| What Is Asthma | | | | taken with warm milk reduces the intensity of |
| | | | attack. One of the effective home remedies |
| Asthma is a chronic ailment in which | | | | for asthma. |
| inflammation of the airways, or bronchi, | | | | |
| affects the way air enters and leaves the | | | | 2. Take additional vitamins A, E and B6. Keep |
| lungs, thereby disrupting breathing. When | | | | your weight down but do not diet seriously |
| allergens or irritants come into contact with | | | | enough to create problems of anxiety or |
| the inflamed airways, the already sensitive | | | | unhappiness |
| airways tighten and narrow, making it | | | | |
| difficult for the person to breathe. | | | | 3. Have a high fibre diet to avoid |
| Progressively severe symptoms can lead to an | | | | constipation. Soybeen, Bengal gram (kale |
| asthma attack. | | | | chane), fruits like apple, figs, guava, lemon |
| | | | and orange are rich in fibre. |
| In asthma attacks, the overproduction of | | | | |
| mucus lining the airways further narrows the | | | | 4. Grains rich in fibre are barley, oatmeal |
| airways, limiting oxygen intake and making it | | | | and maize. |
| more difficult to breathe. Asthma affects 5 | | | | |
| million children in the United States and 15 | | | | 5. Wheat flour, jowar, bajra, and whole wheat |
| million people total. Currently, there is no | | | | are rich in fibre. Coriander seeds, cumin |
| cure, but there are medications and lifestyle | | | | seeds, dry pepper and turmeric also contain |
| changes that can help alleviate the symptoms | | | | fibre. |
| so that one can lead a productive life. | | | | |
| | | | 6. The natural way to treat asthma consists |
| There seems to be little folklore attached to | | | | of stimulating the functioning of slack |
| such a potentially damaging affliction as | | | | excretory organs, adopting appropriate diet |
| asthma although there are one or two rather | | | | patterns to eliminate morbid matter and |
| obscure references to sighting the devil | | | | reconstruct the body, and practicing |
| bringing of an asthma attack. This probably | | | | yogasanas, yogic kriyas and pranayamas to |
| related more to psychosomatic causes, which | | | | permit proper assimilation of food and to |
| had their origins in dirty deeds and a guilty | | | | strengthen the lungs, digestive system and |
| conscience. Most attacks of asthma are | | | | circulatory organs. |
| triggered by allergic reaction, an emotional | | | | |
| upset, anxiety or occasionally physical | | | | 7. Drumstick, carrot, dry peas, rajmah (add |
| stress or a chesty cold. | | | | garlic and ginger to pass wind or gas) may |
| | | | also be given. |
| Asthma Symptoms | | | | |
| | | | 8. Take 15 fresh dry grapes with seeds (large |
| 1. A severe attack causes in increase in | | | | raisin), clean them with water and soak in |
| heartbeat and respiratory rates and the | | | | 150 Gms of water at night. In the morning |
| patient feel restless and fatigued. | | | | they will swell up. One of the best home |
| | | | remedies for asthma. |
| 2. There may be coughing, tightness in the | | | | |
| chest, profuse sweating and vomiting. | | | | 9. Foods, which tend to produce phlegm such |
| | | | as rice, sugar, lentils and curds as also |
| 3. There may be also being abdominal pain, | | | | fried and other difficult to digest foods |
| especially if coughing is severe. Foggy | | | | should be avoided. |
| weather aggressive the symptoms. | | | | |
| | | | 10. Breakfast may consist of prunes, orange |
| 4. An asthmatic attack begins when the | | | | or berries or a few black raisins with honey. |
| bronchial tubes in the lungs become | | | | |
| constricted. | | | | 11. Lunch and dinner should consist of a |
| | | | salad of raw vegetables such as cucumber, |
| 5. The tubes having become narrow, the | | | | lettuce, tomato, carrot and beets; one or two |
| inhaled air becomes trapped in the tiny air | | | | lightly cooked green vegetables and wheat |
| sacs at the end of the tubes, making the | | | | bread. |
| release of breath difficult. | | | | |
| | | | 12. The last meal should preferably be taken |
| 6. The air being pushed through the narrowed | | | | before sunset or at least two hours before |
| bronchi produces the wheezing sound | | | | going to bed. |
| identified with asthma. | | | | |
| | | | 13. Do not give curd or banana in excess |
| Asthma Causes | | | | quantity and fried, heavy or chilled products |
| | | | to asthmatics. |
| 1. Cool-headed comfort is the key to reducing | | | | |
| the misery of asthma. | | | | 14. For one-year-old child with asthma, make |
| | | | a paste of five leaves of holy basil with |
| 2. Do not fuss and flap and burn feathers | | | | honey and for a baby of less than a year give |
| under the victim's nose. | | | | two drops of Tulsa leave juice with honey. |
| | | | One of the popular home remedies for asthma. |
| 3. Asthma is mostly to allergy. Stay away | | | | |
| from dust, smoke and pollution. | | | | 15. Dry pomegranate peels and keep them in a |
| | | | jar. Boil two raisins and some part of peel |
| 4. Smoking should be strictly prohibited as | | | | in 250 ml of milk. |
| it takes a person closer to death day by day. | | | | |
| | | | 16. Drink this milk twice a day. This mixture |
| Home Remedies for Asthma | | | | is very helpful for children who are unable |
| | | | to remove sputum from the chest. |
| 1. Turmeric acts both as a preventive and | | | | |
| curative treatment for allergic asthma. Half | | | | 17. Vitamin E is very useful for asthma. This |
| to one teaspoon of turmeric (according to | | | | vitamin is present in coconut, ghee, grapes, |
| patient's tolerance and severity for disease) | | | | sunflower oil, soybean and tomato. |