Acute Treatment, Prevalence Asthma, The Treatment Of Asthma, Asthma Lungs, Prevention Of Asthma

Asthma is supposed to be a psychosomatic disorder. Now a days the number of Asthma patients is increasing rapidly. It's main symptoms are following:

• Breathlessness at the time of attack
• Heaviness in chest
• Distended abdomen
• Uneasiness in body and increase in palpitation
• Cold
• Cough
• Weakness
• Breathing trouble during sleep and feeling of some comfort during sitting.

Causes:
According to Yoga and Naturopathy the main cause of Asthma are the digestive disorders. Food if not digested properly, produces toxic juices in the system and causes obstructions in the respiratory tract resulting in the state of breathlessness. This is termed as Asthma. Sometimes due to persistent Common Cold and cough, the symptoms of Asthma appear. If the parents have been the patients of Asthma their children may also develop this disease. Sometimes the effect of climate or some other disorders can also become the cause of Asthma.

Treatment:
First of all the patient of Asthma should find out the measures to cleanse the bowel and respiratory tract. Fasting is the excellent remedy for this. The patient should keep on fast for one to two days and gradually come to liquid and fruit, diet. Thereafter normal diet consisting of whole wheat bread and Bottle gourd vegetable may be taken. Regular warm water enema may be taken daily during fast.

Nature Cure treatments like Hipbath, Hot foot bath and Chest pack give considerable relief to Asthma patients. In the state of attack Hot foot bath gives immediate relief. Cleansing of bowel is necessary for Asthma patients. Cold and heavy meal should be avoided and the dinner should be very light. Efforts should be made to have dinner before sunset. Warm water should be used for drinking purposes especially with the meals. The patients of Asthma should shun intoxicants like Tobacco. Bidi. Cigarette, Pan Masala and Zarda. Honey may be used. The patients of Asthma should take morning walk regularly. Deep breathing is also advisable during walk.

In perturbed condition, if there is more cough then the patient must perform Kunjala (vomiting) immediately with lukewarm saline water. This act provides instantaneous relief by way of purging out excessive cough.

Kunjala, Jala Neti, Sutra Neti and Vastra Dhauti may be practised everyday. After that first five exercises ofSurya Namaskara, all exercises ofUdara Shakti Vikasaka (Excepting Kunjala) may follow. Urdhvagati and Engine Race are also beneficial in Asthma. Tadasana. Katichakrasana, Ashwathasana, Tanasana, Sarvangasana, Chakrasana, Bhujangasana, Dhanurasana, Vajrasana, Ushtrasana, Gornukhasana, Ardha Matsyendrasana. Malsyasana and Shavasana are useful in this disease. Kapalabhati, Bhastrika, Suryabhedi Pranayama, Uddiyana Bandha and Agnisara is also beneficial in this disease.

Asthma should be Investigated with the help of some expert and treatment should be taken accordingly, if no benefit accrue from the above procedures.