Home Remedies

The peppercorns (black pepper and pippali) are long-term lung tissue builders and detoxifiers. It does an excellent job of keeping the airways open over time.

Calming herbs such as turmeric may help in stressful situations when the bronchial system is overworked. Turmeric can calm down the bronchial system, especially when mixed with coriander and cumin.

Pungent herbs such as black pepper, garlic, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger, help reduce the consistency of the mucus, making it easier to breathe.

Respiratory Diseases Asthma/ Tamaka Svasa

Asthma is a chronic disease that affects the bronchi and bronchioles of the lungs. It causes difficulty in breathing and is followed by severe cough, restlessness, cough, and a wheezing sound while breathing.

Tamaka svasa is the name for forceful respiration that leads to great distress. The condition is due primarily to kapha dosha’s vitiation and results in the eyes opening wide and gazing in an upward direction during an attack. The condition term is used synonymously with bronchial asthma.

Tuberculosis/Rajayakshma

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that most often affects the lungs and is caused by a type of bacteria. It spreads through the air when infected people cough, sneeze, or spit.

Rajayakshma is a syndrome consisting of diseases associated with wasting (kshaya) of various tissues including rasa and ojas causing immunodeficiency resulting in opportunistic infections, the most common being tuberculosis. The term rajayakshma has been used interchangeably with tuberculosis. It is a potentially fatal wasting disease that "consumes" the body.