TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL HERBS FOR ASTHMA: A CRITICAL REVIEW
Journal Title: Int J of Pharm Rev& Res - Year 2014, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
This review describes information on the efficacy of Ayurvedic herbs and some plant originated medicine in bronchial asthma (Shwasa roga). It as a substance or product that is used or intended to be used, to modify or explore physiological system or pathological status for the benefit of the recipient. In Ayurveda, Aushadha is considered as one of the four fold constituents of Chikitsa-Chatushapada. The consideration of recipes during the line of treatment for particular ailments has a great importance. In the modern ages WHO also stresses importance of drug and defines first to give an elaborate description of various therapeutic measures calculated to aim at, not merely the radical removal of the causative factors but also at the restoration of Doshika equilibrium. Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in modern society and there is increasing evidence to suggest that its incidence and severity are increasing. There is a high prevalence of usage of complementary medicine for asthma. Herbal preparations have been cited as the third most popular complementary treatment modality. In the past decade, research has been focused on scientific evaluation of Ayurvedic drugs of plant origin for the treatment of respiratory disorders. Since the time immemorial, various herbs are used as antiasthmatic with efficient therapeutic response.
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1Singh Jai Prakash , 2Antiwal Meera
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