Bronchial Asthma

Why Panckarma is recommended for Bronchial Asthma?
Bronchial asthma is a disease related with Immune mechanism and allergy. In Ayurveda this disease is explained as Tamaka shwasa. Ayurveda explains specific line of treatment for Bronchial asthma. In our practice we have noticed better and fast relief when started with Panchakarma treatment. After Panchakarma treatment other herbal formulations should be taken for long time to get very lengthy silent period. Depending upon the specific body type and type of illness the treatment may vary.

Is Panchakarma treatment mandatory for Bronchial asthma?
Panchakarma is not a mandatory treatment. But with panchakarma we get fast result. But in our daily practice we see many patients getting very good result even without Panchakarma treatments.

Are there any chances of recurrence of BA after this treatment?
Following proper panchakarma and post panchakarma treatment eliminates this condition without any recurrence, post panchakarma treatment for long time we can prevent the recurrence for many years. However chances of recurrence are there depending upon the body type, type of illness, environmental exposures, food habits etc, but by once again following the panchakarma and post panchakarma treatments regulating the disease is possible.

Who can take the above treatment?
The above treatment is treatment of choice for all BA patients.

Whether this treatment can be taken along with modern bronchodilators, steroids etc?
Yes, this can be taken along with allopathic medicines and the main advantage with Panckakarma and post Panchakarma treatment is that we could taper/ stop the modern medicines in most of the patients.

What is the complete course of treatment for Panckakarma treatment as inpatient and post panchakarma treatment as out patient?
12 – 14 days’ is very essential to perform Panchakarma treatment. After the Panchakarma it is advisable to continue with the specific herbal combinations for the period of 6 to 18 months depending up on the response. In Bronchial Asthma even without Panchakarma long term treatment with Ayurveda herbal extracts gives good results.