Just think of the moments when you could not sleep at night and your partner complained about the noise that originated from your wind pipe as you tried to gasp some air! Just remember some bitter experiences when you began panting within a few minutes of hitting the dance floor while celebrating a "Saturday Night" at a disc! Asthma can make you nights sleepless as well as romance less and your days - workless or even "worthless"! It is surprising to note that most of the asthma sufferers will spend their entire life being inhaler and medication dependent! They will not consider trying out some natural remedies. In reality, some home remedies prove to be more effective than the remedies marketed by different drug manufacturers. Additionally, these natural healers are free from side effects.
Here are the most effective home remedies capable of preventing asthma attacks:
- Honey: Honey is one of the most common home cures for asthma. It is believed that if a jug of honey is held beneath the nose of an asthma patient and he inhales the air that comes into contact with the honey, he starts breathing easier and deeper.
- Figs: Amongst fruits, figs (anjeer) have proved to be very effective in asthma. They provide comfort to the patient by draining off the phlegm. Three or four dry figs must be cleaned thoroughly with warm water and soaked during the night.
- Lemon: It is another fruit found 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.
- Indian Gooseberry: Indian gooseberry or amla is also known for its effectiveness in treating asthma. Five grams of gooseberry mixed with one tablespoon of honey forms a useful medicinal tonic for the treatment of this ailment. It must be taken every morning.
- Steaming Ginger Tea: Steaming ginger tea with minced garlic cloves should be taken twice a day (morning and evening).
- Turmeric Powder With Milk: A teaspoonful of turmeric powder with a glass of milk need to be taken for 2 to 3 times a day. It is highly beneficial when taken in empty stomach.
- Mixture of Mustard Oil and Light Camphor: Mustard oil mixed with little camphor should be massaged over the back of the chest during an episode.
- Steam from Ajwain Containing Boiling Water: The patient should also be made to inhale steam from boiling water mixed with ajwain (caraway seeds). This is one of the simplest asthma treatments.
- Mixture of Honey and Cinnamon Powder: Take one tablespoon of honey and half teaspoon cinnamon powder and mix them well before consuming. This is an excellent home remedy for asthma.
- Garlic and Ginger Boiled in Milk: For people who are in their premature stages of asthma, a perfect home remedy is to boil eight to ten cloves of garlic and ginger in half cup of milk and to consume it during the nighttime.
- Mixture of Water-Soaked Fenugreek Seeds, Ginger Juice and Honey: In one cup of water soak one tablespoon of fenugreek (methi) seeds overnight. Add one tablespoon of ginger juice and one teaspoon of honey to this. It has to be consumed twice daily.
- Ripe Banana: To get instant relief from asthma, warm a ripe banana on mild flame. Mash the banana, sprinkle some black pepper on it and then consume it.
- Roasted Grams: Roast some grams and have them every night. Drink some warm milk later.
- Mullein Leaves and Sage Tea: Make a tea of mullein leaves and sage using about one teaspoon each and drink a cup each day. Mullein has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties that bring relief from asthma and other respiratory conditions. However, do not use mullein seeds as they are toxic.
- Roots of Bitter Gourd Plant: The roots of the bitter gourd plant have been used in folk medicine for asthma since the earliest times. A teaspoon of the root paste, mixed with an identical amount of honey or juice of the tulsi (basil) leaves, given once every night for a month, acts as an exceptional medicine for this disease.
- Soup of Drumstick Leaves: One of the well liked home remedies for asthma is a soup prepared from drumstick leaves. It needs to be taken once daily. Add a handful of leaves to 180 ml of water and boil it for five minutes to prepare this soup. After being allowed to cool, a little salt, pepper and lime juice may be added to this soup.
- Bishop's Weed: The herb bishop's weed has been found precious in asthma. Half a tsp of bishop's weed must be mixed in a glass of buttermilk and it needs to be taken twice daily. It is an effective medicine for relieving difficult expectoration caused by dried-up phlegm.
- Safflower Seeds: These are helpful in the treatment of bronchial asthma. Half a tsp of powder of the dry seed mixed with a tbsp of honey can be taken for one or two times a day.
- Spiegel Seed: Take 1 to 2 teaspoon of Spiegel seed with warm water twice a day to minimize asthma attacks.
- Fresh Dry Grapes: Take fresh dry grapes with seeds and soak them in 150 grams of water at night. Remove the seeds in the morning and chew them slowly, one by one. In the remaining water add a little sugar and drink it. In a month the lungs will be strengthened and the poisonous wastes will be removed from the body.
When you become normal after an episode, you tend to ignore the "past"! But you may need to note that the terrifying past may soon manifest itself into the future. And inhalers and medications can only treat your symptoms. Natural cures from your kitchen can really do wonders! Panting or struggling to get some oxygen should not be allowed to shape your destiny!
