Home Remedies for Asthma

Home Remedies for Asthma

Asthma is a very common disease and so common is the home remedies for asthma. This disease of respiratory tract makes breathing difficult. Respiratory tract get narrowed due to deposition of spasm in lungs. The situation worsens where there are pollutants in the environment. Dust mite, smoke, mobile exhaust and sometimes animals also triggers the problem. Although no cures have been found, but with proper medication and some precautions one can live a normal life.

Basic Causes of Asthma Disease

• Rapidly changing weather condition
• Allergy from food, drugs and perfumes and fur of certain animals like cats and dogs
• House dust
• Air pollution due to automobile and factory exhaust
• Infections in respiratory tract
• Genetic factors

Symptoms of Asthma

• Coughing and wheezing
• Shortness of breath
• Stiffness in Chest
• Chronic cough

Home remedies for asthma

• Chewing black peeper before sleep is an effective home remedy for asthma.
• As asthma is caused due narrowing the air passage and hence inhaling steam of boiling water with ajwain can be of great help.
• Mix 1 tablespoon of honey with 5 gram of gooseberry (amla) and take in the morning. It is one of the best home remedies for asthma.
• Put honey in a large vessel and ask the patient to inhale the air coming out of it.
• Boil some drumstick leaves in 200ml of water for 5-10 minutes. After that filter the concoction and throw the leaves out add some salt, limejuice or pepper in it take the mixture once a day.