CLINICAL STUDY OF HEMADRI RASA IN TAMAKA SHWASA – A UNIQUE FORMULATION

Ayurveda offers treatment for all disorders known to men. One of the ancient diseases that often troubles humankind is Tamaka Shwasa or Bronchial Asthma. Hemadri rasa is a formulation postulated by Rasendra Chinthamani containing Shuddha Parada, Shuddha Gandhaka, Shuddha Tamra and Shuddha Manashila, with a unique preparation method. Inclusion Criteria - Symptoms of Shwasa Krichratha, Kasa, Kanta ghurghuratha, Asino Labhate Soukhyam, and Ura Shula were considered. Objective criteria – ESR, AEC, DEC, FEV ratio and Chest X-ray. Results - Shwasa Kruchratha – 100%, Kanta ghurghuratha – 82.2%, Kasa – 56.59%, Asino Labhate shoukhyam – 100%, Ura Shula – 100%, ESR – 40.47%, AEC – 60.93%, DEC – 53.57%, FEV ratio - 2.7%. Overall effect of therapy – No improvement – 0%, Mild improvement – 07%, Moderate improvement – 03%, Marked improvement – 60%, Significant improvement – 30%.