Medicines 1 Sitopaladi Churna – 3 gm + honey → 3–4 times daily 2 Talisadi Churna – 3 gm + honey → 3 times daily 3 Laxmivilas Ras (Nardiya) – 1 tablet morning + night with honey 4 Haridrakhand – 5–10 gm night with warm water
Daily Must-Do Steam with Tulsi leaves + pinch rock salt for 10 min twice daily Warm salt + turmeric gargle , 3 times daily Honey + ginger juice 1 tsp , 2–3 times daily
Diet Give only: moong khichdi + ghee, pomegranate, thin buttermilk + roasted jeera Avoid completely: cold drinks/food, dairy (except ghee), spicy/sour, fried items
Regards Dr Gursimran Jeet Singh MD Panchakarma
HELLO,
Your cough is not an infection anymore. Since it has been present on and off for more than 2 years Ayurveda considers this a chronic imbalance not an acute disease. In Ayurveda, cough is called KASA Your condition fits Jirna kasa (chronic cough)
Why the cough keeps coming back? According to Ayurveda, coughing happens when: -Digestive fire (Agni) becomes weak -Undigested toxins (Ama) form -These toxins travel upward and irritate the throat and chest -Sticky Kapha causes mucus or heaviness -Dry Vata causes irritation and repeated urge to cough
Because this has continued for years -The throat lining has become sensitive -Airways are easily irritated -Even small changes (weather, food, talking) restart the cough
Why you also have sore throat -Chronic coughing damages the throat tissues -Dryness + inflammation causes burning, pain, scratchy feeling -Healing is slow unless the root cause is treated
Why earlier herbal medicines worked Your earlier Vaidya likely -Strengthened digestion -Removed Kapha toxins -Healed the throat lining Now the same imbalance has slowly returned.
Treatment Goals • Strengthen digestion so toxins stop forming • Remove sticky Kapha from chest and throat • Calm irritated Vata to stop repeated coughing • Heal throat tissues permanently • Prevent recurrence
Internal Medicines
1. Sitopaladi Churna= ½ teaspoon + honey Twice daily after food =Soothes throat irritation, Reduces cough frequency, Balances Kapha and Pitta, Heals throat lining
2. Talisadi churna= ½ teaspoon + honey Once at night =Removes deep-seated Kapha, Prevents night coughing, Improves lung function
• Vasarishta= 20 ml with equal warm water after meals =One of the best medicines for chronic cough, Clears airways, Reduces inflammation, Prevents recurrence
4. Kantakari Avaleha=1 teaspoon at bedtime =Strengthens lungs, Reduces sensitivity of airways, Prevents repeated relapse
5. Yashtimadhu Churna= ¼ teaspoon with honey Slowly lick, 2–3 times/day =Heals sore throat, Reduces dryness, Acts like a natural throat coating
Duration of Treatment -Minimum: 6–8 weeks -Best results: 2–3 months -Chronic conditions need complete tissue healing not short treatment
External Treatment
• Steam Inhalation -Plain steam or with Tulsi or Ajwain -5–7 minutes daily =Liquefies Kapha, Opens airways, Reduces throat irritation
1. Oil Application -Warm sesame oil -Apply on chest & throat -Once daily or before bath =Reduces Vata dryness, Strengthens respiratory muscles
Diet -Warm, freshly cooked food -Rice gruel, soft rice -Moong dal -Ginger, cumin, pepper -Warm water throughout the day
Avoid -Cold water -Ice cream -Cold drinks -Curd at night -Fried food -Bakery items -Excess sweets These increase Kapha and weaken digestion.
Home Remedies
5. Herbal Decoction (Once Daily) Boil: -Tulsi leaves – 5 -Dry ginger – ½ tsp -Black pepper – 2 -Licorice – small piece Reduce to 1 cup. Drink warm.
