Like reductionist attitude teach you to see microbial universe as enemy, same narrowed vision force you to consider smoke as killer, always.
धूम्र or Smoky is not always bad. Many children and old agers fall sick by this seasonal transition trap. Visit any children hospital and you will see nebulizer in use.
In medicine, a nebulizer or nebuliser (see spelling differences) is a drug delivery device used to administer medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs. Nebulizers are commonly used for the treatment of cystic fibrosis, asthma, COPD and other respiratory diseases.
The delivery of aerosolized medication is an important component of treatment for many respiratory disorders in children. Glucocorticoids, bronchodilators, antibiotics, mucus hydration agents, and mucolytic agents can be administered via aerosol.
Now when I open कश्यप संहिता, I read this:
एतैर्बालान् समापन्नान् अरिष्टागारमेव च ।
वस्त्रशय्यासनाद्यं च बालानां धूपयेत् भिषक् ।।
This chapter is dedicated to Dhoopa(s). For children. Total 40 types of fumigations are prescribed. If taken care properly, it can prevent many child diseases. Invasive procedures instill fear in children and so dhoop like non-invasive therapy is prescribed for children so that they can grow fearlessly with minimum invasion of body.
nebulizer is modern and good.
But dhoop is old age, primitive and harmful!
Is this not biased mindset? Compare to nebulizer, dhoop is better penetrating and effective. It is preventive. And yet, we prefer to ignore it.
In depth research on dhoop is needed. If MBBS student has open mind, this is perfect subject for research. And please, Smoke’s badness and goodness is relative. What you offer to Fire matters. How you handle the fire matters.
DhuMra is medicine. Very efficient.
