Volume 10, Issue 3

Traditional knowledge of local vaidhyas about medicinal plants and their importance in local health care is well known since Vedic period. Plants are considered as divine in origin and were worshipped as Mother (Goddess). Screening of medicinal plants has become a otential source of bio-dynamic compounds of therapeutic value in phytochemical researches. Ethnobotanical documentation is one way of capturing this body of knowledge. Hence the survey of medicinal plants and their traditional uses by traditional practicners of Badami taluk of Bagalkot district as it has a long history of medicinal plants since from Chalukyan period. Reference: 1. Jadav. Medicinal plants of India 2. Dr.Anil joy. Encyclopedia of Ayurvedic Medicinal plants reference to Indian Medicinal Plants. 3. Al-Qurans. Ethnobotanical survey of folk toxic plants in Southern parts of Jordan Toxicon 2005,46:119-126 4. Saikia AP, Ryakala VK, Sharma P, Goswami P, Bora U- Etnobotany of Medicinal plants used by Assamese people for various skin ailments and Cosmetics. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2006. 5. Nayan S. Beherask and Misra M.K- Ethno-medico-botanical survey of Kalahandi district in Orissa. Indian Journal of Traditional knowledge 2004 3(1)- 72-79 6. Harsha V.H, Shripati V and Hegde G.R-Ethnoveternary practices in Uttar Kannada district of Karnataka. Indian Journal of traditional knowledge 2004 3 (1)-37-50 7. N.Rajkumar and M.B.Shivanna- Traditional herbal medicinal knowledge in sagar taluk of Shimoga District. Karnataka pp 102-108 Indian Journal of natural products and Resources

Bronchial asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of respiratory system. It includes symptoms like breathlessness, wheezing, tightness of chest, which mainly appears at night or early morning. Inflammation of lungs causes due to hyper-reactivity of immune system of lungs to the different allergens. In Ayurveda bronchial asthma can be correlate with the Tamaka shwasa. Tamakashwasa mainly cause by the aggravated Kaphadosa along with vatadosa. Acharya charaka has considered Tamaka shwasa as yapyaroga means patient have to depend on medicines for lifetime. There is no cure for asthama as per modern science, But many researches has proven that the herbal medicines are useful for disease control in asthmatic patients. The present is a review to show the efficacy of Shringyadi churna in the management of Tamaka shwasa (bronchial asthma).