Natural care for Asthma by Doctors
What is Asthma?
A condition where bronchi inflammation results in obstruction of airflow in lungs, resulting in cough,
breathlessness and other symptoms. This condition is triggered in presence of allergic conditions and/or
substances for individuals.
Factors that trigger Asthma:
Factors like Genes transferred from parents, Environment having pollution and or pollens, systemic
diseases, mental stress or anxiety, obesity, allergens, humidity and temperature.
Natural Asthma Control:
Some of the allergens like dust, dust mites, molds, smoking either active or passive, Animals, Pests,
Plants and Pollens, Food, Beverages, Medicines, weather, exercise & strong smell can be avoided to
control asthma and asthmatic conditions naturally.
Some of the Neem oil products can help in dust mite control.
Asthma Symptoms:
Though majority of Asthmatic symptoms can
be easily recognized of a healthy individual.
But asthma symptoms may remain absent for
a indefinite period of time in some individual
suffering from asthma.
List of asthma symptoms include cough,
wheezing, shortness of breath (dyspnea),
nasal flaring, frequent upper respiratory
Asthma Treatment:
In most of the cases bronchodilators do a pretty good job with or without steroids. There are few very
effective and safe natural treatment to control asthma which we will discuss here.
Asthma can appear suddenly without warning and most of the time it require immediate medical attention.
Unfortunately timing of asthma attach are early morning that for most physician is bedtime, so most of the
patients land in Emergency Rooms as the problems lies with breathing.
Taking Parsley Tea helps in Asthma
Parsley is a good natural cough expectorant and is very helpful in removing the mucus from bronchioles
making breathing easy. To get maximum benefit out of Parsley patient should inhale the steam of the
prepared tea simultaneously. Stem help in loosening the mucus and give quick relief.
Parsley is a good herb for treatment of High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) and is also used as tonic to for
urinary bladder.
A word of caution: Parsley should not be used in pregnancy it can lead to uterine stimulation and preterm
labor. Parsley should not also be used by patients suffering from kidney stones, as they have high
concentration of oxalic acid.
Have a Cup of Coffee:
A cup of coffee relieves the asthma symptoms quickly. The risk of asthma attack reduces by 28%, when
patients consume three or more cups of coffee in a day. The caffeine present in coffee is used in various
drugs formulated for asthma and asthma like symptoms. Coffee at large is discouraged in normal
conditions due to its hazardous effects on human like anxiety and sleep disorder, memory and learning,
hypertension, Ulcers, stunted growth in children, and intoxication.
Mulethi or Licorice relieves asthmatic symptoms: Doctor believes that Mulethi’s anesthetizing effects on
humans give relief in asthmatic symptoms like cough and restlessness. This practice in Native Asia is from
ancient time and is a suggested remedy for people who don’t have complaint of hypertension.
Clean Air for your Lungs: Your lungs are susceptible in air contaminated with allergens for asthma attack,
so it is advisable to keep your house free from air pollutants like smoke, duct, pollens with air portable air
filters and Air Conditioners. Try to cover home furnishings with coverings and change them periodically.
Remember there are more than 2000 allergens that are considered to be harmful to asthmatic patient, we
cannot control all, but with pre cautions one can reduce the chances of attack.
infection, rapid breathing (tachypnea), prolonged expiration, a rapid heart
rate (tachycardia), rhonchous lung sounds (audible through a
stethoscope), and over-inflation of the chest.
In acute asthma attacks, an individual can turn blue due to lack of oxygen,
& can experience chest pain followed by loss of consciousness. Prior to
loss of consciousness, patient may will feel numbness in the limbs and
palms & may sweat. Severe Asthma attacks can be fatal if not treated well.