| Breathing problems are becoming more
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| | spine, at heart level.
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| common as air becomes more polluted. Many
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| | Acupuncture An imbalance in the flow of
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| alternative therapies, especially herbal
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| | energy to the lungs can be treated by
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| medicine and homeopathy, can help in many
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| | inserting needles into the Lung meridian
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| of the more common conditions that affect
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| | on the arms, or into the meridian of
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| the respiratory system.
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| | another organ with a related rhythm.
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| Coughs
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| | Bronchitis/wheezing
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| Coughing is the body's natural way of
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| | Bronchitis is an inflammation of the
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| clearing irritation and congestion from
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| | airways that connect the windpipe to the
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| the lungs and airways. A dry cough is
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| | lungs (bronchi). Acute bronchitis lasts
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| reacting to an irritant, a productive
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| | up to two weeks and is caused by a
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| cough helps to expel congested phlegm. A
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| | variety of viruses and bacteria. It can
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| common cold or influenza is usually
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| | be dangerous in the elderly and those
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| accompanied by a cough. But coughs can be
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| | with heart disease. Chronic bronchitis is
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| a sign of other respiratory problems (a
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| | more serious and can last for months,
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| hoarse cough may indicate laryngitis in
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| | getting progressively worse. It is
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| an adult and croup or whooping cough in a
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| | usually caused by breathing polluted air
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| child), or more serious breathing
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| | or smoking. Coal miners and construction
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| disorders (see Pleurisy, Pneumonia,
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| | workers, for example, are particularly
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| Tuberculosis, Emphysema, and Asthma).
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| | susceptible.
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| Treatment
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| | Symptoms of bronchitis include a
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| Herbal Medicine Make infusions of the
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| | persistent cough producing phlegm,
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| following:for most coughs white horehound
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| | breathlessness, chest pains, fever, and
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| is effectivefor a hard cough use
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| | headache.
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| mulleinfor an irritating cough in adults
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| | Treatment
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| use wild lettuce, and in children wild
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| | Aromatherapy Take deep inhalations of
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| cherry bark (a mild sedative)for a cough
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| | eucalyptus and sweet thyme.
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| with a fever use yarrow or angelicafor a
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| | Herbal Medicine A cupful of elecampane
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| catarrhal cough use elecampane or
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| | infusion, three times daily, can be
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| elderflower.
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| | helpful in clearing mucus and easing a
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| Diet and Nutrition Biochemic tissue
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| | bronchial cough. And taking garlic
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| salts, taken in tablet form:for a hard,
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| | capsules every night in winter and herbal
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| dry cough with fever - Ferrum phos.for a
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| | teas cold twice daily may help prevent a
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| cough with thick, white phlegm - Kali
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| | recurrence of acute bronchitis.
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| mur.for a cough with yellow phlegm that
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| | Consult a qualified practitioner
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| is worse at night - Kali sulf.for a
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| | therapist for:
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| spasmodic painful cough - Magnesia
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| | Homeopathy Remedies will be prescribed
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| phos.for a loose, rattling cough with
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| | for the individual case but may include
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| watery phlegm Calcarea, alternating
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| | the following: Aconite 6c for fever,
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| with Ferrum phos.
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| | tight chest, tickly cough, and thirst
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| Aromatherapy Massage chest and back with
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| | might be recommended; Kali bich. 6c when
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| essential oils-eucalyptus, sandalwood,
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| | there is loose white sputum, a rattling
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| frankincense, and myrrh are recommended.
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| | cough, and irritability; Phosphorus 6c
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| Add essential oils to hot water and
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| | for voice loss, burning throat, cough,
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| inhale to help expel phyegm. For a dry,
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| | and thirst; Pulsatilla for dry cough at
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| hard cough, try cypress, hyssop,
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| | night when lying down, lack of thirst,
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| bergamot, or cammomile oil used as steam
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| | and loose green sputum in the morning.
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| inhalations.
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| | Traditional Chinese Medicine This
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| Consult a qualified practitioner
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| | treatment aims to improve lung energy
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| therapist for:
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| | with remedies such as plantain seed,
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| Acupressure Coughing spasms in the upper
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| | balloon flower root, honeysuckle flowers,
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| back can be relieved by pressure on the
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| | or gardenia fruit.
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| point between the shoulder blade and
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| | Read out for Herbal medicines.
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