Can I know what the ct scan report is revealing? Is the cough associated with expectoration or is it dry ? Along with cough any other symptoms like fever / chest pain/ sob / weight loss ? R yu on any treatment right now ? What z your age ??
Take Swasakutara ras 1tab bd Laxmi Vilas ras 1tab bd Lavangdi vati 1tab bd Kanakasava 20ml bd enough
Dr RC BAMS MS
Hello I get how annoying it must be dealing with a lung thing and a cough that won’t quit, especially at night, for the past couple of months. Coughing that won’t stop, mainly when you’re trying to sleep, not only messes up your rest but can make your lungs and your immune system weak. Don’t stress too much! With the right Ayurveda stuff and a few changes to how you live, things can get better, like, a lot.
AYURVEDIC UNDERSTANDING
Based on what you’re saying, it sounds like it could be: * A long-lasting cough * Some kind of breathing worry * Too much Kapha and Vata Dosha, with gunk (toxins) building up in your breathing pipes.
The fact that you have a lung thing hints that Kapha is all thick and gunky, stopping air from flowing properly and causing swelling.
AYURVEDIC PLAN OF TREATMENT
INTERNAL MEDICATION
Sitopaladi Churna – ½ tsp twice a day with honey Talisadi Churna – ½ tsp twice a day Vasavaleha – 1 tsp twice a day after you eat Chyawanprash – 1 tsp in the morning
For the lung itself:
Kanakasava – 15 ml with the same amount of water, twice a day Maha Sudarshan Ghan Vati 1-0-1 after food – for a cough that just won’t go away
2. HOME REMEDIES –Turmeric milk before bed –Steam with eucalyptus –Ginger + honey paste before you sleep –Sip warm water all day long
DIET AND LIFESTYLE
AVOID –cold stuff or have ice cream – Eat fried, greasy grub –Eat curd at night or snack on baked stuff –Smoke or be around smoke
INCLUDE – Eat warm, light meals – Have soup – Eat dinner early – Sleep with your head propped up a bit – Do some easy breathing exercises
Since the CT scan shows a lung infection and you’ve been having symptoms for 2 months, you should follow the treatment consistently
Ayurveda will: * Make you cough less * Get rid of the gunk * Help your lungs heal * Stop it from happening again
If you stick with the plan, your lungs should bounce back.
Warm Regards Dr. Snehal Vidhate
Medicines 1 Sitopaladi Churna – 3 gm + honey 3–4 times daily 2 Talisadi Churna – 3 gm + honey 3 times daily 3 Kanakasava – 15 ml + 30 ml warm water twice daily after meals 4 Laxmivilas Ras (Nardiya) – 1 tablet twice daily with honey
Daily Must-Do Steam inhalation with Tulsi leaves + pinch rock salt for 10 min twice daily Warm salt + turmeric gargle for 3 times daily Honey + ginger juice 1 tsp for 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, heavy meals
Regards Dr Gursimran Jeet Singh MD Panchakarma
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR REPORT AND SYMPTOMS I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW DISTURBING IT IS TO SUFFER FROM CONTINUOUS NIGHT COUGH FOR TWO MONTHS ESPECIALLY WHEN CT SCAN HAS SHOWN LUNG INFECTION THIS CONDITION NEEDS CAREFUL ATTENTION AND PROPER HEALING BECAUSE LONG STANDING COUGH WEAKENS THE LUNGS AND OVERALL IMMUNITY
