10 HOME REMEDIES FOR EMPHYSEMA TREATMENT
These powerful herbs for emphysema treatment will definitely help to slow down emphysema progression.
Emphysema of lung is a serious disease.
It occurs often in smokers as well as people who regularly breathe in irritants.
Emphysema leads to destruction of air sacs in the lungs known as alveoli.
Alveoli are thin-walled,very fragile air sacs located in clusters
deep inside the lungs.
There are about 300 million alveoli in normal lungs.
Emphysema weakens alveoli and eventually break reducing the surface area of the lungs and
amount of oxygen that can reach the bloodstream.
It leads to difficulty in breathing while exercising and
causes lungs to lose their elasticity.
Emphysema is one of the 2 most common conditions
that comes under the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
The other one is chronic bronchitis.
It is an irreversible condition but emphysema treatment can slow its progression
and minimize its symptoms.
It is more common in men between 50 to 70 years of age.
According to the American Lung Association,
smoking is responsible for killing 4,80,000 people in the U.S. alone.
Symptoms-
There are numerous emphysema symptoms.
But,often times symptoms of emphysema get noticed after destruction
of more than 50% of the lung tissue.
Some of the common symptoms include-
- Shortness of breath during exercises
- Feeling of not being able to get enough air
- Smoker’s cough or long term cough
- Wheezing
- Mucus production for a long time
- Fatigue
- Blue or gray fingernails or lips
- Chronic lung infections
- Anxiety or depression
- Tightness in chest
Causes-
Cigarette smoking is the main cause of emphysema.
Smoking irritates the airway as well as also destroys lung tissue
which causes inflammation and damage to cilia lining the bronchial tubes.
As a result,airways get swollen and there is difficulty clearing the airways
and mucus production starts.
Other causes of emphysema may include-
- Marijuana smoking
- Air pollutants in the home or workplace
- Genetic factors such as alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
- Respiratory infections such as asthma,pneumonia
Home remedy #1
LEMON JUICE-
1 teaspoon of fresh lemon juice
several times a day before or between meals
is very helpful for emphysema treatment.
Home remedy #2
FRUIT DIET-
Person should follow all fruit diet for 5–7 days.
The juice fast may be followed by exclusive diet
of fruits such as apple,pineapple,peach,orange and papaya.
Thereafter,follow a well balanced diet including
goat’s milk, honey,nuts and vegetable oil.
Home remedy #3
ANISEED OIL-
Mix 5–10 drops of aniseed oil with 1 teaspoon of brown sugar.
Take twice a day after meals.
Home remedy #4
AMARANTH-
Extract fresh juice from “amaranth”,a green leafy vegetable.
Mix with honey and drink 2 times a day.
Home remedy #5
PANAX GINSENG-
Panax Ginseng is beneficial in improving the symptoms of COPD.
It has shown improvements in breathing and ability to perform exercise.
Panax ginseng has been found to be significantly superior
in improving pulmonary function tests (FEV).