Mr. K. A. aged 18 years (Patient Identification No: L-6523), was a known case of Bronchial Asthma and was suffering with it from the past 4 years. He reported to our clinic on Jan 7, 2004 with complaints of cough, difficulty in breathing accompanied with recurrent colds. He had this cold almost everyday and used to be really bad at least once a month. He was very lean in structure right from his childhood days. All his complaints would be worse in the period between the month of November to December. The onset of winters and exposure to dust were the main triggering factors for his asthmatic episodes. Also he suffered with recurrent sinusitis and the attacks used to be 2- 3 times in a year.

His appetite was diminished and as a result he would not put on weight for years together. He craved for spicy food, fish and used to love to eat chicken a lot. As regards to his thermal modalities he couldn't tolerate extremes of heat or cold in any form and would be more comfortable in winters except for his asthma. He also had constipation right from his childhood days. Occasionally he had to visit the toilet for 2-3 times in a day and he used to pass mucus with stools.

This boy used to stay in a joint family with his parents, grandmother and he had a younger brother and a younger sister as well. His father also used to have recurrent sinusitis and his mother was a known case of Hypothyroidism. His grand mother also had similar complaints of bronchial asthma since her young age.

He had taken a lot of allopathic medicines in the past for his asthmatic episodes. He had even taken steroids whenever his complaints were worse and he had no choice other than taking these steroids which he knew would help him only temporarily and his attacks would recur when its action gets exhausted . He had even taken homoeopathic medicines for some time but it did offer him only with little relief and hence he discontinued after a while.

On examination his weight was found to be 50 kgs. He had a very large polyp in his right nostril. He had hypertrophied turbinates as well. When I conveyed of this findings to him it reminded him of his complaints of nose block esp on the right side and this added to his breathlessness. This however was a daily occurrence and hence was almost neglected by him and he had learnt live with it.

A detailed study of his case revealed a very strong miasmatic background in his case which predisposed him to present with all these complaints. A very deep acting medicine named Thuja Occidentalis which covers this kind of sycotic manifestations was administered in the 200th potency as an antimiasmatic. With this Silica in the 200th potency and Kali Bichromicum in the 200th potency was prescribed for a period of 6 weeks.

After taking the medicines as per the instructed dosage he found a remarkable improvement in his condition. The recurrent cough which he used to suffer with was much better; the breathlessness which used to bother him a lot was relieved to a great extent. The frequency of occurrence of episodes of cold had gone down to a considerable extent. The nose block was relieved and this eased him all the more. His appetite has improved and his general health is good in spite of the onset of winters during which he used to be really worse. There was no requirement of steroids which he used to take during winters and this was definitely a good sign of improvement in his case.

His complaints gradually improved and he reported to feel much better and better every time when he came for his regular follow ups. It has been a year since he is taking regular homoeopathic medication and now his asthma is completely cured. He is absolutely asymptomatic at the moment with no complaints whatsoever.

Remarks: I am sure after reading through this case history of Asthma, every reader would witness and appreciate that these deep seated ailments which do not respond to even the strongest doses of allopathic medicines can be cured completely with the marvelous action of these equally deep acting homoeopathic medicines.

This is the case of a 25 years old male patient, Mr. S. S. J. (Patient ref. no: L6649), who reported to us for complaints of bronchial asthma since 3 years. He would get episodes of breathlessness about twice every month and these would last for 6- 8 hours. He would experience heaviness in the chest and inability to speak due to breathlessness. These complaints would be worse in the morning from 3 a.m. to 10 a.m. He would also suffer from these symptoms on exposure to dust and chilly powder at his work place (He was working at a grocery store). The breathlessness would worsen on lying down and in the winter season. He would get some relief on sitting up during the episodes of wheezing. He had also been admitted once in the hospital for control of a severe asthmatic attack. He was not on any regular medication for this but would require medicines only during the acute phase.

He also had complaints of recurrent cold since childhood. He would get these severe bouts of sneezing about once every month. The nasal discharge would be mucoid and cause much irritation of the nose. At the same time he would also experience throat irritation and blockage of the nostrils. These complaints would last for about 3-4 days and would be worse form cold food or drinks and in the clod weather. Change of weather would also trigger off his complaints. During the colds he would also get excessive lacrymation and congestion of the eyes.

He had a lean built, with poor appetite. He was very fond of sweets and milk. His bowel movements were not satisfactory and he would require some straining to pass stools. He would not sweat much but he mentioned that his hands and feet would always be cold to touch. His sleep was sound and he had no complaints pertaining to that.

He stayed away from his parents in Mumbai with his brother and both of them were into a business. He had not suffered from any major illness in the past except for jaundice a few years ago. His mother had complaints of allergic rhinitis and bronchial asthma.

He said that he had marked anxiety about his health and he would often wonder that if he was having all such problems at this young age, what would happen t him when he would get old. He would feel that he would die due to his breathlessness and would have marked fear of death form breathlessness. He would like to be in company of people. He said that he would rarely get angry but whenever he would get angry, his temper would be violent. He would feel like beating up the opposite person but he would have the tendency to suppress his anger and not express it at all. His anger would mostly get triggered by contradiction and he was completely intolerant of contradiction.

He was prescribed Thuja 200 for his complaints based on the above history. At the end of 3 months of treatment, the frequency of asthmatic attacks was much better than before. He had just 2 episodes of breathlessness during these 3 months and they were very mild and lasting for just a few hours. The medication was continued for another few months and after another 6 months, his complaints were significantly better than before. He was completely off any other medication for asthma now. He would occasionally get mild episodes that would subside within few hours after medicines.

Remark: The remedy prescribed in these cases is patient-specific i.e. it has been prescribed based on the symptoms specific to the patient at that point of time. It is advisable that the patient does not indulge in any self-medication.