Chronic Bronchitis

Chronic Bronchitis

Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes . and causes cough with expectorant .

Causes

1 Cigarette smoking is the most common cause.

Symptoms

1 Difficulty in breathing

2 Productive cough

3 Yellowish or greenish sputum with bad odor .

4 fever

Principal of Treatment

1 Kashyaja kasa Shamana Chikitsa.

2 Use of srotoshodhana . deepan and Brimahana Chikitsa alternative .

 Shoshana Chikitsa

*Panchakarma

1 Abhyanga - Saindhava Taila

2 Svedana - Dashamula Nadi Sveda

3 Sadyo Vamana -Vacha , Saindhava and Madhutailika with honey

Or

Ghirtha Pana - Pippalyadi Ghirtha / PTG / Murchita Taila.

4 Virechana - Icchabhedi Rasa Vati 250mg with Decoction of Trivrit + Triphala 50ml + Gomutra 50 ml

Shamana Chikitsa

Recommended Classical Formulation

1 Shvasakuthara Rasa 125 mg BD with 10 ml Nagavali Savarasa and honey after meals.

2 Chandramrita Rasa 250 mg BD with honey after meals

3 Agastya Haritaki Leha 1 tsf BD with warm milk after meals

4 Vasavaleha 1 tsf BD with warm milk after meals

5 Dashamula Rasayana 1 tsf BD with warm milk after meals

6 Talisadi Churna 1/2 tsf with honey TID after meals

7 Shringyadi Churna 1/2 tsf with honey TID after meals.

8 Vasarishta 2 tsf BD with warm water after meals .

9 Pippalyadi asava 2 tsf TID  with warm water after meals.

Yoga Therapy

1  Bhujangasana

2 Shalabhasana

3 Dahnurasana

4 Ushtrasana

5 Chakraasan

6 Shavasana

*Pranayama ..

1 Anuloma - Viloma Deep Breath ( 15 minutes )

2 Ujjayi Pranayama with out kumbhaka ( 10 minutes)

3 Right Nostrils Purak followed by Bhramari Rechaka ( 21 round )

* Meditation for 15 to 30 minutes.

Diet and lifestyle

Pathya ( indications )

1 low fat , light , hot diet , not too oily , not too dry.

Apathya ( Contraindications )

1 Cold

2 irritating oily

3 sour

4 curd , avoid milk and milk products.

5 Avoid gas forming foods.