European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

DIET IN TAMAKA SHWASA (BRONCHIAL ASTHMA)

Dr. Fahmida Jafar Rizvi* and Dr. Mangalagowri V. Rao

ABSTRACT

Bronchial Asthma known as Tamaka Shwasa in Ayurvedic classics has still been the distressing disease of human beings without any permanent cure. Out of five types of Shwasa rogas Tamaka Shwasa can be equated with Bronchial asthma. Shwasa roga has been grouped amongst serious ailments and is very difficult to cure.[1] Ayurveda is the science of life is a time tested treasure of knowledge that has been handed down to us from our great ancestors. The classics aim for total positive health including physical, mental and spiritual well being. There are volumes of scientific data supporting the theory that diet is the underlying key factor in most chronic degenerative disorders and heart ailments but unfortunately hardly one or two percent individuals in India follow these codes and rules of dietetics. Ayurveda prescribes appropriate diet as a part of all therapies in diseased state also. It has been mentioned that if a person suffering from disease follows strictly the regulation of diet i.e Pathya he may not require medicine, but if he does not follow the regulation of diet medicine may be fruitless. Asthma was very well known disease since ancient time and its detail first time came into the light in ayurvedic classics. Bronchial Asthma known as Tamaka Shwasa in Ayurvedic classics has still been the distressing disease of human beings without any permanent cure. Out of five types of Shwasa rogas Tamaka Shwasa can be equated with Bronchial asthma. „Shwasa‟ has been described separately as a disease and as a symptom of many other diseases. Shwasa roga has been grouped amongst serious ailments and is very difficult to cure.[2] Though any disease can be fatal, there is no other disease, which terminates patient‟s life as quickly as Hikka and Shwasa.[3] These two reside very close at that time of death.[4] Thus Shwasa roga is a disease that is difficult to cure and has serious prognosis

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