Pills To Prevent Asthma Attacks?
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List them ALL please.
I don't like inhaleing powder.
Answers:
Unfortunately, no pill can "prevent" an asthma attack per se. you can help to support your cardiovascular system to minimize the effect of the asthma.
Of course, when dealing with any ailment as severe as asthma, the safest bet would be to check with a doctor that knows about supplements so they can recommend what would benefit you the most (and homeopathic/holistic doctors tend to talk to you more and pay more attention than MDs).
If you can't find a doctor that knows about supplements, the most popular ones that I've seen are Nettle Root (not the leaves, that's an important distinction), Licorice Root, Quercitin & Bromelain (good combo), and Slippery Elm Bark.
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You cannot take pills to prevent an asthma attack, asthma is a bronchial disorder, and as such, any allergen may aggravate an attack. It is sudden and vicious. You know when the attack comes. So you need to be prepared with the medicines to stem the attack. Salbutamol is one of the best remedies to prevent attacks from getting worse. It is a broncho-dilator.
If you have an attack and is bad, then you can take Blatta Orientalis - mother tincture - 10 drops in quarter glass of water. It is a good arrester of asthma.
IT IS A HOMEOPATHIC REMEDY AND IS COMPLETELY SAFE.
Avoid oily, sour foods, avoid common dietetic errors. Ideally, your diet should contain a limited quantity of carbohydrates, fats and proteins which are 'acid-forming' foods, and a liberal quantity of alkali-forming foods consisting of fresh fruits, green vegetables, sprouted seeds, and grains. The patient should avoid foods which tend to produce phlegm, such as rice, sugar, lentils, and curds. He should also avoid fried and other difficult to-digest foods, strong tea, coffee, alcoholic beverages, condiments pickles, sauces and all refined and processed foods.
HOME REMEDIES FOR ASTHMA
* Some important vitamins essential to treat asthma are Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. These decrease the inflammation in the lungs.
* Ginkgo biloba, a herb contains ginkgolide B that is very helpful. Ginkgo biloba decreases the frequency of asthma attacks.
* Mullein oil is also helpful in fighting against the respiratory congestion, and is very important when used as a tea.
* In china a powerful mixture of herbs called Shuan Huang Lian is being used in hospitals to treat respiratory disease. It is very important medicine used to treat asthma and acute bronchitis.
* Make a tea using: 2 tsp. powdered Indian root. 2 tsp. granulated Echinacea root. 2 tsp. elecampane root. 2 cups of water. Mix all ingredients and keep them for 2 hours.
* Another tea, which can be helpful in improving the symptoms of asthma, can be prepared by adding: 1 quart boiling water. 1 tsp. chamomile flowers. 1 tsp. Echinacea root. 1 tsp. mullein leaves. 1 tsp. passionflower leaves.
* Take a teaspoon of fresh ginger juice mix it with a cup of fenugreek decoction and honey to taste. This mixture acts as an excellent expectorant in the treatment of asthma.
* Honey is one of the most effective home remedies for asthma. Honey brings relief, in whatever from it is taken. The air flowing over it is inhaled or whether it is eaten or taken either in milk or water it gives relief. It helps to cough out accumulated mucus and helps its discharge from the respiratory passage.
* Garlic is another effective home remedy for asthma. Ten cloves of garlic should be boiled in 30 ml of milk. This makes an excellent medicine for the early stages of asthma.
* Turmeric is valuable in asthma. The patient should be given a teaspoon of turmeric powder with a glass of milk, two or three times daily. It acts best early in the morning when taken on an empty stomach.
* Take a teaspoon of the root paste (Bitter Gourd) Karela Root, mix it with an equal amount of honey or juice of the holy basil, it acts as an excellent expectorant, and is a remedy for asthma. It should be taken once every night for a month.
* Dry figs can be used to clear mucus from bronchial tubes and are therefore a valuable remedy for asthma. They should be taken in the morning in an empty stomach, along with the water in which they are soaked. This treatment may be continued for about two months.
