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Question: Hi,
I am 36 years old female, staying at XXXXXXX I am having bad cough for last 2 weeks, not able to sleep at all due to this.
I am continuously taking warm water and tea with ginger,salt, clove, pepper etc. nothing is working. I also got little cold recently but no running nose yet.
Please advise,
Thanks
XXXX
I am 36 years old female, staying at XXXXXXX I am having bad cough for last 2 weeks, not able to sleep at all due to this.
I am continuously taking warm water and tea with ginger,salt, clove, pepper etc. nothing is working. I also got little cold recently but no running nose yet.
Please advise,
Thanks
XXXX
Brief Answer:
symptomwise approach
Detailed Answer:
Dear
Thanks for contacting Ayurveda with your health concern and following is/are recommended guidelines:
1. Ordinary cough with throat pain arising from pharyngitis,laryngitis, and bronchitis is one of the commonest symptom seen in general practice.
2. Check with an E.N.T Specialist for inspection of mouth & throat.
3. Since duration is more than 2 weeks,then investigate:
. Hb%,WBC for Eosinophilia
. X-ray Chest for TB, Pneumonia
4. Steam Inhalation 2-3 times a day. Add to water Tinc. Benzoin, Vicks
. Warm salt water gargles
. Take hot drinks: hot coffee,tea, or soups 5-6 times a day
. Cover the mouth while coughing to prevent spread of infection to other family members
. Avoid fried foods like Wada,Samosa,Dosa, Pakodas,Papad,Namkeens & Potato chips. Avoid hotel food
. Take mainly soft diet- Rice,Chapati or Phulka,with non spicy vegetables, take boiled vegetables.
4. Till you get yourself checked along with Investigation till then:
. Whoopin cough syrup (Sandu): 2 tsf thrice daily
. Khadiradi Vati as Lozenges
5. Take: old brown rice,green gram soup, ela, garlic,lukewarm water,black pepper, dried ginger,honey,carrot,mulethi,clove.
Avoid: potato,leafy vegetables,smoke/dust, cold water, spicy food.
6. Mix equal quantity of fennel seeds powder and sugar candy powder. Keep it in mouth and swallow the juice.
Dr. Munish Sood
Consultant & Physician
Naimittika
symptomwise approach
Detailed Answer:
Dear
Thanks for contacting Ayurveda with your health concern and following is/are recommended guidelines:
1. Ordinary cough with throat pain arising from pharyngitis,laryngitis, and bronchitis is one of the commonest symptom seen in general practice.
2. Check with an E.N.T Specialist for inspection of mouth & throat.
3. Since duration is more than 2 weeks,then investigate:
. Hb%,WBC for Eosinophilia
. X-ray Chest for TB, Pneumonia
4. Steam Inhalation 2-3 times a day. Add to water Tinc. Benzoin, Vicks
. Warm salt water gargles
. Take hot drinks: hot coffee,tea, or soups 5-6 times a day
. Cover the mouth while coughing to prevent spread of infection to other family members
. Avoid fried foods like Wada,Samosa,Dosa, Pakodas,Papad,Namkeens & Potato chips. Avoid hotel food
. Take mainly soft diet- Rice,Chapati or Phulka,with non spicy vegetables, take boiled vegetables.
4. Till you get yourself checked along with Investigation till then:
. Whoopin cough syrup (Sandu): 2 tsf thrice daily
. Khadiradi Vati as Lozenges
5. Take: old brown rice,green gram soup, ela, garlic,lukewarm water,black pepper, dried ginger,honey,carrot,mulethi,clove.
Avoid: potato,leafy vegetables,smoke/dust, cold water, spicy food.
6. Mix equal quantity of fennel seeds powder and sugar candy powder. Keep it in mouth and swallow the juice.
Dr. Munish Sood
Consultant & Physician
Naimittika
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