Asthma

Honey: Honey is one of the most effective home remedy for Asthma. Just by inhaling the smell of honey you can notice improvement in your breathing pattern. Honey thins out accumulated mucus and helps its elimination from the respiratory passages. You can also take a glass of hot water and mix one teaspoon of honey into it and try to drink it slowly at least three times a day. It tones up the pulmonary lining and thereby prevents the production of mucus in future.Figs: Figs can be used to treat asthma at home as it helps to drain phlegm. Three or four dry figs should be cleaned thoroughly with warm water and soaked overnight. They should be taken in the early morning on empty stomach along with the water in which they are soaked. Repeat this treatment for 2 months.

Lemon: When you are suffering from Asthma attack, Drink the juice of one lemon,diluted in a glass of water,it will bring good results.Also the antioxidant property of lemon juice will help in decreasing asthma symptoms.

Ginger: A teaspoon of fresh ginger juice,mixed with a cup of fenugreek decoction and honey to taste and drink it daily in the morning and evening.It acts as an excellent expectorant in case of Asthma.

Garlic: Garlic is an effective home remedy to treat Asthma. Take 10 cloves of garlic and boil them in 30 ml of milk. Take this solution daily one time. You can also make ginger tea by adding 3 or 4 cloves of garlic to a pot of hot water and allow it to steep for 5 minutes and should be taken in the morning and evening. It helps to keep the problem under control.

Mustard Oil: While having an Asthma Attack, mustard oil mixed with a little camphor,should be massaged over the back of the chest.Massaging with mustard oil will clear up the respiratory passage and help you to breathe normally.This will loosen up phlegm and ease breathing.

Copper: Drinking water which has been kept overnight in a copper vessel is the best preservative measures to stop the asthma attacks.

Indian Gooseberry: one tablespoon of honey mixed with 5 grams of gooseberry forms an effective medical tonic for Asthma. It should be taken everyday in the morning.

Drumstick Leaves: A soup prepared from drumstick leaves, and taken once daily has been found beneficial in the treatment of Asthma. This soup is prepared by adding a handful of leaves to 180 ml of water and boiling it for 5 minutes.

Salmon: Salmon fishes are rich in omega-3 fatty acids which helps in treating asthma.Omega-3 fatty acids help the lungs to react in a better manner to irritants causing asthma.