CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF CARAKOKTA ŚVĀSASAHARA AND VIṢAGHNA MAHĀKAṢĀYA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ANŪRJATĀJANYA TAMAK ŚVĀSA (ALLERGIC ASTHMA)
Journal Title: World Journal of Pharmaceutical and life sciences - Year 2019, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
In the 21st century the stressful lifestyle has induced a number of many new and classically untold diseases, one of them is allergic asthma. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates 300 million individuals have asthma worldwide, a figure that could increase to 400 million by 2025 if trends continue. 50% of them have allergic asthma. In Āyurveda, there is not any direct reference regarding Anūrjatā (Allergy) in Saṁhitās but few references by Ācārya Caraka and Suśruta show its incidence in the form of Abhiṣaṅgaja disease resulting from Viṣauṣadhi, Viṣavṛkṣa, Viṣa Anila Sparśa (contact with poisonous drugs, poisonous trees, and poisonous air) and other form of Viṣa (Puṣpagaṁdha etc.). In the etiology of Śvāsa Roga there is a clear mention of etiological factors like Raja, Dhūma (Allergens) and Āmapradoṣa and Viṣa (Underlying factors) for the manifestation of allergy. These are the important causative factors that can be attributed to environment and diet. Because respiratory allergies (i.e. allergic asthma) occur due to hyper responsiveness of these factors in the form of histamine release and activation of mast cells, so treatment is aimed towards anti-histaminic and cell stabilizing agent. The present paper is focused on Carakokta mahākaṣāya to determine the role of Śvāsahara Mahākaṣāya and Viṣaghna Mahākaṣāya and their Dravyās for management of Allergic Asthma. The paper attributes to the critical analysis of Śvāsahara and Viṣaghna Mahākaṣāya to elicit their pharmacological actions based on various experimental and clinical studies.
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Dr. Shanker Lal Burdak
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