Top home remedies for bronchitis
Top home remedies for bronchitis follow below. Before getting into herbal remedies for bronchitis, a few important facts about treatment of bronchitis.
The most common form of bronchitis, “acute bronchitis,” usually goes away without treatment. Chronic bronchitis is a whole other matter. Maybe the best way to avoid and treat chronic bronchitis is to quit smoking and avoiding air pollutants. Also, please try and avoid the immediate use of antibiotics unless you have a real medical emergency. Yes, they do kill some bugs. Unfortunately, they make other bugs stronger. Avoid antibiotics for your own sake but do it for me, and your loved ones too. We don’t want to have to confront these super bugs if we don’t have to. Be sure to take in vitamin C and magnesium because they both help reduce symptoms. Supplements are fine but eating foods rich in both is even better. For vitamin C, eat peppers and lots of citrus fruits. For extra magnesium, enjoy soy products, nuts and fatty fish. Also, drink lots of liquids like water, teas broths. Warm liquids are especially soothing. Steam inhalants also offer great relief. Adding herbal oils to inhalant is especially beneficial. Good oils include eucalyptus, thyme, peppermint and rosemary. Of course, just adding fresh chpped, crushed leaves to hot liquid should also work. Finally, don’t fool around with bronchitis if you don’t seem to be getting better. Go see your doctor if you’re having any problems breathing, experience severe chest pains, fever exceeds 102°, cough up blood, symptoms worsen or persist for more than 4 weeks.
Herbal remedies for bronchitis
Ginseng has been shown to improve immunity which aided people with chronic bronchitis. It did this by activating the white blood cells of people taking Ginseng. Take as directed.Catnip (nepeta cataria), taken as a tea, relieves chest congestion and loosens phlegm and so is very good for bronchitis. Use a couple of tsps of dried herb per cup of boiling water, steep for ten minutes. Do not boil catnip or healing oils will dissipate. Drink 3 cups a day. For tinctures, take 2 - 3 tsps per day divided into 2 - 3 doses. For commercial preps, follow directions. Visit our other helpful pages on bronchitis remedies: More natural remedies for bronchitis, pg2 More herbal remedies for bronchitis, pg3 Even more herbs for bronchitis, pg4
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