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Asthma Remedies
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[YEA] Jay from NYC, NY writes: "There is a collodial formula ___ ___ ___ that when taken, will instantly stop and get rid of Asthma, Chronic Bronchitis (Which is what I suffered from) and any respitory ailment you can think of. All you need is an ounce a day for it to be effective and it helped me and many others."
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[YEA] 08/05/2009: Pamela from Newtown, Pennsylvania writes: "After suffering from asthmatic symptoms for over twenty years from various seasonal pollens, mildew and mold, I have found a natural treatment for immediate relief! An ER nurse told me of this remedy after being treated for an extreme asthma attack.
Using 8-10 drops of Lobelia tincture, found in health food stores, mixed into a small glass of filtered water and taken when any tightness or wheezing begins will stop symptoms immediately. Follow the manufacture's directions. I use 5 drops in water every morning as a precaution when the pollen count is high. I don't need inhalation therapy anymore! I have used this remedy for about a year, so I've been through each season. It's been a relief not to use streoids!
FYI I still carry my rescue inhaler in my purse as a backup just in case and haven't needed it!
Removing dairy products will help to reduce mucous,also helping asthma symptoms. ACV will balance the body PH which is beneficial to the entire body. The problems most asthmatics have when breathing is not usung the full lung capacity. Depressed lung capacity will create an acidic environment."
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[YEA] 04/17/2007: Margie from Upper Marlboro, Maryland writes: "When I first developed Asthma, I was shocked since I was an adult and at the time did not know you could get athsma as an adult. However, my doctor told me that mine was caused by my allergies. So I have been using 500 mg of Magnesium since last year and have not had an attack since then. I also use Quercetin to help fight it. I use a few others as well, but can't remember what. But will post later."
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[YEA] 12/07/2007: Scott from Kent, OH writes: "I have been on a quest to cure my asthma for a few years now as I feel that allopathic medicine just makes my breathing worse over time. I recently tried apple cider vinegar and oil pulling with no siginifcant improvement. I have also tried many herbal remedies that I won't even list as they never helped enough for me to give up my inhalers. Let me clarify that my asthma is chronic and I have been on Advair, Singular, a daily nubulizer, Proventil, Albuterol, Primetine, and Asthmanex. On most days I was using a combination of these medications and although they helped to a degree, they never gave me complete relief and if I missed doses I would be close to emergency room wheezing (actually, after starting Advair I went to ER two times and prior to this med - I hadn't been to ER in 15 years). Now it may be that my quest is over as I started MSM last week and I feel as though I had a lung transplant. I can't really put into words how overjoyed I feel and how thankful I am to this website for exposing me to this supplement. I have made it through an entire week without using my inhaler at night and have decreased my inhaler to once a day. I was up to about 10-15 times a day depending on weather and allergens in air!!! I have quit taking singular and have thrown out asthmnex. I will continue to keep my albuterol for emergencies but if MSM continues to work so well - I may not have to use it. I have also found that when I have had difficulty breathing like sledding with daughter the other night - if I wait a few minutes it goes away. Normally, I would reach for inhaler for relief but don't feel that it is as urgent or severe. MSM may not work for others but it seems worth a try because for me it is nothing less than a miracle. Thanks again for this site and happy breathing to all. I will post an update if anything changes."
05/07/2008: Yana from New York, New York replies: "I would like to hear from Scott (ksuface@yahoo.com) from Kent, OH if MSM continues to work for him as I have a very similar case."
05/08/2008: Joyce from Joelton, Tn replies: "Hi, I'm not the one you wanted to hear from, but I have been singing the praises of MSM for l0-15 years now. After reading about a break through in joint pain in The Journal of Longevity and that it had been being used on race & walking horses for years before two doctors started giving it to their patients with joint pain. These two doctors have written a book about MSM and what it does. It's available in paper back @ probably can be founnd in any book store. Looking at the value of these animals and realizing it wasn't likely to harm me, I went to the farmer's Cp-OP and sure enough I found it there. Buying the one I figured most safely packaged, and stating that it 99.9% methysulfonealmethane, I took a 2 lb. container home with me for personal consumption even though it only gave dosage for horses. The article that got me started on it, also stated that the doctor who first started giving it to his patients had been taking a racehorse dose for years and at the age of 75, still had a head full of thick, dark hair, still teaching surgery and going strong. Figuring if he had been doing this for a long time to satisfy himself that larger does weren't likely to be harmful, I too started taking the race horse dosage of l full scoop a day. I really couldn't tell any difference, until one night it was raining and suddenly it dawned that my right hip that whichrnwas my worst problem (after a car wreck) wasn't hurting at all. Up until I started taking the MSM, it almost caused me to fallrnwhen it rained because the pain felt like someone had hit me right on the greater trochanter with a sledge hammer. I also found that it helped with my allergies. Everyone that I got started taking it loved it because they got the same results, without rnany reactions or unwanted side effects.The only person I know of having a problem is someone who wrote into EC saying they had a bad reaction.
