A Case Study of Eosinophilia in Bronchial Asthma Through Siddha Medicine

Abstract

Bronchial Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition in lung airways resulting in episodic airflow obstruction [1]. Swasa Kasam mentioned in siddha literatures which is equated to Bronchial Asthma with the symptoms of breathlessness, cough with or without expectoration, tightness of chest, wheezing, elevated eosinophil count. Eosinophilia is generally observed in patients with a range of 500 to 2000 eosinophilia/µl in blood. Sai prasath et al [2]., uses ayurveda medicines in the treatment of eosinophilia in bronchial asthma and the author observed the anti-eosinophilic effect of the ayurvedic medicines. In this paper the author uses Siddha medicines (a traditional medicine system) to cure eosinophilia in Bronchial Asthma.This case study may be useful for clinicians practicing siddha system of medicine.