“ A LITERATURE REVIEW OF KAPHAJA KASA AND ITS MANAGEMENT THROUGH AYURVEDA’’

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Date of Acceptance : 25 Feb 2024

Date of Publication : 27 Mar 2024

Article ID : SD-IJAY_054

How to cite this article : http://doi.org/10.55552/SDNJAY.2024.2109

Abstract

Cough is a respiratory disease that affects everyone at some point in their life. The incidence of respiratory diseases has  increased significantly in recent years. The fifth most common symptom for which patients seek treatment is muscle. The incidence of respiratory diseases has increased due to excessive air pollution caused by globalization, urbanization, industrialization and the adoption of Western culture. Exposure to many chemicals, heavy metals, organic compounds and inorganic substances. Acharya Charaka's character Kasa is a special disease. In addition to separate diseases, they are also considered as symptoms, problems and sequelae of some diseases. One of the most common diseases affecting Pranvaha strotas. According to modern health science, cough is a symptom while katha has been described and classified in detail as a separate disease in  its own right in the Ayurvedic literature. It can also occur as a problem or even as a consequence. Vault is one of  Pranvaha Strotodusthijanya Vyadhi. Destroyed Prana Vayu and Udana Vayu along with  other Doshas are further deteriorated and are forcefully expelled like broken bronze vessels by coughing  called  Kasa. In this disease Pran Vayu gets Udan Gati. Due to the Pratiloma Gati (backward direction) of Prana Vayu, Apan Vayu receives the Urdhwa Gati (ascending direction) and causes obstruction in the Prakruta Gati (forward direction) of Udan Vayu, causing blockage and Pran Vayu is expelled through the mouth . Depending on the etiology, we can treat the disease in two ways: Shamana Chikitsa (medication only) or  Shodhana Chikitsa (purification). This article explains the Ayurvedic perspective on Kaphaja kas that will help in diagnosis and proper management.