Bronchitis

Bronchitis, a term that refers to inflammation in arger airways of the lungs. in ayurveda it terms as Shwas Roga cause by vitiated Vata and Kapha. kaph dosha begin in stomach and progress through lungs. As per ayurveda it may be cause of intake of incompatible foods/week digestion or toxic substance. 

Swasa Roga is broadly classified into five types in ayurveda
1. Mahaswasa (Dyspnoea major), 
2. Urdhawaswasa ( Expiratory Dyspnoea), 
3. Chinna swasa (Chyne- stroke respiration), 
4. Kshudra swasa ( Dyspnoea minor), 
5. Tamaka swasa (Bronchial Asthma).

As per Ayurveda the causes of Tamaka Swasa or Bronchial Asthma are as follows:

- Intake of dry, cold, heavy, incompatible food and irregular intake of food
- Excessive Intake of black gram, beans, sesame, meat of aquatic animals.
- Intake of cold water and exposure to cold climate
- Exposure to dust, smoke and wind
- Excessive exercise, over indulge in the sexual activity
- Trauma to throat, chest and vital organs.
- Suppression of natural urges.

There are two steps process to overcome it.
1. Move back excess kapha from lungs to stomach
2. elimate/remove excess kapha from stomach.
 
-Infected person need to avaoid all activities that inflate swas dosha.
-Take the food that regulate bowl movement such as Isabgol
-Mixed equal volume of Ginger juice and Honey and take it twice a day.
-Take 2 tablespoons of warm mustard oil and dissolve about 2 grams of camphor on it. apply it on chest. make sure you are not allergic to any of these items.

Following mudra will provide good relief to paitent in addition to medication.
1.Vayu 
2.Shankh
3.ling
4.shvasani
5.asthama

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