Abstract

Kasa is one the troublesome disorders and it may turn into chronic if not treated well in time and also lead to some serious problem like bronchitis, chronic, prostatic pulmonary disorders, pulmonary  eosinophilia etc. There are five types of  Kasa viz. Vatika, Paitika, Kaphaja , Kshataja kasa  and Kshayaja kasa. For the treatment of kaphaja kasa, Acharya Charaka gave numerous siddhanta, including vamana, katu ruksha, ushna kaphaghna chikitsa, and yavanna sevan. By overindulging in foods that are astringent, highly moist, sour, salty, dry, cold, difficult to digest, and fatty that cause nausea, as well as by suppressing the body's natural urges, exertion, and other factors that either deplete or hinder the dhatus from performing their functions, the apanvata, which is growing or becoming obstructed, moves upward to the site of rasa (the heart), where it causes discomfort in the chest, and when combined with Udana, it clogs the throat passages, causes jerky movements of the eyes, back, chest, and flanks that hurt and sound like a broken bronze bell when they come out of the open mouth called as kasa. In ayurveda there are several medicines available with least side effects to treat Kasa like Katphala, Katruna, Bharangi, Musta, Abhaya Sunthi, Shati as single drug and Dashamuladi ghritam, Kantakari ghritam as Classical drugs.

Keywords: Kantakari ghritam, Kshataja kasa , Kshayaja kasa, Bharangi, Musta etc