1. Turmeric + Honey -½ tsp turmeric + honey -Lick slowly at night
Helpful Practices -Anulom Vilom – 5–10 minutes -Bhramarī – very good for throat healing -Gentle chest-opening stretches
Avoid -Forceful breathing -Kapālabhāti in active coughing
Your cough can be cured but -It needs patience -Regular treatment -Diet discipline -Avoid stopping medicines early Ayurveda treats the root cause,not just symptoms. That is why results are long-lasting when done properly
DO FOLLOW
HOPE THIS MIGHT BE HELPFUL
THANK YOU
DR. MAITRI ACHARYA
Hello 1) Medicines (Internal)
A) Main cough control (core prescription)
1) Sitopaladi Churna
Dose: 2–3 g (½ tsp) twice daily
With: Honey (if age >1 yr)
Timing: After meals
2) Talisadi Churna
Dose: 2 g twice daily
With: honey
Timing: after meals ✅ Best for chronic cough + throat irritation.
3) Vasavaleha / Vasa Avaleha
Dose: 1 tsp (5 g) twice daily
With: lukewarm water
Timing: after meals ✅ Useful in persistent cough.
B) For chronic throat infection tendency / immunity
4) Agastya Haritaki Rasayana
Dose: 1 tsp at bedtime
With: lukewarm water
Duration: 30–60 days ✅ Classic for chronic cough, rhinitis, weak lungs.
C) If cough is dry, more at night (Vata type)
5) Yashtimadhu (Mulethi) Churna
Dose: 2 g twice daily
With: honey / warm water ✅ Helps sore throat + dryness.
D) If cough is with thick sputum (Kapha type)
6) Trikatu Churna (ONLY if no acidity/gastritis)
Dose: 500 mg – 1 g twice daily
With: honey
Duration: 7–10 days ✅ Helps remove sticky Kapha.
2) Local Remedies (Highly Effective)
✅ Throat soothing
Gargles (Kaval/Gandush)
Warm water + Rock salt (saindhava) ½ tsp
2–3 times/day
✅ Steam inhalation
Steam with Ajwain / eucalyptus (2 drops)
Once daily, especially evening
✅ Home remedy for cough bouts
Ginger juice ½ tsp + honey 1 tsp (2×/day)
3) Diet (Pathya-Apathya)
✅ Eat / drink
Warm liquids, soups, moong dal, khichdi
Turmeric milk at night: ½ tsp haldi + warm milk
Tulsi tea / ginger tea
❌ Avoid strictly
Cold water, curd at night, ice cream
Banana + milk combo
Fried foods, bakery, excess sugar
Dust/smoke exposure
4) Lifestyle Advice
Don’t suppress natural cough
Avoid late night & cold exposure
Keep neck/chest covered in cold weather
Use humidifier if air is dry
5) Yoga / Pranayama
(only if no active severe cough)
Anulom Vilom 10 min daily
Bhramari 5–7 rounds
Ujjayi pranayama 5 min ✅ Avoid Kapalbhati if cough is severe/dry.
THANK YOU FOR REACHING OUT AND SHARING YOUR PROBLEM THIS KIND OF CHRONIC ON AND OFF COUGH FOR MANY YEARS IS VERY COMMON AND THE FACT THAT IT WAS COMPLETELY CURED EARLIER WITH AYURVEDIC MEDICINES IS A VERY POSITIVE SIGN IT CLEARLY SHOWS THAT YOUR BODY RESPONDS WELL TO HERBAL TREATMENT AND THIS IS A FUNCTIONAL RESPIRATORY IMBALANCE NOT A PERMANENT DISEASE
IN AYURVEDA SUCH LONG STANDING COUGH WITH SORE THROAT AND NO CLEAR TRIGGERS IS SEEN AS VATA KAPHA DUSHTI IN PRANAVAHA SROTAS OVER TIME DRYNESS IRRITATES THE THROAT AND AIRWAYS WHILE STICKY KAPHA CAUSES REPEATED COUGH DIGESTIVE FIRE IS USUALLY MILDLY WEAK LEADING TO RECURRENT IRRITATION EVEN WITHOUT STRONG ACIDITY THAT IS WHY THE COUGH COMES AND GOES