FROM AN AYURVEDIC POINT OF VIEW THIS IS MAINLY A CONDITION OF KAPHA DOSHA ASSOCIATED WITH PITTA AND VATA INVOLVEMENT THE INFECTION AND HEAT IN LUNGS IS DUE TO PITTA WHILE THICK MUCUS AND NIGHT COUGH IS DUE TO KAPHA AND THE PERSISTENCE DRYNESS AND IRRITATION IS DUE TO VATA THIS IS WHY COUGH IS MORE AT NIGHT WHEN KAPHA AND VATA DOMINATE
FIRST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT NIGHT COUGH INDICATES POSTURAL MUCUS COLLECTION AND LUNG WEAKNESS SO DO NOT IGNORE IT
FOR INTERNAL AYURVEDIC MEDICINES YOU CAN TAKE SITOPALADI CHURNA HALF TEASPOON THREE TIMES DAILY MIXED WITH HONEY THIS WILL SOOTHE THROAT REDUCE COUGH AND HELP IN LUNG HEALING TALISADI CHURNA HALF TEASPOON TWICE DAILY AFTER FOOD WITH HONEY IF PHLEGM IS PRESENT VASAKASAVA FIFTEEN ML TWICE DAILY AFTER FOOD WITH EQUAL WATER THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR LUNG INFECTION AND NIGHT COUGH IF COUGH IS DRY AND IRRITATING ADD YASHTIMADHU CHURNA HALF TEASPOON TWICE DAILY WITH WARM MILK OR WATER
AT NIGHT BEFORE SLEEP TAKE TURMERIC HALF TEASPOON WITH WARM MILK IF MILK SUITS YOU OTHERWISE WITH WARM WATER THIS WILL REDUCE INFLAMMATION AND NIGHT COUGH
FOR EXTERNAL SUPPORT DAILY STEAM INHALATION WITH PLAIN WATER OR WITH A PINCH OF AJWAIN OR EUCALYPTUS OIL ONCE DAILY DO NOT OVERDO
DIET IS VERY IMPORTANT TAKE WARM FRESHLY COOKED FOOD AVOID CURD BANANA COLD WATER ICE CREAM FRIED FOOD BAKERY ITEMS AND LATE NIGHT DINNER DO NOT SLEEP IMMEDIATELY AFTER EATING KEEP HEAD SLIGHTLY ELEVATED AT NIGHT
AVOID COLD AIR DUST SMOKE AND STRONG PERFUMES KEEP CHEST AND THROAT WARM
VERY IMPORTANT IF CT SCAN SHOWED SIGNIFICANT INFECTION AND IF YOU HAVE FEVER WEIGHT LOSS BLOOD IN SPUTUM OR BREATHLESSNESS THEN MODERN MEDICAL FOLLOW UP IS ALSO NECESSARY AYURVEDA WORKS BEST AS SUPPORT AND RECOVERY IN SUCH CASES
WITH PROPER MEDICINE DIET AND REST NIGHT COUGH REDUCES GRADUALLY AND LUNGS START HEALING PLEASE BE CONSISTENT AND DO NOT STOP MEDICINES EARLY
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💊
Tab. Shwaskas Chintamani 1 tab twice a day before food Tab. Arogyavardhini Vati 2 tabs twice a day before food Tab. Tribhuvankirti Ras 2 tabs twice a day before food
Syp. Vasakasav 3 tsp twice a day after food
Chitrak Haritaki Avleham 2 tsp early in the morning.
Steam inhalation is MUST.
Warm sesame seed oil + Pinch of salt. Massage on the chest and take steam.
If possible take SAINDHAV JAL BASTI.
Keep your ANTIBIOTICS on. Donot relie only on one pathy for treatment.
HELLO, You have been suffering from: -Lung infection confirmed by CT scan -Persistent cough for more than 2 months -Cough worse at night This means the disease has become chronic, not acute.
How Ayurveda Understands This Problem
1. What is happening inside your body? According to Ayurveda: -Your lungs (Pranavaha Srotas) are affected -Kapha Dosha (phlegm, mucus) has accumulated deeply in the lungs -Vata Dosha (air movement) is disturbed, causing repeated coughing -Due to long duration, body immunity is weakened -Infection indicates Ama (toxins) + Pitta involvement
This condition is commonly described as: -Jirna Kasa (chronic cough) -With features of Kaphaja Kasa -Sometimes overlapping with Tamaka Shwasa (asthma-like condition)
Why Cough Is Worse at Night At night: -Kapha naturally increases -Lying down causes mucus to settle in lungs -Airways become narrow -This triggers repeated coughing fits That is why night cough is an important warning sign.
