Natural Treatment For Chronic Asthma

Besides traditional pharmacological preparations you can also find natural treatments for asthma. The various asthma types include child-onset, adult-onset, exercise-induced, nocturnal, cough variant, occupational, and steroid-induced asthma. The details of natural remedies and control for these various chronic asthma types are provided below.

Asthma is very much amenable to natural remedies. Medication prescribed by doctors for asthma works the best when it is combined with some natural treatments and precautions. Such precautions include use of hypoallergenic food supplements and avoidance of magnesium or even vitamin C exceeding 3 g per day, in case kidney dysfunction or disease is present. If allergies to fish are present, it is best to avoid fish, fish oil, and shark liver oil.

In case it is found that certain fruits, condiments, culinary herbs, vegetables, spices or flower pollens trigger allergies, it is best to avoid medicinal herbs. Further, when taking medication for asthma, it is best to use one type of medication at a time. Further the dosage needs to be increased gradually by starting at a capsule a day.

The following nutritional supplements need to be taken to treat or to prevent asthma. Antioxidants such as vitamin E (400 IU) and selenium (100mcg) neutralize the free radicals that damage done to the cells lining the bronchial airways during asthma. Vitamin C needs to be taken 1 g along with bioflavonoids three times a day. In the case of exercise induced asthma, vitamin C should be taken in a 2 g dose approximately 20 to 30 minutes before an exercise session.

Fish oil is anti-inflammatory. It can be taken as per requirement in a dose of 2 g to 4 g. In case of asthma patients who also suffer from candidiasis, it is important that glutamine powder be taken in a 10 g to 20 g dose. It also helps the patients to recover from food allergy. Besides this, asthmatics tend to have a low level of magnesium. Intake of magnesium (400 to 800 mg) helps relax the bronchial tubes.

Other vitamins and minerals that help asthmatic patients include 25 to 75 mg B complex, 15 to 20 mg zinc, 400 mcg chromium picolinate, and 400 to 800 mcg of folic acid. The chances of Vitamin B6 and B12 being deficient is the most so their intake is especially important for asthmatic patients. Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) in a 250 mg dose helps in the formation of anti bodies so it helps the immune defense system in asthmatic patients.

Besides these nutrients, a bioflavinoid known as quercetin is antiallergenic and antihistaminic. It causes inhibition in mast cells preventing the release of inflammatory histamines and leukotrienes. The dosage of quercetin is 500 mg twice a day.

Many herbs form good ingredients of natural treatments for chronic asthma. The herbs in them can help relieve inflammation without side effects for children or adults. Herbs such as chamomile and sage contain anti-oxidant phytochemicals and inhibit lipooxygenase activity.

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