KAA 207 - Management of Respiratory System & Cardiovascular System Disorders

Question 1

What is Kāsa?

Answer 1

cough.
Kāsa may be śuṣka (dry) or ārdra (productive).

Question 2

How do Kāsa/cough happen?

Answer 2

Kāsa is an attempt by the human system to throw out or expel excess secretions and other harmful
material from inside the throat and lungs.

Question 3

What are the different types of Kāsa?

Answer 3

Vātaja, Pittaja, Kaphaja, Kṣataja and Kṣayaja

Question 4

Vātaja kasa symptoms

Answer 4

Dry cough with pain in the head, chest and sides, hoarseness of voice, dryness of throat and mouth.

Question 5

pittaja kasa symptoms

Answer 5

Bitter taste in the mouth, thirst, burning sensation, loss of appetite and dizziness.
Yellowish eyes, hoarse voice and yellowish phlegm

Question 6

Kaphaja kasa symptoms

Answer 6

Loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, nasal congestion, heaviness, sweet taste in
mouth and uneasiness with copious phlegm which may be oily, thick and sweetish

Question 7

Kṣataja kasa symptoms

Answer 7

Dry cough soon becomes painful and produces blood-stained phlegm. Pain over the
body and particularly, the chest and throat. He would also have fever, shortness of breath, hoarseness of voice and making cooing sounds while coughing.

Question 8

Kṣataja kasa symptoms

Answer 8

Alternate feeling of hot and cold and remain emaciated in spite of eating much. Foul
smelling, greenish, red and purulent phlegm. Fever of mixed type, pain on the sides, nasal congestion, loss of appetite, lose or hard stools and hoarseness of voice are other common features.

Question 9

What is the prognosis of the different Kāsa?

Answer 9

Vātaja, Pittaja and Kaphaja kāsa is curable while Kṣataja and Kṣayaja are difficult to treat.

Question 10

What is the general line of treatment of Kāsa?

Answer 10

Vātaja kāsa needs antitussive, demulcent (moistening) treatment, while kapha-pittaja needs śodhana cikitsā and expectorants.

Question 11

How is Sitopalādi cūrṇa prepared and what are its indications?

Answer 11

Sitopalādicūrṇa contains pippalī 4 parts, vaṃśalocana, cardamom, cinnamon each 1 part and raw sugar 16 parts. It is indicated in Pittaja Kāsa and the dose is 1 to 3 gm. with ghee

Question 12

Give formulations used for Śamana in Kaphaja Kāsa.

Answer 12

Kāsakuṭhara rasa, Vāsāriṣṭa, Vyoṣādi vaṭika, Trikaṭu

Question 13

what are some Dhūmapāna medicines in Kṣataja Kāsa.

Answer 13

medicated smoking with sticks made from ground meda,
mahāmeda, madhuka, balā, and atibalā

Question 14

what is Pathya and Apathya

Answer 14

suitable and non-suitable for a specific condition

Question 15

What is Śvāsa?

Answer 15

compared to asthma. it is marked by recurrent attacks of paroxysmal dyspnea, with wheezing due to spasmodic contraction of bronchi,
inflammation, or allergy.

Question 16

What is the doṣaviśeṣa in Śvāsa?

Answer 16

Since prāṇavaha
srotas are obstructed by the kapha in the vitiated state, thereby causing vāta aggravation as well
moving in upward direction which is pratiloma gati of vāta as such it causes various types of dyspnea and various other diseases also.

Question 17

Nidānārthakara Hetu

Answer 17

cause of other diseases

Question 18

Vihāraja

Answer 18

regimen

Question 19

What are the triggering factors of Śvāsa?

Answer 19

• Grief, psychological shock
• High humidity
• Allergy to pets
• Dust, pollens, air pollution,
• Cold air exposure, smoke, irritation due to chemicals

Question 20

storoduṣṭi in Śvāsa

Answer 20

prāṇavaha, annavaha and udakavaha

Question 21

a serious disease involving madhyama roga mārga.

Answer 21

svasa

Question 22

Mahā Śvāsa

Answer 22

increased, heavy breathing with profound noise, without interval between
inspiration and expiration

Question 23

Ūrdhva Śvāsa

Answer 23

expiration is prolonged and deeper than inspiration

Question 24

Chinna Śvāsa

Answer 24

interrupted or discontinued breathing, generally after 5-10 breaths, a gap,
and then breathing starts again (Chyne-strokes respiration)

Question 25

Kṣudra Śvāsa

Answer 25

aggravated by exertion and overeating and subsides by itself.

Question 26

Tamaka Śvāsa

Answer 26

shallow breathing with a rapid rate, low volume of air entering, makes the upper part of the chest move slowly and the lower part has little or no movement

Question 27

What are the predisposing factors for Sirāgranthi?

Answer 27

weakness, excess walking, excess standing, working in the fields, constipation, hormonal chanages, obesity, traveling jobs

Question 28

what is arsas

Answer 28

piles

Question 29

classifications of Arśas

Answer 29

1. congenital/acquired
2. Vātaja, Pittaja, Kaphaja
3. external/internal
4. Śuṣka (dry) and ārdra (wet)

Question 30

that which destroys life.

Answer 30

hikka

Question 31

The treatment pattern for sleep apnea is as per the general treatment of

Answer 31

svasa

Question 32

produced during of the consumption of caturvidha annapāna, gets aggravated
after the digestion of the food.

Answer 32

Vyapeta hikkā

Question 33

what type of hikkā is relieved by intake of drinks and foods

Answer 33

Annaja

Question 34

Piṇḍa Taila is the best oil used for

Answer 34

vatarakta

Question 35

Nasal obstruction, watery, cold, fresh nasal discharge, pain and discomfort in the nose, increased
sneezing are the signs of

Answer 35

Vātaja pratiśyāya.

Question 36

characterized by severe pain in the rectum as if a nail has been put inside.

Answer 36

Arsas

Question 37

If pratiśyāya is not treated properly then it leads to the

Answer 37

duṣṭa pratiśyāya.

Question 38

characterized by loss of śukra, ojas and Sneha.

Answer 38

Rājayakṣmā

Question 39

associated with coronary artery disease.

Answer 39

Hrdsula