An Observational Study on Epidemiology of Tamaka Shwasa W.S.R to Bronchial Asthma

Tamaka Shwasa is a major disease of Pranavaha srotas which may disturb the daily activities of an affected individual. The chief doshas involved in pathogenesis of this disease are Vata and Kapha. Ayurvedic explanations under Tamaka Shwasa closely resembles with Bronchial asthma. Asthma is defined as a chronic inflammatory disease of airways which is characterized by hyper responsiveness of the tracheobronchial tree to various stimuli. It is manifested physiologically by wide spread narrowing of the air passages, which can be eased spontaneously or as a result of therapy, and clinically by paroxysms of dyspnoea, wheezing and cough. The etiological factors of this disease hints on few epidemiological indicators that has to be revisited in the present scenario. This observational study was conducted in 27 patients to evaluate the epidemiology of Tamaka Shwasa. Datas regarding age, sex, religion, habitat, marital status, socioeconomic status, education, occupation, family history, dietary habit, bowel habit, sleep, addiction, treatment history, chronicity, Deha Prakriti, Manasa Prakriti, Sara, Samhanana, Pramana, Satmya, Satva, Status of Agni, Abhyavaharana Shakti, Jarana Shakti and Vyayama Shakti are thoroughly analysed in this study. Dr. Harsha Radhakrishnan | Dr. Jaya Saklani Kala | Dr. Pranavukumar. C. K "An Observational Study on Epidemiology of Tamaka Shwasa W.S.R to Bronchial Asthma" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-6 , October 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd47539.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/biological-science/other/47539/an-observational-study-on-epidemiology-of-tamaka-shwasa-wsr-to-bronchial-asthma/dr-harsha-radhakrishnan