EFFECT OF HARIDRA DHUMAPANA AND SVASAKUTARA RAS IN TAMAKA SVASA - A COMPARATIVE STUDY

The incidence of the illness is too high in India as the cities here are exposed to some of the highest air pol-lution levels in the world. Added to this incidence of this illness, it may be crippling by virtue of its episod-ic, chronic course incapacitating the patient in his occupation. Moreover, as Acarya Caraka says the disease tend to incriminate the heart in the long run threatening one’s life. This illness is found to be mind boggling to the physician even. In spite of prescribing best available medicine, the complete cure proved impossible in many. Further, in some, managing the attacks seems to be difficult. In spite of weeping and wailing of the patients the physician’s sincere attempts tend to be vain. This is true for the conventional medicine and for any of the alternative medicine. Vata and Kapha are the two key pathological factors involved in the Samprapti of Tamaka Svasa demands distinct remedy and hence writing a prescription in such a situation is wheels in wheels. Dhumapana is one of the line of treatment is explained in Caraka Samhita. Dhumapana has its own importance as the medicine is directly delivered into the Pranavaha Srotas and there by initiates rectification of morbidity. Thus, this comparative study planned to evaluate the therapeutic effect of Harid-ra Dhumapana and Svasakutara rasa in patients suffering from Tamaka Svasa. Total 20 patients were in-cluded and treated with obsevertaion of 7 days under two groups (dhumapana group & Svasakutara ras grop). Finally, it was concluded that Dhumapana grop comparatively better relief to the patients of Tamaka Svasa.