That first 2 lbs. cost me $56. Since they couldn't get the same one I had bought before, I got the toll free number off the container and called it asking if they were just wholesale, of if they sold to the general public also? The fellow rnasked me what I needed and I told him MSM. He started laughing and asked if this was for me or my horse. I laughed as I replied, "For me, of course". Well I kept ordering for myself and others I had got started rnon it. About a year later it started arriving in the same container, with the same rnMSM, but with a label giving only the dosage for the human being. One fellow that started taking it, injured his rt. knee when he fell off a ladder at work, was out of work over l year because somehow the bone didn't get set right. Instead of going back to work when it came out of the cast, he went to surgery where they rebroke the bone and reset it. He loved the way it worked so well that when I told him I was fixing to reorder and asked if he wanted to be included, hernsaid, "Yes. Order two for me and three more. I'm going to give them for Xmas gifts".
Hope this information is helpful. In closing I will tell you that where I am now, I am buying 2 l/2 lb containers @ the Co-op for little more than half of what I paid for it before for the 2 lb container."
05/08/2008: Bret from Phoenix, Arizona replies: "Have you noticed many of these home remedies are used for different diseases. What would you say if I told you they all contain the exact same active ingredient. (oxygen) and that most of the disease talked about, hate oxygen. Even snoring is an act of fighting oxygen deprivation. Polyphenols of A.C.V., Tumeric, Cinnamin, all contain many donor sites containing oxygen, (after they donate hydrogen to free radicals) Hydrogen Peroxide, is a long standing oxygen therapy first used in cancer. MSM- Acts as oxygen pump. Chronicalled and documented by Dr. David Gregg, biochemist. Did you know the cheapest way to get MSM is to buy DMSO. One tenth of the cost of MSM. DMSO breaks down to MSM and oxygen depleted sulfate molecule. These two donate oxygen back and forth acting like an oxygen pump. If autoimmune is a virus, this would mean it hates oxygen too."
05/09/2008: Zambo from Cessnock, New South Wales ,Australia replies: "What is MSM and does it have an alternative or common name?"
EC: More information: http://www.earthclinic.com/Supplements/MSM.html
05/09/2008: Joyce from Joyce Duke, Tn replies: "It is called MSM because its chemical name is methylsulfonylmethane. This is a first cousin of sulphur & is related to DMSO also. MSM is a natural substance found in the body, but apparently is another of those things that have declined in our super fertilized agriculture which has a habit of depleting our foods of many of those nutrients that used to be found in adequate amounts in our foods.You can google MSM or the chemical name & learn more about it. I have loved the results ever since I realized how effective it was. I got a number of people interested & they started taking it and found just as great as I told them it was. A lot of those had some post traumatic arthritis. My nephew was unable to get his hands above his head (fractured wrists years ago from motocycle accidents). He started taking it l0 or 15 years ago and still is. He's probably giving some to his horses & dog also. A coworker told me that her husband's back gave him less trouble after starting it. He had fractured his back in a car wreck several years before & was very painful after that. When The ladder I was did a backward flip 2 years, ER xrays said nothing broke, MRI done 2 days later said I had a slight impaction fracture of the distal femur, tibial plateau fracture, and totally unattached AC ligament in the left knee. With a hinged knee brace, a pair of crutches and the race horse dose of MSM daily, I breezed through recovery with only 2 Orudis kt (NSAID) pills for pain. Knee is painless unless I do something like I did approx. a year later. In preventing myself from falling with a big box of books in my arms, I had to do what I wasn't supposed to - I had to pivot on the left knee and without an ACL, you can't swivel or pivot on the injured knee. I think it was my hamstring muscle I got on that one - unfortunately MSM didn't help that much on that one. Other than not being able to pivot or swivel on that knee, the only other restriction I have is to continue to wear the knee brace when waling on uneven ground, so when I go hiking through the woods, I wear it and very thankful that I have it."
