Home Remedies for Dry Cough

▪️Types and Symptoms:

Home remedies for dry cough – Dry Cough in Ayurveda known as ‘Shushka Shwasa’, and it is a very common ailment nowadays, especially in cities. But, there are multiple herbs for dry cough available in Ayurveda which is very useful in acute as well as chronic cough.

This mainly occurs when allergens or pollutants in the environment enter your throat pipe, airways, or lungs and trigger your body to cough them out. Sometimes this natural reflex causes inflammation of the respiratory tract and throat.

A person can experience some signs and symptoms such as frequent dry cough, sputum production, irritability, dryness in the mouth, sore throat, tiredness, difficulty in swallowing food.

‘Kasa’ term is used for cough in Ayurveda. It is a condition when Prana Vayu is obstructed due to some causative agents. Regular intake of causative factors will affect the movements of Vayu and produces different sounds.

There are mainly five types of Kasa mentioned in Ayurveda named as Vataj, Pittaj, Kaphaja, Kshataja, and Kshayaja.

🔹According to the Ayurveda, the Respiratory system is governed by Prana Vayu and Udana Vayu and if a person suffering from dry cough then it is termed as ‘Vataja Kasa’.

 

🔸Causative Factors of Vataja Kasa Are Given Below:

Pramitashana (food intake in less quantity)

Stree vegadharana (excess indulgence in sexual activities)

Aayasa (excessive physical strain)

Ruksha sheeta kashatya anna sevan (intake of excess cold, astringent food)

Vegadharana (suppression of natural urges)

Dhooma (smoke, smokers cough)

Diwaswapana (daytime sleeping)

Raja (dust)

Ativyayama (excess exercise, beyond your capacity)

Langhan (fasting)

 

▪️Signs and Symptoms of Vataja Kasa:

Swara bheda (excess hoarseness of voice)

Hrushtalomnah (fainting)

Hrit parshva uru shira shula (pain occur in the cardiac region, sides of the chest, mild headache)

Daurbalya (weakness)

Nirghosha dainyastanana (hollow sound occurs during coughing)

Kapham sushka (semi-solid phlegm comes out with pain)

Urdhava vata jirne anna (upward movement of vayu)

Snigdh amla lavana bhukta (cough gets aggravated by sour, saline, unctuous food and drinks)

 

▪️Ayurvedic Classical Medicines for Dry Cough:

Ayurvedic Acharyas suggest some of the classical medicines that cure the dry cough naturally such as Kantakari avaleha, Chandramrit rasa, Sameerpannaga rasa, Pipplayadi ghrita, Rasna ghrita, Talshadi churna, Kantakari ghrita, etc.

Also, there are some procedures mentioned in the Ayurveda texts that are very beneficial to overcome the symptoms and make the respiratory system so strong that a person can easily fight with seasonal ailments. The most common and effective procedures are given below:

A person can do Abhyanga on the chest to bring dosha’s to the koshta

Apply sesame oil on the chest, upper back, and the neck

Apply hot fermentation by a placed wet towel or erand patra closed to the chest

Do practice of Anulomana

Do Snaihik dhoompana