Asthma is a chronic pulmonary disease that affects an estimated 235 million people worldwide, but asthma drugs have many adverse effects. Opuntia humifusa (eastern prickly pear) has been used as a food and traditional medicine worldwide; however, its anti-asthmatic effects have not been reported. We evaluated O. humifusa as a potential therapeutic or preventive component of anti-asthmatic drugs...

Asthma is a common allergic reaction and number of drugs are available. This study was conducted to evaluate the prescribing pattern usage anti-asthma medications at different medical setups in Hyderabad. The from August 2017 July 2018. A total 1000 patients diagnosed with asthma were recruited. pre-designed, detailed questionnaire used for their data collection. Their prescriptions collected c...

Some people regard insulin dependent diabetes in a villager asthmatic patient? If the drugs are only held centrally, will a long journey have to be made to a distant specialist from a developing country as the equivalent of a death hospital at potentially great expense? In a study of rural sentence because it will be impossible to ensure a supply diabetics in northern Ethiopia it was found that...

Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways. Activation of lymphocytes leads to elaboration of inflammatory mediators which are likely to initiate and perpetuate the asthmatic response. During activation of lymphocytes, the role of protein kinase C (PKC) has been emphasized. Therefore, changes in PKC activity in peripheral blood lymphocytes in bronchial asthma can be expected, which may be...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare the systemic bioactivity of inhaled budesonide (B) and fluticasone propionate (F), each given by large volume spacer, on a microgram equivalent basis in asthmatic children. METHODS Ten stable asthmatic children of mean age 11 years and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) 81.6% predicted, who were receiving treatment with < or = 400 mic...

BACKGROUND Global Initiative Strategy for Asthma Management (GINA) is poorly applied in undeveloped and developing countries. The current study examined the effects of applying GINA guidelines on treatment efficacy in asthmatic patients in Iran. METHODS Twenty four asthmatic patients (usual care group) were treated as usual and 26 patients (intervention group) according to the GINA for 2 mont...

Pushkaramooladi choorna was tried clinically in Tamaka shvasa  (Bronchial asthma) for a period of 45 days in concecutive 3 followups. The clinical, labortary and pulmonary function tests carried out show significant antiasthmatic effect.

Asthma represents a profound worldwide public health problem. The most effective anti-asthmatic drugs currently available include inhaled beta2-agonists and glucocorticoids and control asthma in about 90-95% of patients. The current asthma therapies are not cures and symptoms return soon after treatment is stopped even after long term therapy. Although glucocorticoids are highly effective in co...

Pharmacognosy Research,2023,15,2,384-391.DOI:10.5530/pres.15.2.041Published:February 2023Type:Original Article Authors:Pooja Boora, Richa Puri, Sushila Rani, Monika Mehta, and Dechan Angmo Author(s) affiliations:Pooja Boora*, Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, INDIA. Abstract:Background: Asthma is a very common chronic disease in which there an inflammation the lungs. Inflamma...