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[YEA] 01/14/2007: GG from Houston, TX writes: "MY X PASTOR USED MSM WHEN SHE WAS A SEVERLY ASTHMATIC PERSON/ SHE HAD ASTHMA FOR YEARS FROM BEING ALERGIC TO ALL GRASSES, SHE ENDED UP TO 300 LBS IN THE HOSPITAL ON PREDIZONE AND DIEING CONSTANTLY ON ALBUTEROL ETC, IN THE HOSPITAL A NURSE GRABBED HER AND SAID YOU NEED MSM, SHE STARTED TAKING LIKE 6 PILLS A DAY, LOST ALL THE WEIGHT IT RESTORED ALL HER ORGANS FROM THE DESTRUCTION OF PREDIZONE AND IS NOW COMPLETELY OF ALBUTEROL IT SAVED HER LIFE!! JUST WANTED TO LET YALL KNOW, SHE HAS BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS AND NO ONE CAN TELL HER DIFFERENT!"
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06/22/2008: TAN KOON PENG from SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE writes: "Having horrible asthma attacks all your life! Just visit a health food store and purchase mullien and sage, use a tea infuser and drinks it often as a beverage! Remember to drink daily until you recover! Useful for bronchitis and coughs too!
Mullien Leaves{Verbascum thapes}
Repairs connective tissue, general repair, cartliage repair, epilepsy-seizures, heart regulation and repair,coughs, heart circulation, asthma, bronchtis,smokers cough, lung repair, pain relief and menstrual cramping.
This is really a good good product for menstual cramping. It works really good for pain relief.
Mullein http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Plants.Folder/Mullein.html
Sage http://www.vitaminstuff.com/herbs-sage.html"
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[YEA] 12/24/2008: Eric from Jensen Beach, Florida writes: "I came across a recent post on earthclinic. I've had a chronic cough for years. finally went to pulmonologist, who diagnosed adult onset asthma, and wanted to put me on Advair. Googled advair and it scared me. Google herbal remedies and came up with "Mullein". Bought a bottle. 30-35 drops in a little water a couple times a day. THE VERY FIRST NIGHT, i took it around 7 pm for the first time, and unbelieveably I was cough-free that night for the first time in i dont know how long. Been on it 3 weeks and its still working (as long as I take it :) ). One site said it may not work for everyone (like everything, I suppose) but it worked for me. Common herb, googleit and try it. Good luck.
Eric"
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[YEA] Kelly from Chicago, IL writes: "I have used mullein extract in the past and it has stopped my wheezing almost instantly."
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06/23/2009: Chas from Cincinnati, OH writes: "I have tried various treatments throughout my life. I have exercise triggered asthma. I am going to try ACV, Magnesium and Echinacea. I have had two serious attacks this past month for some unknown reason. My throat becomes very constricted to the point that it feels like strep throat. Then my chest tightens. I begin feeling really tired from improper breathing. Then my lungs start coughing up the typical asthma mucous, with a persistant, dry-like cough for days after. I have been very frustrated because I want to exercise and stay fit. I haven't been able to afford an allergy test to diagnose exactly what allergens are causing my attacks. But I hope this next combination of ACV, Magnesium and Echinacea will help."
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[NAY] 04/16/2009: Ron from Radford, VA writes: "I have read the postings on asthma, I have some bad asthma and it has seemed to got worse with age I have had it since I was like 7 and now im 33! I have been trying these natural remedies but so far I don't think any of them have really worked. I took the apple cider and it didn't work, I have been taking vitamin b-12(methyl) but I don't know if its working yet. I tried eualyptus oil but it worked just briefly. I stopped taking my allergie shots because I didn't feel they were working. On average every 2 months I go to the ER. Question: Should I be drinking the ACV when I am feeling good? I also heard about Boswellia Extract, I heard that is good, but I know it is good for your joints also, should I take this? I have also tried a hot shower, eating fruits, any suggestions would be helpful, thank you."
04/17/2009: Rob from NYC, New York replies: "Ron, sorry to hear about your troubles..especially the ER visits!! I have had asthma since 27 and am now almost 50. As much as we like to rant against the drug companies (somewhat deserving) nothing has worked better then albuterol for an attack. It has saved my life. However, I have found lifestyle changes and a combination of various natural remedies to help. Of the greatest benefit for me was avoiding the triggers. A clean household, NO rugs or heavy fabrics, avoid forced air heating, good air circulation at night. I had a cat for twenty years and when she passed, I went from about 3 or 4 inhalers a year to just one.. A simple anti-inflammatory diet, high in vegetables, nuts, olive oil, minimal animal protein, can help. Of the herbs?
