Asthma Relief with Grandma’s Remedies
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My grandmother was born in 1892, and she suffered with asthma all her life. She, of course, didn’t have the luxuries afforded us by modern medicine, but she managed her symptoms well with herbs, dietary, environmental changes, and her home remedies. Grandma often took me on trips to the fields, meadows, and into the woods or along the riverside to collect herbs. Now I regret that I did not continue learning from her, after I was twelve or so. Back then—just like any teenager—I thought I was smarter and the “old medicine” was just that, old.
In nursing school and later when I studied Alternative Medicine, I learned what I could have learned from Grandma, how to ease the constriction and tightening of the muscles surrounding the airways, inflammation, soreness, swelling, and irritation of the airways in the lungs. Although there is no cure for asthma, the symptoms can be managed with medications, dietary changes, and prevention with alternative methods and the elimination of environmental triggers.
Erika M Szabo
Erika became an avid reader at a very early age, thanks to her dad who introduced her to many great books. Erika writes alternate history, romantic fantasy, magical realism novels as well as fun, educational, and bilingual books for children ages 4-12 about acceptance, friendship, family, and moral values such as accepting people with disabilities, dealing with bullies, and not judging others before getting to know them.
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Asthma Relief with Grandma’s Remedies - Erika M Szabo
Asthma Relief with Grandma’s Remedies
Alternative, and Traditional Treatments
By
Erika M Szabo, RN, AMP
Copyright © 2015 Erika M Szabo
Asthma Relief with Grandma’s Remedies
ISBN-10:1-943962-28-6
ISBN-13:978-1-943962-28-0
Smashwords edition
Published by Golden Box Books
Editor: Lee Porche www.winddancerpublications.com
Book cover art and illustrations: the author www.authorerikamszabo.com
Book formatting and interior design: www.goldenboxbooks.com
The information in this book was intended for educational purposes. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without the prior written consent of the author, except brief quotes used in reviews. I used information regarding healing foods and herbs that I learned from my grandmother. The knowledge was passed down from generation to generation in the family. I also used my notes from my Alternative Medicine classes, books, and lectures, as well as my experience working as an RN in the medical field all my life.
Contents
Dedication
Introduction
Good to Know About Asthma
Interesting Historical Facts
Asthma Symptoms
Acute asthma attack
Status asthmaticus
Asthma exacerbation
Asthma Types
The Possible Causes of Asthma
See Your Doctor When...
Seek Emergency Treatment When…
Diagnosing Asthma
Managing Asthma
Asthma Medications
Asthma Prognosis
Grandma’s Asthma Remedies
Foods recommended by Grandma
Grandma eliminated or drastically reduced from her diet
About Herbal Medicine
Herbs are versatile
The Dangers of Using Herbs Incorrectly
Grandma’s Herbs for Asthma
Basil (ocimum basilicum)
Cowslip (Primula veris)
Elecampane (inula helenium)
Ephedra (ephedra sinica) also called Ma-Huang
Garlic (allium sativum)
Licorice (glycyrrhiza glabra) also called Gan cao
Lobelia (lobelia inflata)
Mullein (verbascum thapsus) also called lungwort
Pill-bearing Spurge (euphorbia hirta) also called Asthma weed
Reishi (ganoderma lucidum)
Grandma’s Home Remedies for Asthma
About Alternative Medicine
Using alternative healing methods is not without dangers
Going Overboard with natural remedies
Ayurveda to Treat Asthma
Aromatherapy to Treat Asthma
Chinese Medicine to Treat Asthma
Homeopathic Medicine to Treat Asthma
References
About the Author
Books by the Author
Dedication
To my grandmother, Rozalia, and my mother, Maria.
They introduced me to the art of healing with herbs, spices, and food.
Introduction
My grandmother was born in 1892, and she suffered with asthma all her life. She, of course, didn’t have the luxuries afforded us by modern medicine, but she managed her symptoms fairly well. She never used disinfectants other than certain herbs in her home. I often saw her drinking herbal teas. She told me the Hungarian folk names for these herbs, one of which was hairy dog milk,
and I remember the other one as cow tail weed.
I recognized these herbs later when I studied Herbal Medicine. The Latin names for them were pill-bearing spurge and mullein. People didn’t refer to herbs by their Latin names when I was a kid, and I have no idea why they named the pill-bearing spurge hairy dog milk.
Grandma often took me on trips to the fields, meadows, and into the woods or along the riverside to collect herbs. Now I regret that I did not continue learning from her, after I was twelve or so. Back then—just like any teenager—I thought I was smarter and the old medicine
was just that, old.
As a small child I had no idea that grandma was the town’s so-called healer, as were her mother and grandmother before her. The spare room of her house was filled with herbs hanging to dry from hooks, and the cabinets were filled with bottles and jars containing oils, salves, and tinctures. People came to see her frequently. They told her about the symptoms they were experiencing, and she looked at their wounds or rashes, or she asked questions, and then she handed them some remedy with instructions. It was all natural. Even then, I knew she was a good person who helped people.
I didn’t know that she was teaching me when we were sitting on the bench by the gate, watching people walk by, or when she took me to church and she