AYURVEDIC MEDICINES WORK BY SOOTHING THE THROAT REDUCING KAPHA STRENGTHENING THE RESPIRATORY PASSAGE AND PREVENTING RECURRENCE
AYURVEDIC MEDICINES ADVISED YASHTIMADHU CHURNA ONE GRAM TWICE DAILY WITH HONEY OR WARM WATER SITOPALADI CHURNA HALF TEASPOON TWICE DAILY WITH HONEY IF COUGH IS DRY MIX WITH A FEW DROPS OF GHEE TALISADI CHURNA HALF TEASPOON TWICE DAILY AFTER FOOD WITH WARM WATER VASAVALEHA ONE TEASPOON AT NIGHT LICK SLOWLY
AVOID COLD WATER CURD AT NIGHT ICE CREAM BAKERY ITEMS AND VERY DRY FOODS TAKE WARM WATER THROUGHOUT THE DAY PREFER SIMPLE WARM FRESHLY COOKED FOOD SOUPS AND LIGHT SPICES
STEAM INHALATION WITH PLAIN WATER ONCE DAILY HELPS TO SOOTHE THE THROAT AND REDUCE IRRITATION DO NOT SUPPRESS COUGH FORCEFULLY
SINCE THE COUGH HAS BEEN PRESENT FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS IT IS ADVISABLE TO DO BASIC INVESTIGATIONS TO RULE OUT ANY DEEPER ISSUE SUCH AS CHEST X RAY COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT ESR AND ENT THROAT EXAMINATION IF SORE THROAT PERSISTS
WITH REGULAR USE OF THESE MEDICINES FOR FOUR TO SIX WEEKS THE COUGH SHOULD REDUCE SIGNIFICANTLY AND STAY UNDER CONTROL JUST LIKE IT DID EARLIER AYURVEDA WORKS BEST WHEN TAKEN CONSISTENTLY AND GENTLY AND MOST CHRONIC COUGHS OF THIS NATURE ARE COMPLETELY MANAGEABLE WITH THE RIGHT APPROACH
1.Sitopladi churna 1 tsp thrice daily with honey 2.Vasavaleha 1 tsp twice daily with warm milk after meals 3.Kanakasava 20 ml with 20 ml water twice daily after meals
🥗 Diet & Lifestyle Tips - Diet: Warm, soft foods (soups, khichdi, lightly spiced dals). Avoid cold drinks, ice cream, fried/oily foods. - Hydration: Sip warm water or herbal teas (Tulsi, Ginger, Mulethi). - Local care: Gargle with warm water + pinch of turmeric + salt for sore throat. - Breathing practices: Gentle Anulom Vilom and Bhramari pranayama to strengthen lungs. - Environment: Avoid dust, smoke, and cold drafts. Keep air moist with a humidifier if needed.
Warm Regards DR. ANJALI SEHRAWAT
Hello Thanks for opening up about your struggle. Dealing with a cough that keeps coming back for years—it’s draining, and it really gets to you, especially when you know Ayurveda helped before.
YOUR CONCERN
You’ve got a chronic, on-and-off cough. It’s been going on for more than two years, sometimes with a sore throat. Nothing obvious seems to trigger it. Earlier, Ayurvedic treatment from a Vaidya sorted it out, but now you don’t have access and you’re looking for clear Ayurvedic advice again.
AYURVEDIC UNDERSTANDING
In Ayurveda, this kind of long-lasting cough lines up with Kāsa Roga. Based on what you’ve shared—a pattern that comes and goes, sore throat, and no clear triggers—it points to a Vata-Kapha type cough.
What’s going on? - Vata: Your throat feels dry and irritated. - Kapha: There’s a tendency for mucus, or just that sensitive feeling. - The respiratory channels (Pranavaha Srotas) might be a bit weak.
If you don’t get to the real cause, the cough just keeps coming back.