Turmeric, Ginger, Freeze Dried Stinging Nettle for the allergy season. Distilled omega oils have helped...I have exercise induced and yours may be different. I also do yoga which doesn't trigger an attack like running would. Like you, I have yet to find a "cure" but it is out there..so don't give up."
04/17/2009: Lynn G from Columbia, Maryland, USA replies: "To Rob from NYC and Ron from Radford, VA. From my extensive reading on the subject of asthma and my own experience (have had asthma since age 30 and am now 62), this is what worked to reduce my asthma symptoms substantially:
(1) Cut out all grains from my diet, except a few servings of brown rice per week, meaning all gluten is gone from my diet. Also removed all processed food (packaged and frozen food) from my diet. Now eat only pasture-raised, humanely raised/butchered meat, poultry, eggs, raw milk and other raw dairy products from local farms, organic vegetables, berries, and nuts. (2) Take a number of high-quality nutritional supplements, including my latest additions, slow-release magnesium caplets and organic TURMERIC capsules. Considering adding fermented apple cider vinegar, too. (3) Make sure to drink enough water (for me) during the day.
The underlying cause of asthma is INFLAMMATION of the bronchial tree, which is due to a chronic malfunctioning of the immune system, really an over-reaction of the immune system to substances in the diet and in the air to which one is sensitive. Eliminate the inflammation-causing foods (and other environmental allergenic substances), and take the appropriate (for you) supplements, and you should find that your asthma symptoms will abate significantly or completely. BTW, I still have my four cats, and no longer have daily symptoms in spite of their presence. I do have some wheezing episodes occasionally, but just drink more water and take extra TURMERIC to eliminate wheezing.
Also, my significally changed diet has had other improvements: hypertension and arthritis much improved (almost eliminated) and GERD (acid reflux) is completely gone (also take pancreatic enzymes supplement because I have only 1/2 of my pancreas remaining after surgery 3 years ago due to a small tumor). I have avoided also developing Type 2 diabetes with my new diet-for-life. (I had insulin resistance syndrome AKA metabolic syndrome.) I no longer take any prescription (or OTC) drugs, including drugs for asthma. (At one time, I was taking 6 prescription drugs as well as a lot of ibuprofen [OTC] for pain.)
If you adopt a new dietary regimen, this may take several months before you see results. Good luck at finding out which dietary approaches and supplementation work for reducing your inflammation."
04/17/2009: Joyce from Joelton, Tn replies: "To Rob from NYC and Ron from VA regarding asthma:
Hello Guys,
Asthma attacks are bummers but are you aware that asthma patients have been found to be low on selenium? So I think you both might well try selenium 200 mcg twice a day for the first week or two and then drop to once a day and see if it helps.
Although I have never seen anything in print regarding a magnesium deficiency, I think spasms of the bronchioles might have something to do with it also and as one of the alternative doctors said, he uses magnesium for any kind of spasm. On this one I would try 400 or 500 mgm. of magnesium twice a day also. Hope this helps and if it does be sure & share with the rest of us. Since this lowly little mineral does so much in our bodies, I would keep it up indefinitely unless you have a problem with it. Epsom salts is one form of magnesium (magnesium sulfate) and the old folks remedy for blood pressure control was the amount you can hold on a dime twice a day. If you prefer a tablet those Beelith tablets available without a prescription can be found at drugstores, but you'll have to ask the pharmacists for them because I have never seen them out on the counter. They are magnesium oxide with vitamin B6. Take 1 tablet twice a day."
04/18/2009: Selena from Chula, GA replies: "Have you tried fasting and/or an elimination diet to identify your triggers? I believe in fasting as the best way to purify the body and release toxins. I usually do a raw food fast by working my way up to it day by day. Days 1-3 50% raw, Day 3-5 75% raw, Day 6 and after 100% raw. Remember to drink lots of good quality fluids and broths throughout the fast. If you tend to be hypoglycemic you can take spirulina supplements during the fast. Fast for as long as you want but aim for at least 3 days of 100% raw.) Use a high quality air purifier (I don't recommend an ionizer) in your bedroom at night and remove all dust catchers in your living environment (comforters, stuffed animals, curtains that can't be washed frequently. I put my pillows in the dryer at least once a month). Sometimes the culprits can be in your work environment. Asthma attacks are usually the result of an allergic reaction. An allergist in Atlanta GA said that he could induce an asthma attack in a nonasthmatic person by injecting food grade artificial colors into them. He advised avoidance of all artifical colors (especially the ones specifically identified i.e. yellow #5). Good luck"
04/18/2009: Joyce from Joelton, Tn replies: "Hello Ron, Are you taking a selenium supplement? Asthma patients have been found to be low on selenium.
