Natural Remedies for Asthma:

Asthma is a respiratory disease that affects millions of people throught the world. During an attack the upper airways become constricted, causing the sufferer to wheeze. In very severe cases; the person feels that they are suffocating, since the trapped air cannot be exhaled.

Attacks are triggered and these triggers can be any number of things: cold air, tobacco smoke, cat fur, and so on. The triggers may also have a psychosomatic component as well. Asthma is believed to be hereditary.

But enough of that, you are reading this to find natural ways of controlling asthma. Many people called Grandma a quack, but not rightly so because what Grandma knows has been handed down through the generations and in many case evidence is sullied that a lot of these natural health secrets work. So I offer you just a few of them:

An old UK treatment for belonged bouts of asthma is thin onions slices soaked overnight in honey. The resulting syrup is administered four times a day until the condition improves

The Chinese use the barks of the ginkgo tree to treat asthma. As the Chinese discovered long before the advent of modern medicine, many asthma attacks are caused by the same allergic reactions that trigger hay fever. You will find the bark in many health food stores

The Bedouins are a nomadic desert tribe that travels throughout Arabia, Syria and West Africa. To treat asthma they chew Ammin seeds, which are native to these regions. Ammi seeds are available through mail order seed distributors and can readily be found on the Internet.

If you have every been near Koala bears, you will noticed that they smell like cough drops. The reason for this is that their main diet is eucalyptus leaves. A tree that is native to Australia. The oil of this tree is widely used for respiratory ailments, such as asthma. At home, you can make a simple eucalyptus infusion by steeping a handful of fresh or dried leaves for 20 minutes in a quart of boiling water. Breathe in the vapours of the steaming tea, or drink the infusion in small does. If you use the eucalyptus, oil always dilute in water before using.

Fennel is most commonly found sitting unopened in the back of the spice cupboard Well get it out and use it because if you suffer from asthma it is time you put it to good use. You use the fennel to make tea:

1 ounce fennel seeds

1 ounce anise seeds

2/3 ounce marsh-mallow root

2/3 ounce thyme

Use 1-2 teaspoons of the herbs per cup of boiling water. Steep for 10 minutes and strain. Sip at least 3 cups of the tea daily to relax the airways and relieve spasms. Fennel contains rutin, and vitamins and minerals including calcium and potassium.

• Scientific research showed that is a Mountain mugwort is a smooth muscle relaxant. It does this by directly antagonizing slow reacting substances of anaphylaxis and inhibiting the release of inflammatory substances. 
• It contains 4- terpineol which was shown to have a high anti-asthmatic activity-it induced tracheal smooth muscle relaxation. 4- terpineol has been also reported to have anti-tussive, expectorant, analgesic, sedative, anti-pyretic, and bacteriostatic activities.
• Oleum Argyi, a volatile oil extracted from the plant is particularly effective in the treatment of bronchitis and asthma. It has been found to be 85-90% effective in such cases. After spraying the volatile oil into the throat, a marked effect is felt within 30-60 seconds. It is always a good idea to build up your immune system and to my mind there is no better natural way of doing this then taking a dayil dose of Aloe Vera

Using home remedies are a cost-effective way to help control and combat asthma symptoms. It is vital asthma is recognized as a serious condition and that signs and symptoms of asthma are not ignored. If treatment does not relieve the symptoms and the signs of asthma worsen, you should always seek emergency medical help immediately.

Although nearly all of the natural remedies you will read about precede the discovery of scientific methods, these natural experiments have passed a different test…they have help people in the past and are helping people now. You should never take or use any of them with out first seeing your doctor.

I hope you found these few listed natural aids for asthma helpful, if so come back tomorrow when I shall be added to them.