Do you think Natural Medicine is good for asthma?

Question

My 4yr. old daughter has asthma and allergies too. We have a nebulizer machine at home and her albulerol for when ever she needs it but I really dont like this medicines they dont do nothing but controlled it and I wish there was something outhere that can take her asthma away. If you experience this or even tried it I will love to hear your opinions and if it work.

Answer 1

HOMEOPATHY ON ASTHMA :-
The word 'asthma' is derived from the Greek meaning ' panting' or 'labored breathing'. Asthma is a condition characterized by a paroxysmal wheezing dyspnoea (difficulty in breathing), mainly expiratory.

Asthma - CAUSE

According to the etiology, bronchial asthma is divided in the following groups:

1. Allergic (extrinsic/ atopic) - This type of asthma usually starts in childhood and is often preceded by eczema. But most of the young adults (<35 yrs) developing asthma also fall in this category. Genetic factors also play a significant role i this. In this type of asthma the allergen leads to production of excessive (IgE) immunoglobulins.

2. Infective or Intrinsic - This is not hereditary or allergic, but may be caused by, or at least associated with upper respiratory tract or bronchial infection which is usually viral.

3. Psychological factors (like anxiety, emotional stress etc) are often considered to be the sole cause of some asthmatic attacks, but it is still not certain whether it can be the sole cause or is only a precipitating factor.

4. Occupational asthma - This can occur in certain industries in which there is exposure to metallic dusts (esp. platinum salts), biological detergents, toluene diisocyanate, polyurethane, flour and dust from grains etc.

Asthma - MECHANISM - WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS?

What ever may be the cause, it ultimately leads to paroxysms of bronchial obstruction produced by widespread bronchial spasm accentuated by plugging of the bronchi with excessive mucus.

Asthma - SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

Recurrent episode of paroxysmal dyspnoea (difficulty in breathing)
The breathing is laboured, with a wheezing sound, mainly on expiration.
Asthma attacks often occur in the early hours of morning (when there is no immediate precipitating cause). During the attack patients often prefers to sit then lie down.
Asthma - HOW DIAGNOSIS IS DONE?

Diagnosis can usually be made clinically by a competent doctor. Allergen sensitivity tests, X-ray, spirometry, sputum and blood tests etc may be of use in finding the cause and severity of the condition.

Asthma - WHAT TO DIFFERENTIATE FROM?

Bronchitis
Cardiac asthma
Renal asthma
Isolated attacks of non-paroxysmal dyspnoea.
Asthma - COMPLICATIONS

Apart from chronicity, usually no complications.
Pneumothorax, emphysema, or areas of consolidation or pulmonary collapse may occur in very advanced cases.
Asthma - TREATMENT & HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINES

General Approach - As far as I know homeopathy is the only system of medicine which tries to 'cure' this disease, instead of trying to provide symptomatic relief. While dealing with a case of asthma, a homeopath not only records the symptoms of the disease but also studies the medical history, family history, physical and psychological characteristics of a person. This helps to find the cause, the precipitating factors, and the hereditary tendency etc. Of special interest to a homeopath is the history of suppression of skin disease. Homeopaths believe that when there is a tendency or predisposition for a disease - it first manifests on the less vital organs, towards the periphery (like skin). If this manifestation is suppressed than the disease shifts inwards, towards the more vital organs (like lungs, heart, brain etc).

The fact that in children asthma is often preceded by eczema is observed by the allopaths also. This fact is written in all their textbooks of medicine. They say that children often 'move-out' of eczema and 'move-into' asthma. But they are unable to make a correlation. Homeopaths believe that the suppression of eczema with topical preparations, does not cure the disease/sensitivity of the person, it merely drives it inwards.

Now after ascertaining the symptoms and the cause, the homeopath tries to find a medicine which matches the symptoms as well as the general characteristics of the person. The medicine so selected is administered to the patient.

It is often (not necessarily) observed by homeopaths that when a right medicine is given, the asthma disappears but the old eczema (if it was there originally) reappears for some time, before finally disappearing itself. This reappearance of old symptoms is seen as a reversal of disease process and is considered a very good prognostic sign by homeopaths.

