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Asthma & Breathlessness

Asthma is an illness characterized by episodes of brathing difficulty, accompanied with the sensation of suffocation due to the restricted respiratory tract inside the lungs. It also causes a frequent violent cough as the body tries to remove the mucous accumulated in the lungs.

The constriction of the respiratory tracts is caused by three main factors :

  • the bronchial muscle next to each tube contracts causing a stiffling or spasm and the inability to breathe deeply and easily.
  • Accumulation of mucous in the bronchial tube.
  • Inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tube. Or a combination of the three.

The Symptoms : Tightness in the chest, cough and periodic bouts with breathing difficulty. In more serious cases, inhalers and extra oxygen are necessary to assist breathing.

The Causes are : allergies, air pollution, respiratory infections, stress or anxiety producing spasms (involuntary contractions) of the muscles that surround the bronchi and not allowing air to enter the lungs.

Home remedy for asthma and bronchitis

Submitted by George on Wed, 2011-01-05 07:28.
Categories: Asthma & Breathlessness | Honey | Bitter Gourd

A cup or half cup of the fresh juice of karela (bitter gourd) mixed with a little honey and taken once a day, for 75 days will set right asthma and bronchitis.

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Home remedy for asthma

Submitted by George on Mon, 2010-12-20 06:48.
Categories: Asthma & Breathlessness | Lemon Juice

Drinking the juice of a lemon before every meal and at bed time has shown good results in the treatment of asthma.

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Home remedy for Asthma

Submitted by George on Mon, 2010-12-06 08:48.
Categories: Asthma & Breathlessness | Honey | Cinnamon

A pinch of cinnamon powder mixed with a little honey and taken every night has an expectorant action in asthma.

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Home remedy for Asthama

Submitted by George on Thu, 2010-11-11 08:45.
Categories: Asthma & Breathlessness | Figs

Figs are considered valuable in asthma treatment. They give comfort to the patient by draining off the phelgm.

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Home remedy for Asthama

Submitted by George on Tue, 2010-10-19 10:55.
Categories: Asthma & Breathlessness | Honey | Sugar Candy (Khadi Sakar)

Mix together 10 gms. cow's butter, 10 gms. sugar candy and 5 gms. honey and sip it in little by little

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Food for Asthma

Submitted by George on Tue, 2010-07-27 06:08.
Categories: Asthma & Breathlessness | Ginger

Chew on a piece of ginger all throughout the day to relieve asthma, coughs, colds and sore throats

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A remedy to ease breathing during an Asthma attack

Submitted by webmaster on Sun, 2004-07-25 09:19.
Categories: Asthma & Breathlessness | Mustard Oil | Oils | Ajwain (in India) | Caraway Seeds | Chest related Ailments

During an asthama attack, mustard oil mixed with little camphor should be massaged over the back of the chest. This will loosen up phlegm and ease breathing.

The patient should also inhale steam from the boiling water mixed with Caraway seeds, known as ajwain in vernacular. It will dilute the bronchial passage.

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