Asthma remedies

Steep 2 parts fresh elder flowers in 12 parts apple cider vinegar for two weeks. Strain through several layers of cheesecloth. Discard the flowers and bottle the vinegar in clean bottles. A gourmet s delight, this is delicious on salads. It can also be used as a gargle for sore throats and is an effective asthma remedy. 

N.A. Ephedra nevadensis Wats. Pseudoephedrine, 1-ephedrine, d-pseudoephedrine.100 A decongestant and asthma remedy, for hypertension, hay fever. 

Terminalia bellirica The Lodha of West Bengal, India reputedly eat dried kernels of this plant for hallucination (Pal Jain 1989). The plant s narcotic properties have been reported from southeast Asia (Perry 1980), and it is used as an anthelmintic in Chinese ethnomedicine (Sheng-ji 1985), as an antipyretic and laxative in Nepal (Singh etal. 1979) and as an asthma remedy in Kerala, India (Pushpangadan Aral 1986). In traditional Indian ethnomedicine, dried fruits, called bahera, are used for stomach disorders, and decoedons of T. sericea root have caused deaths in Africa (Lewis Elvin-Lewis 1977). 

CNS-Stimulatory actions OTC-cold, allei, and asthma remedies]... 

Plants of this genus have long been known to produce mortality in livestock in Japan (Yamamura, 1986). D. ma-cropodum has been used as a vermicide and asthma remedy (Cordell, 1981). 

The crude drug, Adhatoda vasica, is used in India as a remedy for asthma. According to Chopra, vasicine produces broncho-dilation and might be used clinically as an expectorant. A detailed pharmacological examination of peganine in comparison with harmine has been made by Tutaev and Makarova. ... 

Elder is also used therapeutically as a homeopathic medicine. It was introduced by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann in 1819. The Sambucus ebulus or S. nigra species is most often used. However, it is not one of the more widely used homeopathic medicines. As a homeopathic remedy, elder is known as sambucus. Some of the indications for sambucus include albuminuria (the presence of protein in the urine), angina pectoris, asthma, dizziness and headache upon arising, dry larynx and lumbago. 

P. thunbergii (Sieb. Zucc.) Kosterm. (Machilus thunbergii Sieb. Zucc.), or common machilus, tabunoki (Japanese), is a tree native to Korea and Japan and is also found in Taiwan. The bark is smooth, fawn, and lenticelled. The leaves are spiral, simple, exstipulate-elliptic, glossy, and somewhat fleshy. In Japan and Korea, the plant affords a remedy for eczema, diseases of the spleen and stomach, and asthma. 

Cannabinoids have been used for over 4,000 years as a sedative, a remedy for relief of pain, epilepsy, and asthma, and in religious ceremonies. The Spanish brought Cannabis sativa to the Americas, and Mexican laborers introduced the drug into the southern portion of the United States around 1910. The plant has been used for its fiber (called hemp) content for over 2,000 years. Early American settlers grew the plant for its hemp... 

N.A. Jutrophine, emetic, purgative oil, diterpene jatrophone, isovitexin, resins, isophytosterol, tannin, cyanidin, apigenin, histamine.145-146 This herb is toxic. A folk remedy for cancer. Treat asthma, constipation, diabetes, diarrhea. It is a disinfectant, laxative. Externally applied to piles and bums. 

N.A. Carotene, thiamine, nicotinic acid, riboflavin, folic acid, pantothenic acid, biotin, glutamic acid, serine, glycine, aminobutyric acid, globulin, amino acids.100 An antiseptic, aperient, depurative, digestive, pectoral, a folk remedy for asthma. 

Opium has been used medicinally throughout history. Writings of ancient physicians in many cultures espoused the virtues of opium as a remedy for all types of ailments including pain relief, cough suppression, and diarrhea. Remedies prepared by alchemists and ancient physicians often contained opium. Galen (131-200) prescribed opium for headaches, deafness, melancholy, epilepsy, asthma, and colic. The famous European physician Paracelsus (1493-1541) produced an alcoholic potion containing opium called laudanum. Varieties of laudanum were used for several hundred years as medicinal drinks and were readily available in apothecaries. 

Realgar is employed as a depilatory in tanning, its red colour being a desirable feature in the treatment of hides and skins. It has been used as a paint pigment under the name of arsenic orange, but it is not too permanent and is now seldom used. Its early use as a remedy for asthma, etc., has been mentioned (p. 23). Unless carefully prepared, the commercial product is liable to contain white arsenic, and the poisonous nature of the latter tends to limit the applications of realgar. 

