May 06, Today is world Asthma Day. According to the statistics published by WHO, 262 million people in the world are affected with Asthma and among them 4,61,000 people are died due to it on 2019 only. Siddha system of medicine have several effective medicines for the treatment of Asthma.
Thalaka Parapam is a classical siddha preparation mensioned in ancient siddha text Agasthiyar Paripooranam 400. Agasthyar Paripooranam 400 is a ancient siddha text book by Sage Agasthyar. This book deals with the preparation methods of various siddha medicines for several diseases.
The ingredients of this medicine are
- Old Tamerind - Pazham puli
- Salt petre - Vediuppu - Potasium nitrate
- Purified Yellow Orpiment - Thalakam - Arsenic Trisulphide
- Shell Lime - Chippi chunnam
The dosage of this medicine is very minimal like 25 to 50 mg. One should consume this medicine with strict diet regimen and with the advice of a siddha physician only. This medicine should not to be used more than 12 days continuously. By taking this medicine with suitable adjuvants like Ghee, Jaggery or Honey, it will cure Asthmatic affections, Chronic Cough, Dyspnea, veneral diseases, skin diseases etc. This medicine will be available in IMPCOPS (THE INDIAN MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS'
CO-OPERATIVE PHARMACY &STORES LTD) stores all over India.
For Asthma, this medicine can be used along with other siddha medicines like, Pavizha parpam, Gowri chinthamani Chenduram, Sivanar Amritham, Thrikadugu Churnam, Kasthuri Karupp, Kshaya Kulanthaka Chenduram, Thaleesadi churnam etc with the advice of a siddha physician.
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