• Dr. Ravina More
• Dr. Alpesh Munjani
• Dr. Anamika Soni
• Dr. Surendra A. Soni

A collapsed lung is a condition in which the airsecs in the lungs collapse and do not expand properly. Its also called "atelectasis”. Atelectasis refers either to incomplete expansion of the lungs ( neonatal atelectasis) or to the collapse of previously inflated lung, producing areas of relatively airless pulmonary parenchyma1. In Ayurveda, atelectasis can be understand as shosharoga with specific involvement of Pranavaha Srotas. In this case study a 60 year old female patient previously diagnosed with Collapsed lung since 1 year along with history of DM, Hypertension, Pulmonary Tuberculosis and COVID-19. She came for ayurvedic treatment in Govt. Akhandanand Ayurveda college & hospital, Ahemdabad. Patient was treated the principles of treatment mentioned for shosha roga in Ayurveda according to predominance of dosha and dushya, with principles of Deepana-Pachana, Snehana, Vataanulomana, Srotoshodhana, Laghu-Sanatarpan and Brihan of weakened Dhatu (body tissues) as well as Rasayana (Immunobooster) drugs were administered. With the help of above mentioned treatment principle the patient got remarkable relief symptomatically as well as in laboratory findings, X-ray and other investigation, which is quite encouraging.

Collapse lungs, Shosha, Kshaya, Shamana chikitsa, Rasayana

"AN AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF SHOSHA ROGA (COLLAPSED LUNG) - A SINGLE CASE STUDY ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 3, page no.j699-j705, March-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2403990.pdf

"AN AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF SHOSHA ROGA (COLLAPSED LUNG) - A SINGLE CASE STUDY ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 3, page no. ppj699-j705, March-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2403990.pdf