You might want to try 1 tsp. of raw honey (unprocessed except for straining) once or twice a day. Just make sure that the honey is produced within a 50 mile radius of where you live. When you think about it, all the minute amounts of the local pollens in the honey should do the same thing your allergy shots did and a whole lot cheaper and more pleasant to take. I always advise anyone with asthma to avoid anything they can see or smell in the air which covers paint fumes, cigarette smoke, wood smoke, perfumes, colognes,after shaves, hair spray, etc."
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[YEA] 09/29/2007: Victoria Shepard from Santa Barbara, CA writes: "Nose breathing reduced my asthma-like symptoms considerably. About 8 years ago I was diagnosed with allergy related asthma. I ignored the symptoms for about 6 years as they were mild. They worsened, and I had to use an inhaler every day to control the coughing. This year, I noticed that when I laughed, sang, yelled or became stressed, talked too much (I am a teacher), I would cough. I knew my doctor would just give me more asthma drugs, so I began to research alternative treatments on the internet. I came up with the Buyteko program which requires an hour a day of breathing exercises and changing to nose breathing from mouth breathing. As I do not have an hour a day to practice specialized breathing exercises, I utilized what I could: In June of this year (2007), I became a nose breather. It was tricky at first. I had to learn to shorten my sentences and inhale only through my nose. I naturally exhale through my mouth slowly as I speak. This is okay. No deep breathes in or out through the mouth. No deep breathes in through the nose either. To prevent mouth breathing at night, in accordance with the Buyteko program, I tape my mouth with cheap masking tape. It took 3 months, but I have no asthma-like symptoms. I can laugh, shout, get excited or stresed and sing.
It has been over a months since I have used an inhaler. "
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[NAY] 05/18/2008: Robert B from Manhattan, New York writes: "Oil Pulling for Asthma.. I have been oil pulling on & off for the past year. I haven't noticed any change in my asthma but have noticed whiter teeth. Has anyone any more info on this Dr. Karach? Does he exist? & why hasn't he responded to this site? Many repeat this one source of text as absolute truth. Not to discredit many of the anecdotal claims here, though I believe some skepticism is actually healthy. One can fill a stadium with nonsense...& vast numbers of people repeating the same untruth won't change it to true."
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[YEA] 03/18/2007: Dan from Sacramento, CA writes: "About two weeks ago I was taking my inhaler about twice a day (two puffs total since I don't like using the inhaler in the first place). Then I started Oil-Pulling. You can draw your own conclusions. But all I can say is that the very next day I stopped having to use my inhaler. I didn't experience an immediate throwing-up of mucus. But what I did experience is a gradual coughing-up of mucus all throughout the day. Another thing that I've experienced at least twice is what happens if my chest becomes tight. Usually when my chest tightens it'll stay that way and gradually get worse until I take my inhaler.
What I'm seeing is that when my chest tightens , I'll go through maybe a three hour period where I'll slowly begin to cough-up mucus until my chest is clear again. I have NEVER experienced my chest clearing-up all by itself after it has tightened. I've ALWAYS had to take medicine in order to get relief. During that time, my nose was stuffed a lot of the time. Since I've been OP-ing, it hasn't been. I can only conclude that it must due to the Oil-Pulling."
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[YEA] 02/06/2007: Mary from Nevada City, CA writes: "This winter my asthma came back - but not quite as badly as last year. I came back to your site and found oil pulling. What an amazing thig! I was waking up each night needing to cough - but the oil pulling allowed me to cough up mucus in a gentle way - I have been doing the oil for 3-4 weeks and the progress has been steady. Interestingly, I felt the oil pulling clear my sinuses fist - and I didn't think I really had a problem with that. The lungs have been more gradual - but there is definite progress and I don't need the inhaler unless I exercise too hard. The oil pulling was creating such a cleanse in me that in the first week i was feeling very tired and out of sorts. The I decided to do ACV -that was like a miracle - I was no longer tired. My feeling is that the oil pulling pulls toxins out from deeply stored areas of the body - but once the toxins are circulating - the ACV helps to flush them out. The same thing thing happened for my daughter... A side benefit of the ACV is that my blood pressure went down more than 20 points. I do think the ACV is also helpful for the asthma - I also find it very hlpful to take 1 teaspoon of turmeric in a bit of hot water or coffee each morning - with milk and honey to taste - this also helps the asthma very much - and I hope it will help create a longer ter cure."
