Shwaskuthar Ras is an Ayurvedic medicine used in the treatment of diseases of the respiratory system. This tablet contains mineral ingredients along with herbs. This medicine should only take as per the direction by a physician.
BENEFITS OF Shwaskuthar Ras
- This medicine is used in the treatment of respiratory diseases.
- It is also effective in allergic sneezing, rhinitis.
- This medicine is also effective in hiccough
INDICATIONS OF Shwaskuthar Ras
- Running nose
- Allergic rhinitis
- Sneezing
- Cough
- Bronchitis
- Breathing difficulty
- Hiccough
- indigestion
INGREDIENTS OF Shwaskuthar Ras
| SL.NO | SANSKRIT NAME | ENGLISH | LATIN | QUANTITY | ACTION |
| 1 | PARADA | Purified mercury | 1 part | fast relieve from symptoms | |
| 2 | GANDHAKA | Purified sulphur
|
1 part | rejevunator | |
| 3 | VATSANABHA | Aconitum ferox | 1 part | Antipyretic action | |
| 4 | TANKANA | borax | 1 part | The beneficiary effect in the respiratory system | |
| 5 | PIPPALI | Long pepper | Piper longum | 1 part | carminative |
| 6 | MARICHA | Black pepper | Piper nigrum | 1 part | carminative |
| 7 | SUNDI | Ginger (dried) | Zingiber officinalis | 1 part | carminative |
| 8 | MANASILA | Purified Arsenic disulphide | 1 part | Balances kapha and vata |
METHOD OF PREPARATION
Purified mercury and sulphur triturated first to prepare a black coloured mixture known as kajjali. Kajjali grounded with rest of the drugs then tablets are made.
- Detoxification of Parada – Ground with the juice of Aloe vera, Triphala(Terminalia chebula, Terminalia bellerica, Emblica officinalis), root of chitraka (Plumbago zeylanica) each for 7 days.
- Detoxification of Gandhaka – fried in ghee and dipped in cow’s milk repeated for 7 times.
- Purification of Manasila – grounded with the juice of agasthya leaf (Sesbania grandiflora)
- Purification of tankana – by heating water losses and become powder form
- Purification of vatsanabha – by using cow’s urine
DOSHA- DUSHYA PREDOMINANCE AND ROGA MARGA
- Dosha – This medicine is recommended for the treatment of vata, kapha predominant diseases.
- Dushya- useful in diseases affecting rasa dhatu – indigestion
- Roga marga – Useful in diseases affecting abhyanthara roga marga like cough, breathing difficulty
DOSAGE AND USAGE
125 – 250 mg after food once or twice daily along with honey or as directed by an Ayurvedic doctor.
EXERCISES AND YOGA
Yoga and Pranayama are a set of breathing and stretching exercises respectively, widely practised in the treatment of different diseases.
Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – Effective in respiratory diseases, 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.
RECOMMENDED DIET AND BEHAVIOUR
- Avoid food items which produce dosha imbalance like cold, more acrid, sour and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
- Consume easily digestible food items, Lukewarm water, gruel
- Avoid exposure to the cold environment.
SIDE EFFECTS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS
- This medicine should only take as per the direction of the physician.
- It is better to avoid by children, lactating women and during pregnancy
- Improper administration and overdosage leads to side effects
- Can this medicine be used while taking Allopathic medicines?
Seek your doctor’s advice if you are taking this medicine along with Allopathic medicines.
- How long the medicine can be used?
Duration of medicinal administration is based on your stage of the disease. Before taking medicine consult an Ayurvedic physician.
- Is this medicine habit forming?
This medicine is not habit-forming. After using for a prescribed period gradually decrease the dose and eventually stop it.
CLASSICAL REFERENCE
- Bhaishajya ratnavali – Hikka swasa chikilsa
EQUIVALENT MEDICINES
- Swasa chinthamani ras
- Kasa kutar ras
- Vyoshadi vataka
- Agastya rasayan
AVAILABLE BRANDS
- Shree dhootapapeshwar
- Dabur
- Baidyanath
RESEARCH PAPERS
- A clinical study of shwaskuthar rasa in the management of tamaka shwasa w.s.r. to bronchial asthma
https://wjpr.net/admin/assets/article_issue/1530270223.pdf
- Critical Review of Shwasakuthara Rasa – A Herbomineral Formulation Review Article
- Antimicrobial activity of water extracts of trikatu churna and its individual ingredient
4. An experimental study on the antidote effect of maricha (Piper nigrum Linn) kashaya in vatsanabha (Aconitum ferox) induced toxicity
http://www.thepharmajournal.com/archives/?year=2018&vol=7&issue=7&ArticleId=2363
5. Evaluation of toxicity of ‘Vatsanabha’ (Aconitum ferox, Ranunculaceae) Before and After Shodhana
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3758080/
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