22 Nov Asthma

Asthma is commonly known as chronic inflammatory disease of the airways. There is generalised airways obstruction which is in early stages reversible. There are 3 main factors which causes the obstruction : inflammation of the mucosa, increased mucous production, and bronchial muscle constriction (bronchospasm). Now a days children and young people are also getting affected by this condition. An estimated 300 million people worldwide suffer from asthma, with 250,000 annual deaths attributed to the disease. According to the research done by American Lung Association asthma accounts 3 million lost work days of adults and 10 million lost school days of children. Patients with Asthma presents with periodical attacks of wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. So obviously there will be discomfort in day to day activities. Homoeopathy plays a very good role in treating Asthma. It tries to stimulate the body’s healing capacity and create the harmony in all the systems of the body. Which in turn tries to reduce the inflammation , mucous production , and reduce the Bronchospasm