title: Clinical efficacy of two different samples of Shirishavaleha in Tamaka Shwasa (Bronchial Asthma).
abstract: Incidences of Bronchial Asthma have been raised in recent decades due to increased industrialization and pollution. This miserable condition can be compared with Tamaka Shwasa in Ayurveda. Modern synthetic drugs will provide instant relief in these cases, but are tend to develop a number of adverse drug reactions. Knowing this, the current suffering population is looking towards few remedies from other systems of medicines, that are comparatively safe and provide better relief. Shirisha [Albizzia lebbeck Benth] is a drug with multi-dimensional activities emphasized in Ayurveda for different disease conditions. Considering this, two types of Shirishavaleha (confection of Shirisha) were prepared by Kwatha (decoction) of Twak (bark) and Sara (heartwood) of Shirisha to evaluate its comparative efficacy in Tamaka Shwasa (bronchial asthma). The results were assessed in terms of clinical recovery, symptomatic relief and pulmonary function improvement. A significant increase in Hb and considerable decrease in total eosinophil count, AEC and ESR were observed. The study revealed that Shirishavaleha can be used as an effective drug in bronchial asthma.
authors.affiliation: Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Rasa Shastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, Institute for Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Shyamlal Singh
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.lastname: Galib
authors.forename: Biswajyoti
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Patgiri
authors.forename: Pradeep Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Prajapati
keywords: Avaleha; Sara; Shirisha; Tamaka Shwasa; Twak
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