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[YEA] 11/06/2006: Shakti from Chicago, IL writes: "Please post this where asthma sufferers can view it, this is important because I had a hard time finding a cure for asthma on your site but thank God I did. I began a regimen of oil pulling shortly after a lingering cold went to my lungs, I just couldn't get rid of the mucus. I prayed for relief. It got even worse after a chemical pesticide was sprayed in my home for pest control. The next day after the extermination I had the worst attack of my life, I couldn't stand it anymore, so after 10 years of not having to put any poison into my lungs I had to once again use an inhaler to control the attacks. After the second night of waking up feeling side effects of nervousness anxiety and panic I decided enough was enough. I went to the computer in the middle of the night and began hours of research to find a natural cure. That's how I found this miracle of a web site. The next day I went out a purchased some sesame oil and took one table spoon 3x a day at the onset of my asthma attack and Immediately after the very first dose the mucus expelled out of my longs, and within 10 minutes what had plagued me for over 10 years was no more. Since then If I have any tightening in my chest or shortness of breath I IMMEDIATELY do the oil pulling and the problem subsides in 10 minutes or less. ~~~Oh I'd be remiss if I did not mention the side effect, I took oil pulling for Bronchial Asthma but as a result I got a dazzling white smile, sinus relief, not to mention it remarkably helped to subside my symptoms PMS all unexpected but welcomed side effects. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! P.S. thanks my husband thanks you too, lol."
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[YEA] 11/11/2007: Joyce from Joelton, Tn writes: "I'll share a little funny about my home remedy collecting. Talking with my uncle one day, when in my teens, and he told me that one of my great aunts used to dry "dog balls" and chew them to relieve her asthma. I was aghast and said: "Uncle Byn", surely you don't mean she killed a poor little dog just to get his testicles for her asthma!" He then tried to delicately explain to me that she followed the dog around on frosty mornings and picked up his "droppings" to dehydrate until she needed them to chew for her asthma. I was still aghast, but relieved that she wasn't killing the poor dogs. This is one remedy I am not likely to try, nor recommend to anyone else. However in reading the history of medicine, I read that they first found the miracle antibiotic (well it was at that time) aureomycin, in the white part of chicken of chicken manure underneath the chicken roost. I then thought of the old folks remedy of standing the child in front of the henhouse door and lettiing the hens fly over their heads for the chickenpox. I seriously doubt that it had any effect other than placebo though."
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[YEA] 01/19/2006: Paul from Morrisville, PA writes: "I have used a quercetin with bromelain supplement to eliminate my daily use of inhalers and singulair in order to breathe. One needs to take very high doses of quercetin when initially weaning themself off the medications (it's almost impossible to take too much quercetin - it's extremely non-toxic and safe). After a few weeks, a lower - and much more affordable - maintenance dose can be taken each day with no side effects or worries. This is not a true cure, but it is one natural way to manage asthma. A good holistic doc may help with finding a cure depending on the particular cause for each individual - whether it be a yeast problem, allergies, adrenal problem, Wilson's syndrome, etc"
EC: Quercetin belongs to a class of water-soluble plant pigments called flavonoids. Quercetin acts as an antihistamine and has anti-inflammatory properties. Quercetin can be found in onions, apples, green tea, and black tea. Smaller amounts are found in leafy green vegetables and beans.
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[YEA] 12/07/2007: T.S.Rajah from Wimbledon, UK writes: "For relief from Asthma, put the radish, honey and lemon juice and the blender. Mix for 20 minutes and then put in the pan in the stove low heat and take one teaspoon in the morning everyday."
[YEA] 02/02/2009: Mary from Valdosta, Ga replies: "I have been using radish and lemon. I just cut up 4 red ball looking radish and peel one lemon and put them into a blender for a while, at least 6 minutes making sure it is smooth. I then cook it on the low setting. It is wonderful. I still have to take it 3 times a day or so. No coughing, no wheezing, etc. I will try adding honey to it. I keep the mixture in a tupperware container in the refrigerator. I feel good and I am back to drinking good 'ole Southern Sweet tea."
