Whooping cough (pertussis) - Adult & Child Whooping Cough, Symptom, Treatment of pertussis
What is Whooping Cough ?
Whooping cough is known as dushta kasa in Ayurveda. It is an infectious bacterial disease, which occurs mainly in? children.
Symptoms & Causes of Whooping Cough
Allopaths believe whoopmg cough to be a result of infection caused by the organism Bordetella pertussis. In the beginning, it is marked by catarrh of the nose, sneezing, watering of the eyes, irritation of the throat, feverishness, and cough. Later, the symptoms of catarrh disappear but the cough becomes more persistent.
The cough is marked by paroxysms of coughing, consisting of a series of violent and rapid expiratory coughs, succeeded by a loud, sonorous or crowing inspiration-the whooIF-hence the name, whooping cough. The patient sometimes turns blue in the face because the paroxysm deprives his lungs of air. Children are usually more susceptible to the malady than adults.
According to Ayurveda, whooping cough is the result of disturbance of the vata dosha in the body.
Medicines & Prescriptions for Treating Whooping Cough: The best remedies for whooping cough are Aparajita Leha, Dashamuli Ghrita, Kantakaryavaleh, and Panchmuli Kashaya.
Home Remedies for Treating Whooping Cough
Home Remedies: Juice of ginger (14 ml), with an equal quantity of honey, taken twice a day is also helpful.
Diet and Other Regimen: The dietary regimen for whooping cough is the same as iJrescribed for dry, hacking coughs or disorders of the throat.
Castor oil should be administered occasionally to the patient to relieve his constipation, and also to relieve the pain he is liable to feel because the paroxysms make his abdominal muscles tender. The patient must be protected against exposure and sudden colds as they are liable to aggravate his condition and hamper a quick recovery.
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