Clinically Significant Improvement in a Case of Bronchial Asthma with Unani Medicine: A Case Report

Asthma is known by various terms as ḍīq al nafs, ribw, boḩr and dama in unani system of medicine. it is a chronic inflammatory paroxysmal disease characterized by spastic contraction of smooth muscles in bronchioles, which can cause extreme difficulty in breathing. according to the global asthma report 2018, about 6% of children and 2% of adults in india are known to be living with asthma. herein we describe a case of bronchial asthma which was successfully treated with unani medicines. the patient was a 21 year old male, suffering from asthma for 19 years but without any co-morbidity. he was prescribed bronchodilator, anti-inflammatory and anti-spasmodic unani drugs such as tukhm khaṭmī (althaea officinalis linn. seed), tukhm khubbāzī (malva sylvestris linn. seed), aşl-us-sūs muqashshar (glycyrrhiza glabra linn., peeled root), parsiāoshān (adiantum capillus-veneris linn.) etc. in crude form as decoction. he was symptom free and medication free after 2 months of treatment till he last reported in april 2019. the results are attributed to the herbal drugs which not only provide symptom relief but also correct the airway hyper-responsiveness and correct the histopathological changes induced by asthma.