What We Want to Achieve - Calm and heal your throat and airways - Balance Vata and Kapha - Make your lungs stronger, not just stop the cough for now - Actually prevent it from coming back again
AYURVEDIC TREATMENT PLAN
A. Internal Medicines (Main Remedies) These are classic, safe choices that have stood the test of time.
1. Sitopaladi Churna - Take half a teaspoon with honey, twice a day after meals. - It soothes your throat, cuts down how often you cough, and helps heal your airways.
2. Talisadi Churna - Same dose as above, with honey, once or twice a day. - Great for stubborn, recurring coughs. Helps with sore throats and stops relapses.
3. Vasavaleha - One teaspoon, twice daily after food. - Acts like a natural bronchodilator, calms irritation, and is really helpful for long-lasting coughs.
4. Yashtimadhu (Licorice) Churna - A quarter teaspoon at night with warm milk or water. - It heals the throat lining, reduces dryness, and is especially good for chronic cases.
HOME REMEDIES
- Sip warm water through the day. - Do steam inhalation once a day (plain, or toss in a pinch of ajwain). - Skip cold water, cold drinks, and don’t let cold air hit you at night.
DIET PLAN
What to eat: - Warm, freshly made food - Rice, moong dal, easy veggies like bottle gourd or pumpkin - Turmeric milk at night—if your digestion handles it well
What to avoid: - Cold, refrigerated food or drinks - Curd at night - Too much sour, fried, or packaged food - Ice cream or cold juices
LIFESTYLE CHANGES
- Try not to stay up late—late nights stir up Vata and make stubborn coughs worse. - Shield your throat from dust, smoke, or sudden chills. - Gentle breathing exercises are fine, but skip any strong pranayama while you’re actively coughing.
How Soon Should You Feel Better? - Cough intensity should start dropping in about a week to 10 days. - Sore throat usually eases up in a week or two. - Full control over the cough? Give it 4–6 weeks. - Keeping it from coming back really depends on sticking to the plan and being steady with your diet.
Since Ayurveda helped you before, you’re likely to get good results again. Chronic cough doesn’t mean you’re stuck with it forever—it just means your system needs a real reset, not just a quick fix.
Wishing you steady healing
Warm Regards Dr Snehal Vidhate
Chronic cough that keeps coming on and off for years usually means the throat and chest have become weak and irritated from long standing vata kapha imbalance Over time dryness of vata and stickiness of kapha stay lodged in the throat and respiratory channels which causes repeated coughing and sore throat even without clear triggers Earlier herbal relief shows your body responds well once this imbalance is corrected and the tissues are nourished again
You can take sitopaladi churna half teaspoon with honey twice daily after food Talisadi churna half teaspoon twice daily with warm water kantakari avaleha one teaspoon morning and night Yashtimadhu powder half teaspoon with warm milk at night
Avoid cold food cold water curd bakery items and excessive speaking at night drink warm water frequently and steam inhalation with water …
Some regime you should follow
✔️Do’s:✔️ Eat freshly cooked food. Chew an inch of fresh ginger half an before meal. Eat only fruit vegetables.
🧘♀️Pranayam🧘♀️ Anulom Vilom Bhastrika Kapalbhati
❌Dont’s:❌ Sitting directly under a fan or right in front of the A.C Oily, spicy, processed food. Packed food products. Sour and fermented items. Bakery items. Fried food products. Potatoes. Dairy products
💊Medication💊
Cap. Nelsin 2 caps twice a day before food Tab. Sanjivani Vati 2 tabs twice a day before food
Syp. Vasakasav (If you have phlegam in your cough) 3 tsp twice a day after food Syp. Dashmoolarishta (If cough is dry) 3 tsp twice a day after food
Luke warm sesame seed oil + Pinch of Salt. Apply to the chest and steam inhalation.
Mix
yastimadhu churan -25gms +
Sitopaladi churan 25gms
+ Talisadi churan 25gms
+ trikatu churan 15gms= from these mixed powder take 1/2tsp three times with cow’s ghee /2tsp. + Honey 1tsp.
Mixed
Have haldi doodh at bedtime
Do steam inhalation once daily with few drops of eucalyptus oil
Do Nasya with Anu tel 2drops in both nostril once daily.
Follow up after 7 days.
