Asthma is a chronic condition of the bronchial tubes causing them to swell. This symptom, along with tightening spasms of the muscles around the bronchi causes a narrowing of the airways. As a result asthma patients suffer from wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, shortness of breath and excess phlegm.

Along with the well known treatments from conventional medicine that are usually prescribed by your GP (or family doctor) there are also other remedies that can help asthma sufferers leading an easier and symptoms-free life.

Since 3000 BC, Chinese herbalists have been using a variety of herbal remedies for asthma. The herb called Ma Huang has a long proven history to help treating asthma symptoms, to the point that it has also been used to extract its active chemical component called ephedrine that has been used to create pharmaceutical drugs for the treatment of this condition.

Herbal remedies can be a valuable addition to your prescribed medicine, and due to the severity and dangers posed by asthma it is not advisable to use them to substitute traditional therapy altogether, unless this is the opinion of your doctor, but they can definitely help achieving a better lifestyle for asthma patients.

Another herbal option for asthma treatment is licorice root, thanks to its inflammation fighting properties; we said earlier that inflammation of the bronchi is one of the main two elements that characterizes asthma, together with muscle spasms around the airways. The healing properties of licorice root makes it one of the most popular remedies for asthma sufferers.

Other herbal remedies for asthma include a mix of onions, garlic and other roots of vegetables that can be boiled into a broth for a soothing throat effect.

Not surprisingly aromatherapy also offers help for asthma sufferers.
Alternative Herbal sells a specific blend of essential oils called A.S.M. Burning Oil.

Each bottle contains a dropper so the oil does not pour out quickly.  Put 5 drops into an oil burner in a room for a relaxing relief at night, or you may use a Bulb Ring instead. This can be placed directly on a light bulb and contains a channel/reservoir where you can pour the oil drops (it can be used for fragrance oils too).

For children you can also place 5 drops onto a damp clean cloth and then drape the cloth on a radiator in the bedroom at night.  The heat from the radiator vaporizes the oil into the room without the worry of a burning candle or water level in a burner.  

This oil is lovely and fresh for a clearing, easy breathe aroma in any room but is designed specifically for asthma sufferers with essential oils reported to help breathing.  

 

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