Natural Remedies for Asthma

Asthma is a common thing for people who have allergies. It is a condition of abnormal lungs characterized by difficulty in breathing. Symptoms may be a combination of coughing, shortness of breath, chest tightness and wheezing.

Asthma which means panting or shortdrawn breath may lead to death if not taken seriously. There are many cases which prove that asthma can lead people to death.

Asthma is deadly but is treatable. There are now many medications used to treat asthma attack. Example is the puffer or albuterol when puffed it will act as tissues in the lungs. This then will help relieve the difficulty of breathing. This puffer can be useful in a way but it can also give side effects to your body especially when the drug gets absorbed to the rest of the body. The main side effect on this kind of medication is increase heart rate.

So, to avoid side effects of the drugs it is more beneficial if we treat this kind of disease using the natural remedies.

Below are the natural remedies your kitchen can offer to treat asthma:

1. Garlic- Ten cloves of garlic added with milk can be effective. You can also add minced garlic in a ginger tea.

2. Honey- If inhaled or eaten can help patient to breath easier and deeper. Honey thins out accumulated mucus.

3. Apples- With its phytochemical content including flavonoids it is found that it help prevent asthma attack.