TREATMENT GOALS -Clear infection and toxins from lungs -Liquefy and expel thick mucus -Heal damaged lung tissue -Reduce night cough -Improve lung strength and immunity -Prevent recurrence
Internal medications
A. Sitopaladi Churna=1/2 tsp with honey twice dailyy after meals for 8 weeks =Reduces cough frequency, Clears Kapha from lungs, Acts as mild antimicrobial, Soothes throat and bronchial lining
B. Abhrak Bhasma (100 Puti)= 125 mg with honey can be mixed with sitopaladi for 2-3 months twice daily after meals =Best Ayurvedic medicine for lungs, Repairs lung tissue, Improves oxygen exchange, Useful in chronic lung infections
C. Godanti Bhasma= 250 mg twice daily after meals for 2 months =Reduces inflammation, Helps in infection-related weakness, Controls night cough and feverish feeling
D. Talisadi Churna= 1/2 tsp with warm water twice daily after meals for 2 months =Melts thick sputum, Improves breathing, Reduces chest heaviness
E. Guduchi Ghan Vati= 2 tabs twice daily after meals for 2 months with warm water =Boosts immunity, Fights infection naturally, Prevents recurrence
F. Kankasava (if chest congestion is heavy)= 15ml with equal water twice daily after meals for 1 month =Strong expectorant, Clears deep-seated Kapha, Helpful in chronic bronchitis-like conditions
2. EXTERNAL & SUPPORTIVE THERAPIES
-Steam Inhalation (Daily) -Hot water + Ajwain OR eucalyptus oil (2 drops) -Once or twice daily =Opens airways, loosens mucus, reduces night cough
-Chest Oil Massage -Use karpuradi oil -Gentle massage before bath =Improves circulation and lung comfort
3. PANCHAKARMA (When Condition Stabilizes)
Nasya Therapy -Anu Taila -2 drops each nostril in morning =Clears Kapha from head and lungs Reduces post-nasal drip and night cough
DIET STRICTLY AVOID - Cold water - Ice cream - Curd at night - Banana - Fried and oily foods - Bakery items - Smoking or passive smoke
INCLUDE - Warm water throughout day - Vegetable soups - Moong dal - Garlic (cooked) - Ginger, black pepper, turmeric - Old rice, wheat
HOME REMEDIES (Very Effective) Night Cough Remedy Before bed: -½ tsp turmeric -½ tsp ghee -1 tsp honey Lick slowly - Soothes lungs - Reduces night cough - Improves sleep
Ginger Decoction -Ginger + black pepper boiled in water -Drink warm once daily
YOGA & PRANAYAM Recommended - Anulom Vilom - Bhramari - Light stretching
Avoid - Kapalbhati - Bhastrika - Forceful breathing
LIFESTYLE CHANGES -Sleep with head elevated -Avoid day sleep -Keep chest and neck warm -Avoid cold air exposure -Avoid talking loudly or continuously
-Chronic lung infection needs patience and consistency -Ayurvedic medicines heal slowly but deeply -Never stop modern medicines suddenly if already prescribed -Combine Ayurveda with modern care safely
DO FOLLOW
HOPE THIS MIGHT BE HELPFUL
THANK YOU
DR. MAITRI ACHARYA
Start with Vasavaleh 1tsp twice daily after food with water Kanakasav 10ml twice daily after food with water Giloy ghanvati 1-0-1 after food with water Laxmivilas ras with gold 1-0-0 after food with water. Do pranayam lom -vilom bhastrika kapalbhati brahmri daily for 5-10mins twice. Have warm haldi doodh at bedtime Drink warm water through out the day. Avoid citrus fruits, cold drink icecream sugary foods, fried foods, junk food,fast food.
