Sathyaprabha T N, Murthy H, Murthy B T
Department of Physiology, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore-560 034.
Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 2001 Jan;45(1):80-6.
Asthma is one of the common psychosomatic illness influenced by many factors. Bronchodilators give temporary relief and have side effects. The present study is aimed at finding the efficacy of a non-pharmacological approach of naturopathy and Yoga in bronchial asthma. A total no of 37 patients (19 men, 18 women) with mean age 35.06 yrs (men), 40.74 yrs (women) admitted to INYS, Bangalore, for the period of 21 days. The treatment included 1. Diet therapy 2. Nature cure treatment and 3. Yoga therapy. The various parameters including lung function test were measured on admission and once a week. Results showed the significant improvement in PEFR, VC, FVC, FEV1, FEV/FEC %, MVV, ESR and absolute eosinophil count. The patients reported a feeling of well being, freshness and comfortable breathing. Naturopathy and yoga helps in inducing positive health, alleviating the symptoms of disease by acting at physical and mental levels.
哮喘是一种受多种因素影响的常见身心疾病。支气管扩张剂只能提供暂时缓解且有副作用。本研究旨在探寻自然疗法和瑜伽这种非药物方法对支气管哮喘的疗效。共有37名患者（19名男性，18名女性）入住班加罗尔的印度自然疗法学校，平均年龄男性为35.06岁，女性为40.74岁，为期21天。治疗包括1. 饮食疗法2. 自然疗法3. 瑜伽疗法。入院时以及每周测量包括肺功能测试在内的各项参数。结果显示，呼气峰流速（PEFR）、肺活量（VC）、用力肺活量（FVC）、第一秒用力呼气容积（FEV1）、FEV/FEC%、最大通气量（MVV）、血沉（ESR）和绝对嗜酸性粒细胞计数有显著改善。患者表示有幸福感、神清气爽且呼吸顺畅。自然疗法和瑜伽有助于促进健康，通过作用于身心层面缓解疾病症状。