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05/23/2009: Greenbeanz39 from Clarkston, Washington writes: "I have a 7 year old neighbor with asthma. She has been really ill for the last week staying up at night with a persistent unproductive cough.She coughs to the point of vomiting. Her parents have her on Claritin and give her breathing treatments during the day and at night. I would like to send them home with my vaporizer, eucalyptus oil, tea tree oil, rosemary oil that I add to coconut oil that they can rub on her chest and feet and in the vaporizer as well. Maybe some herbal tea with honey, probably can't sneak any ACV into it though as she is very picky. Does anyone have any more ideas? I have had the dry cough too for a week and take ACV with water everyday and honey when I have a cough attack, but this only works temporarily. Any advice would be so welcome, I can only imagine that this kid is so miserable. I need some help before her parents put her on steroids!"
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[YEA] 06/30/2007: Dwayne from Copper Basin, USA writes: "I have mild asthma and saline nose spary helps to releave my breathlessnes. I don't know why it works but it does. I have had times where I just couldn't seem to catch my breath but I haven't had that problem since. I just spary a little of the mist in the smeller and it relieves the symptoms. The brand I use is water and .65% salt. I am curious if I will be able to mix my own solution once i am out of this spray."
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[WARNING!] 03/17/2009: Clarice from Boston, MA, USA writes: "This is not just a Big Fat Nay for salt pipe inhalation therapy for asthma, but a complaint about the poster who is pumping their "Salt Rocks" site under the very very thin guise of "offering extensive compiled information" (which is no different than any other site selling salt rock pipes).
I actually went to the Salt Rocks site that the poster put in their post and bought two salt pipes for two asthmatics in the family. The people involved are both non-smoking males, one 43 years and the other 58 years, both have low-sodium diets that generally exclude asthma-trigger allergens; the younger is a vegetarian, the elder is not. I got the pipes at Christmas time, and three months later, no improvement or help whatsoever in either person, and in fact, the elder person is worse, now having to have a heftier dose of Advair. And, while all the "information" promises no increase in blood pressure, blood pressure was elevated in the elder, and in the younger blood pressure went through the roof after starting salt inhalation; both cases higher than when taking the Advair (which is known to elevate blood pressure).
So, consider this a double nay for salt pipes, both of which have been relegated to the trash bin.
If it sounds too good to be true, guess what children, it is...except for the person selling it, of course."
EC: Thank you for letting us know about this! The post and url to the website have been deleted.
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[YEA] 02/28/2009: Amy from Las Vegas, Nevada writes: "My son has had breathing difficulties for 5 of his 7 years. He has tried many remedies but has found the most relief from the Himalayan Salt Inhaler. He knows when he starts to feel breathing difficulties starting, grabs his "pipe" and cures himself. It is absolutely amazing! He has never had conventional meds but we were close to getting him a medical inhaler because he suffered so badly. Not any more!!"
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[YEA] 11/13/2008: Fluffy from Warwick, RI writes: "First of all, thank you Earth Clinic. It was through here I first saw a reference to salt inhalation as a remedy/relief from Asthma.
It was from KR's post that I started researching salt pipes and salt inhalation. Sounded interesting, so I made one (how to make your own below.)
My brother started suffering from Asthma about ten years ago, and started with serious prescription meds about six years ago -- and he doesn't like the side effects (or the idea of inhaling steroids twice daily) at all. To make things worse, he was wounded in Vietnam, and as a result of surgery to remove the shrapnel, he is missing part of a lung, and his diaphragm doesn't function well, ergo, bad breathing to begin with. While retraining himself to breathe correctly has had minimal success, breathing with the diaphragm is exceptionally difficult and painful for him. We have handled as best we can the environmental issues (taking up carpeting, not using the wood stove, installing air cleaner, shaving the cats...)but that has only helped minimally. So, we started searching for INEXPENSIVE alternative and natural treatments (that for the most part can be paid for by food stamps).