MEDICINES - There are lots of medicines in homeopathy for asthma and it is not possible to list them all here. Some of the common medicines are ars-alb, ipecac, lachesis, pulsatilla, spongia, sulphur, ignatia, antim-tart, hepar-sulph, nat-sulph, tuberculinum etc. The selection of medicine varies from patient to patient.

Homeopathic Treatment & Medicines for Asthma
#Ipecac [Ip]
This remedy is a close homoeopathic simile to asthma, especially to the spasmodic variety where the symptoms are great weight and anxiety about the chest; sudden wheezing, dyspnoea, threatening suffocation, aggravated by motion; the cough causes gagging and vomiting. The cough is constant, the chest seems full of phlegm, yet none is expectorated, and the extremities are covered with cold perspiration. Lobelia is a remedy which one usually classifies with Ipecac. It has the great oppression of the chest and a weak sensation in the chest which seems to come from the epigastrium, where there is a feeling of a lump; there is nausea, profuse salivation; the attack is preceded by a pricking sensation through the whole system. It is most useful in bronchial and septic asthmas. The breathing is exceedingly difficult, and is relieved by moving about. A pain extending around the forehead from one temple to other and a pain in the back at the last dorsal vertebra are also useful indications. Arsenicum is quite similar to Ipecac in asthma, and attacks coming on after midnight lead to the use of this remedy. With Ipecac the expiration is especially difficult; vomiting when it occurs is apt to relieve the attack.

#Arsenicum [Ars]
As stated above, Arsenicum has some similarity to Ipecac, but the time of attacks is just after midnight. The patient has a great deal of anguish and restlessness; he cannot lie down for fear of suffocation. There is anxiety and general sweat, and if the patient drowses off he is awakened with burning pain and soreness in the chest. It is especially the remedy if the disease be chronic and the dyspnoea habitual and dry and the patient aged. Apis has a suffocative feeling, and the patient does not see how he can get another breath, and the Bromine patient breathes very deeply as it seems as if he could not get air enough into his lungs,while under Grindelia robusta the patient on falling asleep ceases to breathe and awakes with a start. Grindelia has been found clinically to benefit humid asthmas and acute catarrhal asthmas, and Halbert states that 5 or 10 drops of the tincture every hour during the paroxysmal state will greatly palliate. Probably in higher potencies it would act curatively for its symptomatology represents the typical paroxysmal features of this disease. It has a peculiar symptom, a fear of going to sleep on account of loss of breath which awakens him. Viscum album is also clinically recommended. It has weakness of the respiratory and stertorous breathing. The asthma of Arsenicum is accompanied by great debility and burning in the chest, and it follows Ipecac well,and is especially useful in anaemic persons. Baehr and Jousset place this remedy at the head of our list for asthma.

#Nux vomica [Nux.v]
Nux vomica is a useful remedy when the asthmatic attacks are brought on by gastric disturbances; simple spasmodic asthmas; there is some relief by belching, the patient must loosen the clothing. It must also be thought of in those who drink much coffee or liquor. Irritable bilious temperaments also correspond to the drug. Zingiber is also a remedy for asthma of gastric origin , and the attacks come on toward morning; the patient must sit up; no anxiety. A good symptom calling for Nux is a constricted felling at the lower part of the chest. Where there is much abdominal irritation present with much flatulence, Lycopodium and Carbo vegetabilis should be thought of. Carbo vegetabilis also corresponds to the asthma of the aged who are much debilitated; they are greatly oppressed for breath and are relived by belching wind.

#Kali bichromicum [Kali.bi]
The potashes produce asthmatic condition, and under Kali bichromicum we find the attacks coming on about three or four o'clock in the morning, compelling the patient to sit up to breath; he sits up and bends forward which relives somewhat, as does also the expectoration of stringy yellow mucus, which is characteristic of the remedy. It is similar to Arsenicum except for this feature of tenacious mucus. Kali carbonicum has asthma worse towards morning,with a feeling as if there were no air in the chest. Kali phosphoricum has been successfully used in asthma, especially in the nervous variety.