Coltsfoot leaves are used in a decoction of 1 ounce to 1 1/2 pints of water, simmered down to 1 pint, which is taken in teacupful doses. Its expectorant and demulcent action is of great help in cough remedies when in conjunction with pectorals such as Horehound. The leaves also form a useful constituent of asthma and whooping-cough medicines, and are smoked as a relief against asthma, bronchitis and catarrh. 

Parsson CGA. On the medical history of xanthines and other remedies for asthma a tribute to HH Satler. Thorax 1985 40 881-886. 

Cloves are more often used to assist the action of other herbal remedies rather than alone. When not available, allspice is substituted. It is spicy, warming, stimulant, anodyne, anaesthetic (topical), antiemetic, antigriping (added to other herbs), vermifuge, uterine stimulant, stomachic, aromatic, carminative, antiseptic, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, antispasmodic, expectorant, aphrodisiac and promotes salivation and digestive juices. The oil is expectorant, anaesthetic, emmenogogue it affects the kidney, spleen and stomach and has preservative properties. Tea made from clove bud (other herbs/spices can be used or added to cloves, such as allspice, bay, cinnamon and marjoram) has been used to relieve bronchitis, asthma, coughs, a tendency to infection, tuberculosis, altitude... 

Ajowan seed has been popular from ancient times for its use in folk medicines. The seeds contain an essential oil with 50% thymol, which is a strong germicide, antispasmodic and fungicide. Thymol is also used in toothpaste and perfumery. It is used in a steeped liquid form against diarrhoea and flatulence. In India, the seeds are used as a household remedy for indigestion and colic and are used in poultices to relieve asthma and arthritis. It is also reported to have aphrodisiac properties (http //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajwain http //www.theepicentre.com/Spices/ ajowan.html). Thymol isolated from the oil is a powerful antiseptic and an ingredient in a number of skin ointments/powders, deodorants, mouthwashes, toothpastes and gargles. 

For at least 2,000 years, Acorus calamus has been used in India and China as a medicine. In Ayurvedic practice, the plant is called racha and recommended as a remedy for bronchitis, asthma and fevers. In China, where it s known as shih-ch ang pu, it is used to relieve constipation and swelling. According to Exodus 30 22-25, this was one of the constituents of a "holy annointing oil that the Lord commanded Moses to make and rub on his body when he approached the Tabernacle. 

Ephedrine is the principal ingredient in Ma Huang, an herbal remedy originally used to treat asthma. The remedy is advertised as a "natural" way to enhance mood, reduce fatigue, and lose weight, but its stimulating effects on the heart can be fatal. 

Ephedra. Ephedras are leafless bushes that grow in deserts throughout the world. They are related to pine trees and bear tiny cones. Several species contain the drug ephedrine, a stimulant and a remedy for asthma. American ephedra, found throughout the western United States, is known as Mormon tea because early... 

Homma, M., Oka, K., Yamada, T., et al., A strategy for discovering biologically active compounds with high probability in traditional Chinese herb remedies an application of Saiboku-to in bronchial asthma, AmZ. Biochem., 202, 179, 1992. 

Three Singapore patients with chronic arsenic poisoning with characteristic skin changes had taken Chinese herbal remedies for many years to treat their asthma two had cancers likely to be due to arsenic (150). 

Menthol is largely used as a flavoring or olfactory agent in a variety of products, including cigarettes, liqueurs, cough drops, mouthwashes, toothpastes, and shampoos. Menthol has been used in different medications to relieve symptoms of asthma and rhinitis and is a constituent of cold remedies and ointments designed to be rubbed on to the chest or applied around and even into the nostrils. Applied to the skin, it acts as a rubefacient and counter-irritant, but substantial concentrations of volatile oil can be inhaled from the skin. 

According to Bernoulli and Lehmann (2), Jurasthmol is a powder for the treatment of bronchial asthma and contains antipyrine, acetanilide, citrated caffeine, and lobeline sulfate, together with minute amounts of digitalin and strophan-thin. By reference to the Modern Drug Encyclopedia (13), the pharmacist can select a corresponding American proprietary remedy and adjust the prescription to fit the number of powders to the requirement of the demand for six original packages (of 15 powders each). 

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