful in Skin problems like pimples, acne, inflammation and skin rashes.

2. TULSI CAPSULES

This is a powerful natural product by Planet Ayurveda in the form of capsules. They are combination of pure herb Tulsi.

Dosage – 2 capsules twice daily with plain water after meals

Benefits

It has anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory property
is useful in respiratory conditions like Rhinitis and Sinusitis
It is very useful in decreasing stress and emotional imbalance.
It is known as “Holy Basil” which means it is a very Holy plant in India.

3. Praanrakshak Churna

It is a powerful natural product by Planet Ayurveda which is a combination of various herbs like – Dalchini (Cinnamomum zeylinca) 20gm, Shirish (Albezzia lebbok) 40gm, kantkari (Solanum xanthocarpum) 40gm, Mulethi (Glycerrhiza glabra) 10mg, Annathmool (Typhlora Asthmatica) 40mg, Bharangi (Clerodandrum Serritum) 10mg and Vaasa (Adhtoda vasica) 40gm.

DOSAGE – 1 teaspoonful twice daily with plain water after meals.

BENEFITS – The herbs kantakri, Bharangi and Shirish have anti-histaminic property so are useful in acute and chronic asthmatic attacks

4. Shwas Kuthar Ras

Shwash Kuthar Ras is a Herbo mineral classical formulation. This formulation is really effective in almost all the respiratory problems but has it’s best result in Asthma.

Dose – 1 tablet twice daily with warm water after meals.

Note

All these herbs are very useful in treating allergy and asthma
Mucous plugs are formed in respiratory diseases, so these herbs break those mucous plugs thus help in curing respiratory diseases.

Natural Ayurvedic herbs to control Asthma

Abstract

Asthma, is a common problem, nowadays. An approximate of 300 million people in the world are suffering from the same. While, the 250,000 annual deaths due to this are reported. It is becoming such a serious problem that 1 in every 12 person is found to have asthma. Such a serious matter! Well, if you are also having the same, taking care of yourself is must. Keeping yourself away from all the allergens and boosting your immune system is the first and the most important requirement.

To achieve this requirement, here is a natural way. Yes, it is true. Asthma can be very well controlled with the help of nature’s wonderful gift. And what is that gift? Nature has given us herbs that are useful in keeping ourselves healthy, naturally. And what is more interesting, we are treating our health problems with the nature’s own gift.

Ayurvedic Approach To Asthma

Ayurveda is the one that uses only nature’s gift to help in our healing process. As it is dealing with the natural herbs, it is the safest way to handle any disorder. Being natural, it do not pose any risk of side effects which is otherwise the major drawback of modern treatment.

Asthma, in Ayurveda, is known as Swas rog. It occurs when vitiated Pranvayu gets combined with aggravated Kapha dosha in the lungs. And then it causes obstruction in the respiratory passage known as Pranavaha srotasa. In turn, it causes difficulty in breathing process.

Ayurvedic cause of Asthma

Ayurveda says, taking excess of ruksha (dry) and guru (heavy) diet, drinking excess of cold water and drinks, taking excess of kapha producing diet and the foods that are not easy to digest are some of the causes of asthma. If you are exposed to excess of dust, smoke, wind, cold, or you are taking excessive cold or hot bath, then also you can get the disorder.

Natural Ayurvedic herbs for asthma:

Yes, for asthma also, Ayurveda describes some herbs that are effective in managing the disorder to a great extent. What if we use these herbs in the medicinal form? Of course, it is the easy way to consume them. For this reason, Ayurvedic medicines are there. Let us discuss in detail some Ayurvedic herbal remedies for asthma.

Planet Ayurveda’s Ayurvedic medicines for Asthma

Planet Ayurveda is a well-known herbal manufacturing company that offers natural treatment for a number of health problems. For asthma as well, the house has an effective treatment.

The house made its herbal products using natural herbs without addition of chemicals or additives or preservatives. So all of them are safe to use and free from side effects. What more we need than this? We are getting safe treatment without any risk of side effects.

The house has asthma care pack for asthma patients. The pack is the great one in handling the symptoms. The pack contains the following three products

Praanrakshak Churna
Aller-G Care
Tulsi Capsules
Shwash Kuthar Ras

Products Description

1. Praanrakshak Churna

Praanrakshak churna from the house is made using the blend of several important Asthma natural remedies. These include Shirish (Albezzia lebbock), Vaasa (Malabur net), Anantmool (Sarasprilla), Dalchini (Cinnamon), Bharangi (Clerodandrum) and Mulethi (Licorice).

Shirish herb is helpful in removing toxins from the body and cleans the body system. While the Vaasa herb is useful in clearing up respiratory blockage. Anantmool is known as a natural blood purifier that helps to clean the blood. The powder is the great source of nutrition as well and is the great one to handle the symptoms of asthma.

Dosage – 1 teaspoonful twice daily with warm water after meals.

2. Aller-G Care

The name of the product is sufficient to give you a brief idea about its benefits. Yes, the product is the great one to deal with the allergies.

Being packed with natural ayurvedic herbs for asthma such as Curcuma longa (Haridra), Azadirachta indica (Neem), Albezzia lebbock (Shirish) and Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), another great product for asthma.

Herb Curcuma longa helps to boost the immunity while the Neem herb works well on allergies and infections, by acting as a disinfectant. These herbs have good cleaning action on our body systems. Neem even works very well on insect stings.

The herb Ashwagandha is another added advantage of this formulation. Due to its rejuvenating properties, the herb also works very well on each type of allergy. Shirish herb is here to remove the ama (toxins) from the body and helps to improve the immune system.

Dosage – 2 capsules twice daily with warm water after meals.

3. Tulsi Capsules

Well, tulsi is another great natural Ayurvedic herb for asthma. The house has a product that is made using pure tulsi in it.

The herb Tulsi is known to have strong anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory properties. And hence the great one to cure respiratory allergies. The herb possesses immunomodulatory properties that help to boost the immune system. Due to its antibacterial and anti-fungal properties, the herb is a great choice to fight against infections.

Overall the pack is the great one to handle the disorder very well.