After looking at a plethora of salt pipe websites, I thought it would be easy enough to make, and it is. I have a large mini-teapot collection, and chose a nicely shaped porcelain pot (size would be 1-cup, or it would be considered a child's or doll's teapot)where the spout curves a little and sits low on the pot. Strainer holes are preferable, but can be worked around by stuffing a little sterile gauze in the bottom of the spout. I then went to my cupboard, and sure enough, there in the back was a box of Morton's rock salt which I use in the ice cream maker. Dump salt into pot, and bingo, a salt pipe. If the steam hole in the lid doesn't allow enough air, manipulate the lid a little with your hand/fingers. Use the spout as your mouth inhaler. It takes a little practice to consistently breathe in thru mouth, out thru nose, as there is no valve to prevent contaminated air going back into the pot/pipe. But, just starting with a little salt, if it becomes contaminated, just dump it out. Now, I mention Morton's specifically, because I tested it. One of the inhaler sites stated that THEIR salts were the best because everybody else's had fluoride or chlorine or other nasty stuff in it. I dissolved some salt in distilled water and tested it with a water test kit I got from my garden center. The ppm levels of "stuff" were somewhat-to-significantly lower than are naturally found in my municipal drinking water, so I don't see any big problem. Just a word of caution about mini-tea pots...porcelain and china are no-brainers; ceramic, stoneware, or other pottery may not have suitable glazes, or glazes that may react with the salt so dissolve 2 tbsp of salt with 6 ounces hot-to-boiling water and see if there is any discoloration after 2-3 hours; and, of course, NEVER use a metal pot, even if it has a porcelain finish. A little teapot that may be labeled "not suitable for use" more than likely means the glazing is not suitable for food-stuffs or tea tannins (which can leach out contaminants), however, it simply may mean the pot is not be able to stand up to heat, so do a test first, and if there are any problems, don't use it.
In any event, it has been 3 weeks now at generally two 15-minute sessions daily and a few minutes when he feels like an attack might be coming on. He began to feel better after a couple of days, with steady improvement. My bro has used his Advair only five times (instead of twice daily), and his inhaler only a few times. Overall, he feels an improvement in his breathing, and if nothing else, he is able to sleep more soundly at night. I am convinced that were he able to do breathing exercises properly that would even help more, but that's going to take time.
Based on results thus far (with zero side effects other than an occasional salty taste in the mouth), we certainly would recommend trying it.
BTW....just kidding about shaving the cats."
11/14/2008: Catherine from Wellington, New Zealand replies: "It would be worth your while to look up www.watercure.com. Water and salt are the treatment for asthma as well as most diseases with this therapy."
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[YEA] 09/21/2008: Shelagh from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida writes: "Regarding asthma; I became afflicted about 6 months after my husband died, 21 years ago. After a couple of years, many medications, trips to the Emergency Room & terrifying bouts of being unable to breathe; I realized my doctors were not saving my life. I was dying a slow agonizing death by short breaths. I was unable to take even 5 or 6 steps without having to pause & struggle for a breath. I was in hell. I took my life back into my own hands.
I remembered a book my Great Grandmother had given me when I was 12 years old: Back to Eden by Jethro Kloss. It's still in print, updated & is my 'bible'. I poured through this book looking for something to counteract this asthma. I came across an anecdote using indian tobacco or lobelia. After reading this I called health food stores in my area until I found one that had some in stock. The man there was kind enough to have it waiting for me when I arrived. He explained how to use this tincture & prepared my first dose for me. I thanked him profusely, made my purchase and exhausted, headed home. I noticed a remarkable difference even as I drove the 5 miles home.
I also went on a mission to cleanse my body, mind & soul; high colonics, complete change of diet, meditation... getting back to my 'roots', as it were.
My son Spike was 11 when he contracted asthma. I put him on lobelia, taught him to take responsibility for his own health by eating thoughtfully, healthily and with INTENTION. What I mean by this is to eat with the intention of nourishing his body with good food, not just to feed a craving. Something society forgot along the way with advertisements bombarding us from all sides.
As to dosages; read the label. I was taking 15-20 drops of one brand but yesterday I handed a bottle to someone & her bottle said 5 or 6 drops.
Use caution not to overdo, or to take too much of any mucous clearing treatments toward the end of the day or you may end up like I was in the beginning; I was working so hard to get over the asthma that I went overboard for a while & ended up hacking & coughing crap up all night long- because of this I was unable to get rest & in effect I could have made myself more sick. After 2 days I spoke to a nutritionist who gently reminded me I was rushing the process.
Common sense definitely helps here as well; Steer clear of milk & milk products as these create mucous in our bodies. As do sugars & refined flours. When I'm 'off' it's usually when my natural diet is off balance.
Peace, Shelagh"
05/06/2009: Jen from South Ozone Park, Ny replies: "I like to know if i should use lobelia drops in water or under the tongue?"
EC: You might throw up if you try taking lobelia under the tongue -- it's very strong! People typically take it as directed on the bottle (water or juice).
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[YEA] 04/06/2005: Olivia writes: "I have this steam inhaler and when ever I get weazy, it really helps my lungs and wind pipes open up! It doesn't cure but it helps and makes it more comfortable!"
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