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SWASAKUDORI CHOORANAM: SIDDHA MEDICINE INDICATED FOR IYA ERAIPPU NOI (BRONCHIAL ASTHMA) – A REVIEW

Vetha Merlin Kumari H.* and Karthikeyan Karu

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Siddha system of medicine is one of the indigenous system of medicine practised in India. The exponents of this system are Siddhars.[1] Siddhars classified the diseases on the basis of three humours Vatha, Pitha, Kaba and signs and symptoms. The disease Iya eraippu noi is a kaba disease which can be correlated to Bronchial Asthma in Modern science. The prevalence of Asthma has increased since the 1970, and now affects an estimated 4 to 7% of the people world wide.[2] All the Siddha drugs are natural products obtained from herbs, metals, minerals and animal kingdom which are given by the Siddhar’s spiritual knowledge to this society.[3] Siddha sastric preparation Swasakudori chooranam is a poly herbo mineral formulation and it is the safe and efficacious medicine used traditionally for the treatment of Respiratory illness. This review describes the chemical constituents, pharmacological and therapeutic uses of its ingredients.

Keywords: Siddha, Iya Eraippu noi, Swasakudori chooranam, Bronchial Asthma.