Bronchitis

Bronchitis are unhealthy conditions, acute or chronic, consisting of persistent bronchial inflammation with cough and expectoratii, caused by a variety of factors, especially viral respiratory infections, streptococci, staphylococci, pathogenic fungi. A report by the World Health Organization in 1996 showed that respiratory infections are the first cause of death by infectious diseases in the world.

Acute bronchitis in the primitive stage, is caused by external factors, viral or microbial pathogens in the majority of upper airway saprophytic. They become pathogenic under the influence of predisposing and enabling factors that trigger allergic conditions: inhalation of chemicals, toxic gases from the polluted environment (ammonia, chlorine, formalin, etc.), molds, cigarette smoke, house dust, pollen, hair, feathers. Negative role of cigarette smoke is statistically demonstrated by the fact that the two men over a pack daily smokers, aged 50 years, one is suffering from chronic bronchitis.

Proliferation of harmful microorganisms is favored by certain conditions such as cold, fog, wind, sudden changes of temperature, breathing cold air, wet or hot, highly irregular and unhealthy atmosphere, drinking cold water, overwork, malnutrition, debility and state influenza.

In the acute phase, bronchitis occurs both children and adults, most commonly after age 40 years.

Onset manifested by mild fever, with temperatures of 37-38 ^° C, headache, fatigue, muscle pain and intense sweating.

After 2-5 days irritating cough, expectoration, followed by a muco-purulent mucus and then, often with stripes of blood, hoarseness and sore chest. Patient accuses a retro-sternal burning sensation, more intense because of cough. If bronchitis is properly treated, seizures disappear spontaneously without complications or sequelae, but may recur at irregular intervals, set new risk factor: the consumption of excess strawberries and eggs, fish, and some strong psychological trauma infectious diseases (measles, flu, colds, tuberculosis).

The upper respiratory tract, where infection attacks the lining of the trachea, appear tracheobronchitis, rhinosinusitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis and laryngitis.

Acute bronchitis lasts for 10-15 days, depending on the patient's resistance, children and the elderly healing is more difficult.

Chronic bronchitis is installed gradually through hiperexpectoratie pertussis and muco-purulent, yellow-green, lasting at least three months per year, minimum 2 consecutive years. Against the background of chronic bronchitis, not treated properly, the disease may be complicated, especially in children and the elderly, causing a high fever (39-40 ^° C), asthma, seizures, choking, bronsiectazie, emphysema, chronic bronhopatie, respiratory failure and cardiac steatosis pulmonary tuberculosis and lung cancer. In these cases requires a chest radiograph, useful for early detection of lung cancer and certain associated pathologies such as obstructive respiratory failure. If sputum is difficult, with sputum hipervascoasa be involved with preparations streamlines bronchial secretions or presenting bronchodilators.

Herbal Treatments

Ensure prevention of disease and avoid complications by increasing the body resistance, including the effects of annihilation triggers. Being a very common condition, experience the centuries has exploited peoples of nature, many species of plants with antiseptic properties, antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, bronchodilators, emollient, expectorant, tuso-soothing, antispasmodic, healing and antihemoragice. These properties are due to content on antibiotics, essential oils, plant mucilages and saponozide that fluidifica bronchial secretions and relieves coughing.

The internal processes many plant species are used either separately or in combination balanced, depending on the content of active principles:

v candles, flowers, elder, linden, mallow (Malva), Robin boot, chamomile;

v plamanarica leaves, plantain, coltsfoot, tuia, nettle, marjoram, sage, tarragon, balm;

v fruit of fennel, anise, caraway, chervil, in;

v buds of fir, pine, spruce, poplar, black;

v liquorice root, mallow high valerian, sea weed, horseradish, sapunarita;

v herba horse's tail, three brothers-stained, foot Herb, thyme culture, thyme, Unguras, hyssop, Speedwell.

Preparing tea is made in the form of infusions, decoctions or macerated in 2-3 cups consumed per day or split into several rounds, 1-2 tablespoons every 2-3 hours.

Good results give some tinctures, syrups and juices.

v Dyes in alcohol 40 ^and the sole Herb, tuia, coltsfoot, calamus, celandine and the dew of heaven (equal parts) of each are used 20-40 drops, 2-3 times daily, between meals, for 1-2 months per quarter.

v Syrup of pine or fir is prepared from 100 g shoots are finely macerate in 100 ml of 24:00 ^and 70, then pour 500 ml boiling water and filtered after 6:00 and add 650 g sugar that dissolve in hot. After filling with water to 1 liter syrup is used by adult patients taking three tablespoons each day, between meals, while children consume 3 tablespoons each day.

