Learn the natural remedies for asthma and other lung diseases. Check out the article we found over at Top 10 Home Remedies.
Asthma is a lung disease that causes difficulty breathing. Asthma can be either acute or chronic. Asthma attacks occur when there is an obstruction in the flow of air in the lungs.
The exact cause of this disease is not known but it can be triggered by allergies, air pollution, respiratory infections, emotions, weather conditions, sulfites in food and certain medications. Common symptoms include coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and chest tightness.
There are many medical treatments for asthma. Some simple natural remedies can also provide relief from symptoms.
Here are the top home remedies for asthma. Also, consult your doctor for proper diagnosis and treatment.
1. Ginger
Ginger is a well-known natural treatment for various ailments including asthma. Researchers have found that it can help reduce airway inflammation and inhibit airway contraction.
Plus, studies indicate that it has compounds that may enhance the muscle relaxant effects of certain asthma drugs.
- Mix equal quantities of ginger juice, pomegranate juice and honey. Consume one tablespoon of this mixture two or three times a day.
- Alternatively, you can mix one teaspoon of ground ginger in one and a half cups of water and take one tablespoon of this mixture at bedtime.
- Cut one inch of ginger into small pieces and add it to a pot of boiling water. Let it steep for five minutes, allow it to cool down and then drink it.
- To detoxify your lungs, prepare a fenugreek decoction by boiling one tablespoon of fenugreek seeds in a cup of water and mixing one teaspoon each of ginger juice and honey in it. Drink this solution every morning and evening.
- You can also eat raw ginger mixed with salt.
2. Mustard Oil
When having an asthma attack, massaging with mustard oil can help clear the respiratory passages and restore normal breathing.
- Heat some mustard oil with a little camphor.
- Transfer it in a bowl and when it is comfortably warm, gently rub it on the chest and upper back and massage.
- Do this several times a day until the symptoms subside.
3. Figs
The nutritional properties of figs promote respiratory health and help drain phlegm and alleviate breathing difficulties.
- Wash three dried figs and soak them in a cup of water overnight.
- In the morning, eat the soaked figs and drink the fig water on an empty stomach.
Continue this home treatment for a couple of months.
4. Garlic
The following garlic remedy can help clear congestion in your lungs during the early stages of asthma.
- Boil two or three cloves in one-quarter cup of milk.
- Allow it to cool to room temperature and then drink it.
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Jane Freeman
Feb 23. 2016
Great info!
Theresa Bondurant
Feb 23. 2016
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Anne Marie
Feb 23. 2016
June Schofield
Dorothy Stone
Feb 24. 2016
True
Terry Mize
Sep 11. 2016
i had severe asthma, got off all meds with a himalyan salt air inhaler
Tina Tina
Sep 11. 2016
Please sit in a salt therapy session! Amazing results for asthma sufferers.
Rita Adams
Sep 11. 2016
Please explain what a salt therapy session is……I use hymiyala salt and have two hymiyala salt lamps and one hymiyala night light. Thsnks.
Laura Miller
Sep 11. 2016
I used mullein tea and a warm bath with my toddler. Kept him off the meds.
Annette Welborn Valentine
Sep 12. 2016
Yes please, what does a salt therapy consist of? Is it something I can do at home?
TCM Healing Secrets
Sep 12. 2016
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TCM Healing Secrets
Sep 12. 2016
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Tina Tina
Sep 12. 2016
Annette Welborn Valentine , here is where I go and many family and friends have alleviated or done away with asthma issues. There are many throughout the world. I travel and have found one place wherever I go. Please google salt caverns and also look into the one I go to as they have information on how it works.
The Salt Cavern
Norma Blakeney
Sep 12. 2016
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Steve Kraisinger
Jan 04. 2018
Give up dairy, wheat ,sugar and eat organic whole food. It will simply be gone from your life. No attacks since 1999 and suffered from it since childhood over 30 years.