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🫁 Chest, Lungs & Respiratory Tract

उरः / फुप्फुस (Uras & Phupphusa)
⚡ Dosha: Prana Vata & Avalambaka Kapha 🌊 Srotas: Pranavaha Srotas 🩺 13 Ailments
Ayurvedic Pathophysiology & Functional Dynamics:

The respiratory seat where Prana Vata regulates oxygenation and Avalambaka Kapha lubricates the pleura. Kapha stagnation produces productive cough, asthma, and chest congestion; Vata dryness triggers paroxysmal dry cough.

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Classical Home Formulations

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Carom Seeds (Ajwain) Herbal Decoction for Chest Congestion & Rattling Phlegm

सीने में कफ का जमाव व जकड़न के लिए अजवाइन का काढ़ा (क्वाथ)
🍵 Kadha / Decoction
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Carom Seeds (Ajwain) (Trachyspermum ammi) Kitchen Pantry
Potency (Virya): Ushna (Heating) · Post-digestive: Katu (Pungent) · Dosha Action: Pacifies Vata and Kapha; increases Pitta

Step-by-Step Preparation & Use:

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**Carom Seeds Boiled with Jaggery:** Boil one teaspoon of carom seeds with natural jaggery in water; drink warm to loosen chest congestion.
Take 1 to 2 standard domestic doses daily, preferably with warm water or milk.
Warm water / Cow Milk / Raw Honey
Morning after waking or before sleep
7 to 21 days
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Safety & Contraindications: Consult a healthcare professional if pregnant, lactating, or on heavy medication.
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📖 Classical Source: The Kitchen as a Pharmacy (Bilingual)

Saffron (*Crocus sativus*): Saffron Protocol for Catarrhal Nasopharyngitis

Catarrhal Nasopharyngitis के लिए Saffron (*Crocus sativus*) (केसर) का औषधीय प्रयोग
🌿 Lepa / Topical Paste
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Saffron (Crocus sativus) Kitchen Pantry
Potency (Virya): Ushna (Heating) · Post-digestive: Katu (Pungent) · Dosha Action: Tridosha balancing; enhances complexion (Varnya)

Step-by-Step Preparation & Use:

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Fold 60 to 70 mg of pure saffron inside a fresh betel leaf (*Paan*) and chew slowly. For infants with chest congestion, rub 1 saffron strand in warm milk into a paste and apply across the chest.
Take 1 to 2 doses daily before or between meals.
Lukewarm water / Honey / Ghee
Twice daily before meals
14 to 30 days
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Safety & Contraindications: Do not exceed stated herbal proportions. Discontinue if gastric burning occurs.
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📖 Classical Source: Natural Herbs & Diseases Home Remedies Vol 1
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