* Indian Gooseberry (Amla) is proved to be a very valuable home remedy in asthma. Five grams of gooseberry mixed with one tablespoon of honey, forms an effective medicinal expectorant and tonic for asthma.
* A decoction made from linseed (Alsi) is considered useful in curing congestion in asthma and to prevent recurrence of attacks.
* Mix together mashed garlic and horseradish (100 g of each), 150 g of butter and 600 g of honey. Heat this mixture till honey dissolves. Keep in dark cool place tightly covered. Take 1 tbsp 1 hour before meal for 2 months. If needed, repeat the treatment after 1 month’s rest.
* During the attack, mustard oil mixed with little camphor should be massaged over the chest. This will loosen up phlegm and help in breathing.
* Lemon is another fruit useful in the treatment of asthma. The juice of one lemon, diluted in a glass of water and taken with meals, will bring good results
* A soup prepared from drumstick leaves, and taken once daily, has been found beneficial in the treatment of asthma.
* The herb bishop's weed is also an effective remedy for the treatment of asthma. Half a teaspoon of bishop's weed should be mixed in a glass of buttermilk and taken twice daily.
* Safflower seeds are also useful in the treatment of bronchial asthma. Half a teaspoon of powder of the dry seeds, mixed with a tablespoon of honey, can be taken once or twice a day in treating this disease.
* In 1 cup of water soak 1 tspn of Fenugreek seeds overnight. Add 1 tspn of Ginger juice and 1 tspn of honey to this. This should be taken morning and evening.
* Steam inhalation with ajwain seeds two times daily proves helpful in treating asthma.
* 1tbsp honey, 1/2 tsp. asafetida, 1tsp small onion juice, 1tbsp drumstick leaves juice. Mix all and have two times a day.
* Take 100 g of dry rose petals, 500 g of raw mashed pumpkin, 5-7 dry plantain leaves, 4 tbsp of honey and 1 L of red wine. Mix it in a pot and bring to boil (do not boil). Let stand for 24 hours and filter, take out juice from the mash. Take 1 tbsp 5-6 times a day.
* Mix together equal parts of coltsfoot, wild rosemary and plantain. Put 1 tbsp of the mix in a cup and add boiling water. Keep it for a minute. Drink 1/3 of a cup 3 times a day 30 min before meal.
* Take 40 leaves of coltsfoot. Boil 1 leaf for 15 min in a cup of water. Drink in the morning before breakfast. Repeat for 40 days.
* 5 g of dry crushed quince leaves put in 1 cup of boiling water and steep for 1 hour. Strain and take 2 tbsp 3-4 times a day before meal. The remedy can reduce asthma attack.
* 2 tbsp of mashed turnip put in 1 cup of boiling water and boil for 15 min. Filter and drink ¼ cup 4 times a day or 1 cup before bed.
* Licorice a herb acts an expectorant, demulcent, anti-inflammatory, immune stimulator, and antiviral.
* Coleus is used in Ayurvedic remedies in India. It contains forskolin, a substance that relaxes the airways; which makes the breathing easy.
* Reishi is a mushroom that has the ability to reduce allergies. Reishi stops chemicals that cause inflammation including histamine. It is also can be used as an immune tonic.
* Mix 1 tsp honey with ½ tsp cinnamon powder. Consume just before sleeping.
* Boil 8-10 cloves of garlic in ½ cup of milk. Have at night. Good for early stages of asthma.
* Figs are good for draining phlegm. Wash 3-4 dry figs with water. Soak in 1 cup of water. Eat these on an empty stomach and drink the water that the figs were soaked in also. Do not eat anything else for an hour at least. Do this for 2 months.
* Add 1 tsp of honey in very hot water and sip slowly. Take this just before sleeping to remove phlegm from the throat.
* In 1 cup of water soak 1 tspn of Fenugreek seeds overnight. Strain. Add 1 tspn of Ginger juice and 1 tspn of honey to this. This should be taken morning and evening.
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