In acute or chronic traheobronsitele using hyssop syrup (3-5 tablespoons daily) or plantain Tolu balm, with a role in stimulating expectoratiei, disinfectant and antiseptic of the respiratory airway smooth muscle.

v Juice of plantain leaves and alfalfa (50 ml each) to get the squeezer, and mix with one teaspoon honey and two teaspoons of apple vinegar. The entire amount is consumed soon after preparation, the process is repeated 4 times daily every 4 hours. After 6 weeks to see improvement or even cure bronchitis safe.

Author's recipe includes a blend of:

v Herbie: thyme, three brothers-stained, hyssop;

v Leaf: plantain, coltsfoot, nettle, sage, tuia;

v Flower: shock, lime, candles, mallow, chamomile;

v buds: fir, pine;

v Fruit: fennel.

External treatments consist of compresses, poultices, baths and inhalations.

v Chest compresses for 20-60 minutes, put a towel soaked in hot water, horseradish and apple vinegar or herbal oat straw, then cover the breast with a dry flannel.

v Soft paste poultice of mustard flour black dress soaked in warm water for 15 minutes instead of pain (chest and back) with revulsion action and blood flow activation. For those who bear the heavy effect of mustard can prepare a mixture of 50 g of mustard flour and 100 g of flour in warm water (25-30 ^° C).

v Frectie chest with a mixture of castor oil (2 tablespoons) and turpentine (1 tablespoon) and then cover with a warm blanket.

v General bathrooms, the sitting, hands and feet, with a mixture of herbs (sage, linden, mallow big fan, coltsfoot, lavender, poppy seeds, onion and dill), made every night and, possibly, morning, for 8-10 minutes.

Diet

Restrictions on consumption of food begin with a completely empty stomach, since the onset of the disease using, for five days, only liquids warm teas and vegetable juices (500 ml per day) dominated carrot, cabbage, red beet and celery. Another recipe carrot juice contains 2-3, 2-3 apples, 1 orange, ½ lemon, 1 tablespoon honey and 150-200 ml of water. It also uses a mixture of horseradish and juice of black radish juice to drink two tablespoons each of four times a day.

After fasting daily intake is introduced in as many vegetables (lettuce, cabbage, carrot, celery, beetroot, parsley, black radish, tomato, green onion and garlic) and fresh fruit juice (200-300 g), prepared apple, quince, blueberries, raspberries, oranges and lemons, which are important sources of vitamins, minerals and organic acids. Fluidifica addition of lemon juice and remove sputum. Deserve attention vitamins, especially C, which favorably influence resistance to infections, increase the capacity of defending and maintaining the body's health, with direct action in the production of white blood cells into the spinal cord and red power increase phagocytosis.

Will drink daily 2-3 cups hot milk in which 50 g Place honey and drink a morning cup of milk to boil parsley and a few drops of garlic juice to activate expectoratiei.

Further, it indicated a lacto-ovo-vegetarian, mostly crudivor, 1-2 days a week diet of fresh fruit. Discard apple peels but not used in the preparation of a decoction. Before going to bed drink a cup of decoction of three to put an apple in onion slices and cooked 20 minutes in a liter of water.

Each day will consume a syrup made from 2 red onion peel, sliced, boil 10 minutes in a liter of water with 100g sugar, filter it and drink the entire amount divided into several rounds.

Lifestyle

Patient will stay in a room well ventilated and humidified with two towels soaked in warm water and stretched out on chairs or on the stove.

Morning and evening will be controlled breathing exercises, for 3-5 minutes. During the day will keep the nose a tissue impregnated with essence of lavender. On summer days will be many a sun bath. Evening put a hot compress the chest with a towel soaked in hot water with some vinegar, which is held for 20-30 minutes. The following is a general warm bath at 39 ^° C for 10-15 minutes.

Patient will finally quit smoking and avoid contact with cigarette smoke. To eliminate bias in the evolution of bronchitis be removed from the home carpets, feather pillows and pets (cats, dogs). Aggravating circumstances will change in the workplace, home and even city, if located in an area with high atmospheric pollution by dust, toxic gases, etc..

Treatment Spas

It is recommended resorts located at altitudes below 1,000 meters where it will inhalations with mineral water from Moldova and Worcester Slanic or sulfurous waters, poorly mineralized from Olanesti, Calimanesti and Govora. Give good results and a cure in salt mine, Tg. Slanic mine and Moldova, followed by a rest cure in Predeal, Poiana Brasov, Paltinis Red Lake, Semenic Eforie, Mangalia and Neptune.