THE ROLE OF EKAL DRAVYA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF R ESPIRATORY DISEASES A R EVIEW

*Dr. Pooja B. Chikhlondhe, Dr. Vipul Kanani and Dr. Sapna Upadhyay

ABSTRACT

Introduction
: Now a days Respiratory diseases highly spreading in the society. Respiratory diseases are leading
cause of death. About sixty five million people suffer from COPD and three million die from it each year, making it
third leading cause of death world wide. In present situation respiratory and cardiac diseases cause death very
quickly. Main causes of respiratory diseases are adverse climate conditions and int olerable air pollution, excessive
exposure to smoke and other toxic material and presence of fungal, viral and bacterial infection. Diseases like
COPD, Bronchial asthma, COVID 19, Emphysema etc. increasing day by day. To overcome the global burden and
main tain the health of healthy person various treatment modalities has been mentioned by various Acharyas in
Ayurved. Using single herbal medicine instead of poly herbal preparation is preferred by many physicians as the
drug to drug interaction of poly herba l products is not exactly known which is easily understandable in single drug
use, easily available, cost effective and reduces load on biodiversity. AIM: To study Ekal Dravya Chikitsa used in
the management of Pranavaha srotas vyadhi. Objective: Review of Vasa, Puskarmula, Bharangi, Gojivha, Banapsa,
Somalata etc. dravyas acting on pranavaha srotas vyadhis according to Ayurvedic and Modern medical science
perspective. M aterial & Methods: Bruhatrayees with their commentaries and other relevant texts of Ayur veda and
allied subjects. Compilation of various form of Ekal Dravya used in pranavaha srotas vyadhis. Conclusion The
herbs used in Pranavaha Srotodushti vikara have shown interesting results not only in various target specific
biological activities like bronchodilation, mast cell stabilization, anti anaphylactic, anti inflammatory, anti
spasmodic, anti allergic, immune modulator, but also in inhibition of leukotrienes, lipoxygenase, cyclo oxygenase,
platelet activating, phosphordiesterase and cytokine med iators. The drugs like Punarnava, Gokshura which are also
have been mentioned in the treatment of Shwasa, Kasa etc., though didn't have any direct effect, they reduce the
congestion in the lungs due to their diuretic effect which gives the symptomatic reli ef in congestion.

Keywords: Pranavaha srotas, respiratory system, Ekal Dravya