Natural And Effective Remedies For Treating Bronchitis Cough

February 3rd, 2010 Posted in Supplements
by Rickey Henolap

Bronchitis causes you to have an uncontrollable cough with no relief in mind. When you have a constant reoccurring cold virus (thats how it starts) which can cause respiratory infection or sinus infection, possibly a severe sore throat and nasal congestion, your throat becomes red and irritated and you experience sinus pressure. When the lungs become in distress because of phlegm (mucus) build-up, inflammation of the air passageways occurs, your chest feels constricted, your breathing tube swells making it difficult to breathe, causing you to cough. The cough is the bodys natural way of trying to expel a foreign object inside of your body that doesnt belong.

There are a number of herbal teas that serve as a bronchitis cure. If you have a dry hacking cough you can use a mixture of wild cherry bark and marshmallow root. Use one teaspoon of each herb in two cups of hot water and let steep for ten minutes. If you don’t have a tea-ball for the herbs you can put them right in the water and then filter them out with a sieve. Drink a cup three or four times a day to help with the cough and your immune system.

The two different kinds of bronchitis are chronic and acute bronchitis. Acute bronchitis develops usually after a cold or cough that has been in the body for some time and the body has not been able to fight it off or given enough rest to recover. The cough is accompanied by pain, weakness, fever, fatigue and headache. Bronchitis can progress to pneumonia if not treated. Chronic bronchitis lung is usually caused by tobacco, smoke or other irritants. It is a persistent condition that can lead to permanent lung damage. In both conditions it is common for the sufferer to cough up phlegmy discharges.

There are two different types of coughs associated with bronchitis. If you have a lot of congestion you may have a wet cough; with this type of cough, while uncomfortable, is necessary to get any mucous and liquid out of your lungs. Humidity is very effective bronchitis treatment, it helps to break up the mucous, making it easier to get it out of your lungs. Try standing under a hot, steamy shower for ten to fifteen minutes. Make sure you dry yourself and wrap up good when you get out. A vaporizer, either steam or cool mist, placed in your bedroom at night will help you to sleep better too. Put some eucalyptus oil in the vaporizer as an expectorant to help get rid of the phlegm in your chest.

There are several natural products, herbal teas and syrups that can be of some help if the bronchitis fever is mild too. The herbal preparations for treating a mild case of bronchitis fever are too many to name here but they contain things like peppermint to open up nasal passages and help chest congestion, eucalyptus for chest and nasal congestion, preparations with this are generally for the vaporizer steam or chest rubs. Things like willow bark in pill form for a fever reducer but if you are under 16 or allergic to asprin you need to avoid it.

Another natural remedy that is extremely effective for viral bronchitis is BRONOVIL. You can find more information about it at http://bronovil.com. It contains an herb called Pelargonium sidoides that helps stimulate the immune system. It has been shown to reduce mucous and prevent the viruses from sticking to the lung walls and spreading.

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