Ayurvedic management approach to Pulmonary Diseases, covering:Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) & Pulmonary Embolism (PE), Chronic Bronchitis & Bronchial Asthma, Emphysema
Ayurvedic management approach to Pulmonary Diseases, covering:
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Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) & Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
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Chronic Bronchitis & Bronchial Asthma
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Emphysema
Each section includes Ayurvedic correlations, pathogenesis (samprāpti), treatment principles (chikitsā sūtra), classical references, and formulations.
🔵 1. DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) & Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
🔹 Ayurvedic Correlation:
Modern Term | Ayurvedic Equivalent |
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DVT | Sirāgranthi, Sirāśūla, Raktastambha, Rakta Dushti, Vātarakta |
PE | Prāṇavāha srotorodha, Ucchvāsa-kāsa śūla, Mārutāvarodha, Raktapitta janya śvasa |
🔹 Samprāpti (Pathogenesis):
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Vāta-Kapha-Rakta dushti → Srotorodha in Sirā & Prāṇavāha srotas
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Vitiated Rakta + Kapha āvaraṇa of Vāta → leads to granthi (clots), śūla, śopha
🔹 Chikitsā Sūtra:
“Raktapittābhighātena sirāsu granthayaḥ smṛtāḥ”
– Suśruta Saṁhitā, Uttara 24
“Vātaraktaṁ cha srotomārga vyāghātaṁ śamayedauṣadhaiḥ”
🔹 Treatment Principles:
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Raktaprasādana + Raktashodhana
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Vātānulomana, Kapha-hara
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Srotoshodhana (remove obstruction in srotas)
🔹 Formulations:
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Kaishora Guggulu, Chandraprabha Vaṭi, Punarnavādi kwātha
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Tapyādi Loha, Triphala Guggulu, Arjuna kṣīra paka
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Ashwagandha churna, Dashamula kwātha
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Abhraka bhasma, Swarna Vasantamālati rasa (chronic cases)
🔹 Adjunct Therapies:
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Takra Basti – for Kapha-Vāta āvaraṇa
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Nirūha Basti with Tikta-Kashāya dravyas
🔵 2. Chronic Bronchitis & Bronchial Asthma
🔹 Ayurvedic Correlation:
Modern Term | Ayurvedic Equivalent |
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Chronic Bronchitis | Kaphaja Kāsaroga, Śleṣmāvaśyāya |
Asthma | Śvāsa Roga (Tamaka Śvāsa) |
🔹 Samprāpti:
🔸 Chronic Bronchitis:
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Kapha–Vāta prakopa → accumulation of śleṣma in Prāṇavāha srotas → kāsa (productive cough), breathlessness
🔸 Asthma:
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Kapha āvaraṇa of Vāta → Tamaka śvāsa with wheezing, chest tightness
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Aggravated by dust, cold, āma, allergens
🔹 Chikitsā Sūtras:
“Śvāsakāsānulomanaṁ vātaghnaṁ kaphanāśanam”
– Suśruta Saṁhitā, Cikitsā 35
“Śuddhāvāyuḥ śītaḥ śuddhāhāro vātaśamanaḥ।
Tamakaṁ śvāsaṁ śamayet्।”
– A.H. Uttara 4
🔹 Treatment Principles:
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Āma pachana, Kapha-Vāta shamana
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Virechana for Pittānubandha
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Anulomana, Prāṇavāha srotoshodhana
🔹 Formulations:
🌿 For Chronic Bronchitis:
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Vyāghri Harītaki avaleha, Sitopalādi churna, Taleesapatradi churna
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Vāsāavaleha, Pushkaramoolasava, Elādi vati
🌿 For Bronchial Asthma:
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Shwasakuthāra rasa, Talisādi churna, Shringyādi churna
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Vāsā ghṛta, Haridrākhand, Dashamūla harītaki
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Kanakasava, Trikaṭu churna, Yashtimadhu churna
🔹 Panchakarma Therapies:
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Vamana karma (best for Kapha dominant asthma)
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Nasya – with Shadbindu taila
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Dhumapāna – with vātakaphahara herbs
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Anuvāsana basti – in chronic cases
🔵 3. Emphysema
🔹 Ayurvedic Correlation:
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Śvāsa Roga, Prāṇavāha srotodushti with Dhātu kṣaya
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Seen as Vātaja-tamakashvāsa, Ojokṣaya, Māmsa-Majja dhātu hāni
🔹 Samprāpti:
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Vāta-Kapha duṣṭi → alveolar wall destruction → reduced prāṇa shakti
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Leads to Ucchvāsa-kāṭinya, kāsā, rūkṣatā, balakṣaya
🔹 Treatment Principles:
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Vāta-Kapha shamana
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Bṛṃhaṇa (nourishment) + Rasāyana
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Ojovardhana, Dīpana, Basti therapy
🔹 Formulations:
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Vāsā ghṛta, Chyavanaprāśa, Bala taila, Ashwagandhādi ghṛta
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Pushkaramoola kwātha, Rasāyana churna, Agastya Harītakī
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Swarna vasantamālati rasa, Abhraka bhasma (sahasraputi)
🔹 Panchakarma:
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Nasya, Abhyanga, Mridu Swedana
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Matra Basti with Yashtimadhu + Bala taila
📘 Classical Reference Table
Disease | Ayurvedic Name | Text Reference |
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DVT | Sirāgranthi, Vātarakta | Suśruta Uttara 24, A.H. Cikitsā 22 |
Pulmonary Embolism | Śvāsa janya Raktapitta | Suśruta Cikitsā 35 |
Chronic Bronchitis | Kaphaja Kāsaroga | Charaka Cikitsā 18 |
Asthma | Tamaka Śvāsa | A.H. Uttara 4, C.S. Cikitsā 17 |
Emphysema | Śvāsa + Dhātu kṣaya | Suśruta + Bhāvaprakāśa |
🧪 Evidence and Research Integration
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Vāsā (Adhatoda vasica) – mucolytic, bronchodilator (AYUSH, CCRAS trials)
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Pushkaramoola – anti-asthmatic, anti-inflammatory
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Trikaṭu – enhances bioavailability and reduces mucous production
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Guduchi – immunomodulator in chronic inflammatory lung conditions
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Basti Karma – improves lung functions (FEV1, PEFR) in asthma (clinical studies).
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