#Natrum sulphuricum [Nat.s]
This remedy has established a record in curing asthma. Its general symptoms are worse on change to damp weather. It was one of Grauvogl's hydrogenoid remedies. Its symptoms are moist asthma, with a great deal of rattling in the chest. The symptom of looseness of the bowels after each attack has been repeatedly verified; in one case the patient was worse from aerated waters and alcohol. If symptoms indicating a sycotic taint be present,it will be all the more strongly indicated. The attacks generally come on about 4 to 5 o'clock in the morning with cough and raising of glairy slime; expectoration greenish and copious. The asthma of hay fever finds one of its remedies in Natrum sulphuricum, and another in Sabadilla, especially if much sneezing be present. Another symptom of Natrum sulphuricum which is characteristic is that the patient must sit up and hold the chest with the hands during the attack. Hypericum. Dr.T.F.Allen relates a severe case of asthma, having the symptoms, "dryness of the throat always worse in foggy weather," cured by Hypericum.

#Antimonium tartaricum [Ant.t]
is a remedy used largely in some form by the allopathic school in asthma, and it is homoeopathic to certain cases. The great keynote for the remedy is the presence of fine mucous rales throughout the chest, finer and smaller rales than are found under Ipecac. With this remedy the chest seems full of phlegm, with inability to expectorate it. There is great dyspnoea, the patient must sit up, and there are suffocative attacks coming on as in the potash preparation ( and this contains potash ) about three o'clock in the morning. Like Ipecac, too, there is great difficulty in the expiratory effort. Antimonium tartaricum is especially adapted to the extremes of life, suiting the asthmatic attacks of the aged and the dyspnoea of the young children when due to pulmonary affections. The sensation that the patient cannot get air enough is characteristic of the remedy. Blatta orientalis has obtained a good clinical record in acute and chronic asthmas, and is well worthy a trail in obstinate cases; precise indications are wanting.

#Moschus [Mosch]
Intense anxiety, intense fear and a smothering sensation. It suits those of a sensitive, highly organized, nervous temperament; neurotic types when increased anxiety and nervousness predominate. Ambra grisea. Dread of people, great desire to be alone. Silphium lancinatum. Dr.A.F.Schulz, for Fort Wayne,Indiana, a very careful prescriber,uses this remedy very successfully in moist asthma with expectoration of large quantities of stringy mucus; rapidly exhausting. It is light colored or yellow. Hale states that horses are cured of the heaves by eating the leaves of Silphium. The 2x trituration is recommended.

Take the remedy which is similar to your symptoms. No side effects or complications if taken as directed, please do not exceed the given dosage and under any circumstances do not try to mix any remedies and avoid Chocolates, Mints, Coffee, Red Meat, Alcoholic and Carbonated drinks, Spicy Rich Food while taking any Homeopathic remedies, and keep the medicines away from direct sunlight, heat strong smells and perfumes and do not store them in the fridge.
Curing without any side effects or Complications Thats the Beauty of Homeopathic Medicine (Cures Par Excellence). If you have questions about what potency to use or any other question regarding Homeopathic Medicine, please feel free to email me. Best of Health to you.

Take Care and God Bless you.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Asthma is an allergy and is triggered by something. The best non medication treatment for asthma is learning your triggers and avoiding them. Common triggers are smoke, dust, mold, mildew, plants, dust mites, pets and grass/weeds.

If you can not figure our your triggers, you may need to see an allergist and have allergy screening done. This may point out your triggers.

The National Asthma Prevention Program and the Expert Panel of Diagnosis and Management of Asthma both agree if you have to use a prescription inhaler such as albuterol more then two time per week, your asthma is NOT in control and you will need a prescription controller medication.

Controller medications are steroids (Asthmacort Asthmanex, Flovent, Pulmocort), Leukotriene modifier (Singulair, Aculade, Zyflo) or mast cell stabilizers (Cromolyn sodium, Intal, Tilade).

You may want to talk to your doctor about several strong controller medications and maybe Xolair shots.

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Answer 4

Unfortunatly Asthma is an incurable "disease". Most people dont take it seriously and in most cases in children as they get older it will tend to go away. However in some cases (like mine) it just got worse throught the years. I am 25 now and have had asthma since I was born. Throught my teenage years I use to try to not take my medecine and take natural things. I hated all the side affects of my meds, such as weight gain. But the truth of the matter is that I was only harming myself even more and ending up in the hospital for weeks at a time.
There is no cure for asthma but with the medication out there can help to prevent an attack and wheezing from happening. Dont try anything natural becuase it will only make conditions worse. Good luck!

