Asthma treatment in Ayurveda

The Raj asthma program is conducted under the supervision of an Ayurveda Health Consultant and draws on knowledge from Maharishi Ayurveda, the world's oldest and most complete system of natural health care.

Through its unique assessment of causal imbalances at the basis of a condition and its wide range of time-tested recommendations, Maharishi Ayurveda provides the most comprehensive approach for asthma available in natural health care today.

Understanding the Root Causes of Asthma

Modern medicine understands the physiological changes involved in bronchial constriction and fluid retention in lung tissue that create asthma symptoms. Maharishi Ayurveda expands this understanding by:

1. Describing the mental, physical and behavioral factors that contribute to bronchial constriction and fluid retention.
2. Providing natural methods to help prevent and reverse these changes.

According to modern medicine the physiological changes at the basis of asthma are:

1. A hyperactive bronchial constrictor response to a stimulus that creates bronchospasm and constriction of airways.
2. An inflammatory reaction that leads to buildup of mucous and liquids in lung tissue.
3. Various material and structural changes in airway passages.

Maharishi Ayurveda describes the following types of imbalances that are major contributing factors to the physiology of asthma.

1) Poor digestion leading to the buildup of toxins and impurities in lung and airway tissues

When impurities accumulate in tissues they contribute to many chronic conditions, including asthma. This is especially true of most types of allergic and hypersensitive responses in the physiology. Maharishi Ayurveda has programs to reduce the most common sources of impurities in the body including those from:

1. Impure or toxic food sources
2. Poor digestion
3. Poor elimination
4. Improper metabolism
5. Mental and physical stress