10/09/2013
Asthma patient stops Inhalers after using Ayurvedic Treatment
Pushpa Devi
40 years
Haryana, India
Pushpa Devi (name changed), a 40-year-old housewife from Fatehabad, Haryana, recently consulted the Center for her problem of Asthma. For the last two years, she had been using inhalers and medicines daily to keep her condition under control. When her situation did not improve much, she felt the need for a sustainable solution and hence decided to give Ayurveda a try.
The patient had a severe complaint of allergic rhinitis – her sneezes varied between 100 to 200 times in a day! Additionally, she suffered from indigestion, constipation and infrequent menstrual bleeding.
Chief Complaints: Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis, Indigestion, Constipation
Diagnosis: Swas Rog
Treatment Recommended: Cleansing ama from blocked channels, balancing the aggravated Vata and Pitta doshas, enhancing body immunity, and improving digestion
Results Achieved: Digestion problems cured in the second month of treatment, and allergy improved substantially after five months of taking the medicines
The Ayurvedic View
one of our Ayurvedic doctors analyzed her case in detail and determined low body immunity and an inefficient digestive system to be the main cause behind all her problems. When the immunity of our body is low, it is not able to fight against health threats such as allergies. As a result, she had complaints of allergic rhinitis and asthma. In addition, her digestive fire (jatharagni) was also low, which meant that the food she ate was not being digested properly and ama was getting produced. When combined with her aggravated Vata and Pitta Doshas, this ama was blocking the digestive channels and respiratory tract, further worsening her condition.
The Solution
Pushpa Devi’s main problem was her apathya ahaar-vihaar (faulty diet-lifestyle habits) that had caused aggravation of doshas and had upset her digestive system. To take care of this root cause, Jiva first worked on strengthening her liver and digestion. Her treatment also included srotoshodhak chikitsa (cleansing of ama from body channels) as well as a personalized diet plan to balance the vitiated doshas and normalize the digestive fire. Apart from this, she was also given special herbs to improve the immunity level of her body.
The Result
The patient religiously followed the diet plan that was recommended to her, and as a result, she started showing improvements by the beginning of the second month of treatment. Her problem of indigestion and constipation got a lot better and she was able to digest food well. Eventually, her allergy got cured after five months of taking our medicines. Now, she does not use inhalers and the symptoms of Asthma occur only when the season changes. To get complete relief, she has decided to continue with the medication for another few months.
