Monday, December 13, 2021

SMOKER’S COUGH- Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Research Papers, Yoga & Pranayama

Coughing is a reflex reaction for clearing the throat and lungs of irritants or phlegm. There are two types of cough: productive and non-productive. A productive cough produces phlegm. A dry cough is a cough that does not bring up any phlegm. In chronic smokers, dry cough is manifested. Dry coughs may cause a tickling sensation and are often due to irritation in the throat.

  • SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SMOKER’S COUGH
  • CAUSES OF SMOKER’S COUGH
  • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF SMOKER’S COUGH
  • DIAGNOSIS OF SMOKER’S COUGH
  • TREATMENTS FOR SMOKER’S COUGH
  • PROGNOSIS OF SMOKER’S COUGH
  • COMPLICATIONS OF SMOKER’S COUGH
  • SMOKER’S COUGH AND AYURVEDA
  • NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF SMOKER’S COUGH
  • PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF SMOKER’S COUGH
  • SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF SMOKER’S COUGH
  • LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SMOKER’S COUGH
  • AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF SMOKER’S COUGH
  • CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR SMOKER’S COUGH
  • AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR SMOKER’S COUGH
  • AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR SMOKER’S COUGH
  • COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR SMOKER’S COUGH
  • HOME REMEDIES FOR SMOKER’S COUGH
  • DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR SMOKER’S COUGH
  • YOGA FOR SMOKER’S COUGH
  • RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF SMOKER’S COUGH

 

 

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SMOKER’S COUGH

  • Tickling sensation of the throat
  • Cough without phlegm
  • Chest pain due to chronic cough

CAUSES OF SMOKER’S COUGH

  • Chronic smoking

 

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF SMOKER’S COUGH

Due to chronic smoking inflammation occurs in the respiratory tract. The body tries to remove the substances through coughing. Smoker’s cough worse upon waking because the cilia were unaffected by tobacco smoke during sleep and so were more able to catch and expel the chemicals.

 

DIAGNOSIS OF SMOKER’S COUGH

  • Proper history taking
  • CT scan
  •  X-ray
  • Lung function test
  • Lab tests
  • Bronchoscopy

TREATMENTS FOR SMOKER’S COUGH

  • Stop smoking
  • Cough suppressants are not much effective

 

PROGNOSIS OF SMOKER’S COUGH

  • Prognosis is based on the duration of disease and condition of the patient

COMPLICATIONS OF SMOKER’S COUGH

  • Lung cancer

SMOKER’S COUGH AND AYURVEDA

Smoker’s cough is generally dry. In Ayurveda, dry cough refers to vatika kasa roga. 

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF SMOKER’S COUGH

  • Excess consumption of cold, dry, ununctuous food
  • Vata dosha vitiation
  • Excessive physical strain
  • Suppression of natural urges

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF SMOKER’S COUGH

  • A feeling of congestion in the throat
  • Itching sensation in the throat
  • Obstruction in swallowing
  • Hoarseness of voice

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF SMOKER’S COUGH

  • Due to the causative factors, vata dosha becomes vitiated and moves upwards leading to aggravation prana and udana vayu located in the chest region. Further vata brings contraction of chest and its sides producing dry cough with a loud sound.

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SMOKER’S COUGH

  • Chest pain
  • Hoarseness of voice
  • Dryness of mouth and throat
  • Horripilation
  • Coughing with a loud sound
  • Difficulty in expectoration of sputum

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF SMOKER’S COUGH

  • Sadhya – curable with proper treatments at the early stage

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR SMOKER’S COUGH

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR SMOKER’S COUGH

  • Kantakari ghrita
  • Pippalyadi ghrita
  • Rasna ghrita
  • Vidangadi churna
  • Agastya hareetaki
  • Dasamoola rasayana

AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR SMOKER’S COUGH

  • ANUVASANA VASTHI – pippalyadi tailam
  • DHUPANA – Manashiladi dhuma varti

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR SMOKER’S COUGH

Internal administration

HOME REMEDIES FOR SMOKER’S COUGH

  • Intake of warm water frequently
  • Intake of water boiled with dry ginger

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR SMOKER’S COUGH

  • Avoid food items which produce dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
  • Consume easily digestible food items
  • Avoid smoking
  • Daily exercise
  • Intake of gruel mixed with ghee and salt

YOGA FOR SMOKER’S COUGH

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – cleans the respiratory passage

The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.

 

RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF SMOKER’S COUGH

  1. Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics Agastya Haritaki Rasayana: A Critical Review

 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331257163_Journal_of_Drug_Delivery_and_Therapeutics_Agastya_Haritaki_Rasayana_A_Critical_Review

 

 

 

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Dr. Rajesh Nair
Licensed Ayurvedic doctor focused on providing individual Ayurvedic consultation services. Specialized in work related stress, Womens’ issues, diabetes, Pecos, arthritis, male and female sexual problems and infertility. Interested in academic work as well. Now working with www.ayurvedaforall.com as senior consultant, Ayurveda.

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