Answer 5

My daughter seems to have a mild case of asthma. We were bicycling to a community holistic clinic for another purpose, and when we arrived, the acupuncturist noticed her breathing difficulty. She got up on the table, and within 60 seconds, her breathing was fine! At least in this case, acupuncture worked better and faster than her inhaler.

I don't know about permanent cures yet. Some conditions may not lend themselves to that. I think I'll keep looking. I do tend to think that natural medicine, in chronic "incurable" disease has a great deal to offer.

Answer 6

Yes. Read my answer from your question from before. People who accept that there is no cure own their disease. Sure, there is no MEDICAL cure.

MEDICAL, is to practice on patients to mask symptoms. It is a PRACTICE and they practice on their patients.

I was given the proper natural tools to get my body to get at the cause of my asthma as well as my 4 year old daughter.

I was diagnosed at the age of 2, so I'm not some ignorant dummy telling you a ball of bull who fell off the burrito wagon, yesterday. I lived it and its no way to live.

I'm responsible and took responsibility for my own health because managing sickness and being told that there is no cure is unnacceptable in my book, so I never stopped searching. The authority figure is an illusion. I have the power to choose! I love my children and I would never let anything happen to my kids by refusing their meds until their symptoms completely abated.

Its been 8 years of both of us being asthma free. She is a GATE student on the gifted program, perfect attendance record and completely asthma and allergy free as am I.

Pharmaceutical companies don't give a rats a-s-s about a cure. Their so called "proven" albuteral inhalers may open up your lungs... But, they were originally used to inject race horses so that they wouldn't bleed through their noses after a stressful race.

There's your proven meds... To have shaky nervous side affects and shaky hands and your heart racing just to open your lungs and you can't get back to sleep only to increase the bronchial spasms and increase bronchitis infections! What kind of a life is that being on antibiotics and feeling exhausted most of the time?

Yes, there is a cure, but it is your body that does it when you address the cause of asthma. Anybody out there sick and tired enough to get mad?

I did and I also helped my mom with asthma. Despite her flow vents, albuteral, steroids and hospital visits, she almost died of asthma in 1999. When me and my brothers almost lost her, that was the straw that broke the camels back.

I got her on the same regimen as me and my daughter and being that she is much older, she got off of 4 medications and is now only on the albuteral when needed. She too, has not had another hospital visit in 8 years!

I and my daughter have been medication free and antibiotic free for 8 years and counting! Sorry for pissing off the people who own their disease, but it does apply to you, too if you want to get off your meds and live a life of optimal health. Yah, you've tried so called "everything" natural out there, but in reality... You didn't get the best advice or the right stuff, so you quit looking.

Let me ask you this? Does an athlete or nobel prize winner quit just because it took years to train or to find the answer to a formula? No! Because, my motto is never, ever, ever quit!
There is something out there, but if you quit, then you say there isn't. New discoveries happen all the time in natural rememdies, but because they weren't discovered when you were looking and couldn't find it doesn't mean its not available now.

Yes, the double whammy is that non toxic is not covered by insurance... How convenient for the medical establishment! However, you keep your meds take the non toxic regimen that does not interfere with your meds and then as your symptoms abate, you slowly titrate off of your meds and keep your inhalor with you until you are sure you are asthma free. Even if it means holding onto them for months at a time if its a trust issue. It was for me before I threw them away!

Currently, the US ranks number 37 in disease management and according to the Journal of the American Medical Association, the third leading cause of death is drug interactions from properly prescribed drugs and another issue came out in 2001 stating that our modern day produce is so deficient, that we as a people are deficient.

The body corrects itself with the proper nutritional tools that are missing in the modern diet. The body is the miracle. The body is designed, on a cellular level, to achieve balance and when there is balance, there simply isn't any room for disease.

Dis - Ease, the body not being at ease. So, you correct the Dis - Ease and the symptoms go away (considering the four month cycle of a red blood cell). Make sense?

Answer 7

See a Chiropractor that specializes in Pediatrics.