Zeequn Nafas   / Bronchial Asthma

Unani By Dr. Shabistan Fatma Taiyabi


 

Bronchial Asthma, known as Zeequn Nafas /Dama/Rabw in Unani System of Medicine, is a Balghami (phlegmatic) disease caused by accumulation of thick viscid Balgham (phlegm) in the lung airways leading to ‘Usr al-Tanaffus (difficulty in breathing).

 

Iläj bi’l-Dawä’ (Pharmacotherapy)

Single drugs 

  • Züfä Khushk (Hyssopus officinalis ) 
  • Tukhm Katän (Linum usitatissimum.)
  • Irsä (Iris ensata Thunb.)
  • Kurkum (Curcuma longa Linn.) 
  • Kalonjé (Nigella sativa Linn.) 
  • Isbaghol (Plantago ovata Forsk.) 
  • Unñul (Urginea indica Kunth.) 
  • Püdéna (Mentha arvensis Linn.)

Compound drugs 

  • Habbe Zeequnnafs

Dose: one pill thrice a day with honey or luke warm water.

Route of administration: oral

 

  • Lauq Katan : 

Dose: 5 to 10 gm thrice a day

Action: Act as expectorant.

Route of administration: oral

 

  • Sharbate Zufa Murrakab : 

Dose: 15 to 20 ml thrice a day

Route of administration: oral

 

  • Lauq Rabvi: 5 gm twice a day
  • Majoon Rahulmomineen: 5 gm twice a day

Note: No any Unani drugs can be taken without the advice of registered Unani Doctor.

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