Re: Rough night, seeking herbal help too

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Great input June! Thanks. Yeah, I was leary myself about Ephedra. So that wasn't really an option for me. Now explain the Licorice? Not to take if I'm on prednisone? That’s scary huh. I’ll wait then on that one until I’m done with my preds. I was ready to go out and buy some Licorice pills tonight to help me.

I have an appointment with an asthma specialist on the 20th, but I’m still on pred’s for getting over pneumonia. So I’ll have to call and bump it back now. Which stinks. But I have to be ‘clean’ from them, LOL, for 2 weeks before going in. I’m going to try your other ideas below.

Thanks!

Sheila

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>> Had a rough night last night with my breathing as our humidity

>> dramatically increased. So I’ve been spending time online today

>> looking at herbal remedies to help in addition to all the meds, to

>> calm down my chronic coughing attacks. I found this info interesting

>> and thought I’d share. There’s a few other good links I found attached

>> as well. I’m not a vitamin/herbal person but I think I need to be. I’d

>> love to hear if vitamin C, B’s and Licorice other supplements have

>> helped anyone else? I’m sure it can’t hurt. Also, isn’t Ephedra what’s

>> used in diet pills? Or no?

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>> Sheila

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>> Recommendations and treatments for Asthma:

>> Hi Sheila, I'm heavily into alternative medicines but a few pointers

>> here. Ephedra makes your heart race and is not a good idea if you are

>> on Theophylline, it's not such a popular alternative now days. My

>> specialist freaked out when I said I was taking a supplement with

>> liquorice as well as Prednisolone, the 2 interact apparently!

> I cough like mad and use an air purifier with essential oils of

> Eucalyptus, Rosemary, and Lavender to soothe things. Also put them in

> the bath. Ordinary steam is very helpful, I have a separate kettle

> which I boil and stand over to breath the steam. Old fashioned Friars

> Balsam is excellent, you add it to the steamy water and it loosens

> congestion. Fish oils are helpful if you can take them and magnesium

> supplements have been very good for me as most asthmatics are

> deficient. Garlic and onions are great natural antibiotics, I chop

> them, pour on a little boiling water, sprinkle of sugar, steep

> overnight and drink the juice.

> if I think of any others I'll let you know, none of the herbal things

> worked too well except Cordyceps (Chinese mushrooms)capsules.

> Hope you stop coughing soon, I know how miserable it is

> June

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[Guest guest]

Great input June! Thanks. Yeah, I was leary myself about Ephedra. So that wasn't really an option for me. Now explain the Licorice? Not to take if I'm on prednisone? That’s scary huh. I’ll wait then on that one until I’m done with my preds. I was ready to go out and buy some Licorice pills tonight to help me.

I have an appointment with an asthma specialist on the 20th, but I’m still on pred’s for getting over pneumonia. So I’ll have to call and bump it back now. Which stinks. But I have to be ‘clean’ from them, LOL, for 2 weeks before going in. I’m going to try your other ideas below.

Thanks!

Sheila

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>> Had a rough night last night with my breathing as our humidity

>> dramatically increased. So I’ve been spending time online today

>> looking at herbal remedies to help in addition to all the meds, to

>> calm down my chronic coughing attacks. I found this info interesting

>> and thought I’d share. There’s a few other good links I found attached

>> as well. I’m not a vitamin/herbal person but I think I need to be. I’d

>> love to hear if vitamin C, B’s and Licorice other supplements have

>> helped anyone else? I’m sure it can’t hurt. Also, isn’t Ephedra what’s

>> used in diet pills? Or no?

>>

>> Sheila

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>>

>>

>> Recommendations and treatments for Asthma:

>> Hi Sheila, I'm heavily into alternative medicines but a few pointers

>> here. Ephedra makes your heart race and is not a good idea if you are

>> on Theophylline, it's not such a popular alternative now days. My

>> specialist freaked out when I said I was taking a supplement with

>> liquorice as well as Prednisolone, the 2 interact apparently!

> I cough like mad and use an air purifier with essential oils of

> Eucalyptus, Rosemary, and Lavender to soothe things. Also put them in

> the bath. Ordinary steam is very helpful, I have a separate kettle

> which I boil and stand over to breath the steam. Old fashioned Friars

> Balsam is excellent, you add it to the steamy water and it loosens

> congestion. Fish oils are helpful if you can take them and magnesium

> supplements have been very good for me as most asthmatics are

> deficient. Garlic and onions are great natural antibiotics, I chop

> them, pour on a little boiling water, sprinkle of sugar, steep

> overnight and drink the juice.

> if I think of any others I'll let you know, none of the herbal things

> worked too well except Cordyceps (Chinese mushrooms)capsules.

> Hope you stop coughing soon, I know how miserable it is

> June

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Great input June! Thanks. Yeah, I was leary myself about Ephedra. So that wasn't really an option for me. Now explain the Licorice? Not to take if I'm on prednisone? That’s scary huh. I’ll wait then on that one until I’m done with my preds. I was ready to go out and buy some Licorice pills tonight to help me.

I have an appointment with an asthma specialist on the 20th, but I’m still on pred’s for getting over pneumonia. So I’ll have to call and bump it back now. Which stinks. But I have to be ‘clean’ from them, LOL, for 2 weeks before going in. I’m going to try your other ideas below.

Thanks!

Sheila

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>

>> Had a rough night last night with my breathing as our humidity

>> dramatically increased. So I’ve been spending time online today

>> looking at herbal remedies to help in addition to all the meds, to

>> calm down my chronic coughing attacks. I found this info interesting

>> and thought I’d share. There’s a few other good links I found attached

>> as well. I’m not a vitamin/herbal person but I think I need to be. I’d

>> love to hear if vitamin C, B’s and Licorice other supplements have

>> helped anyone else? I’m sure it can’t hurt. Also, isn’t Ephedra what’s

>> used in diet pills? Or no?

>>

>> Sheila

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>>

>>

>> Recommendations and treatments for Asthma:

>> Hi Sheila, I'm heavily into alternative medicines but a few pointers

>> here. Ephedra makes your heart race and is not a good idea if you are

>> on Theophylline, it's not such a popular alternative now days. My

>> specialist freaked out when I said I was taking a supplement with

>> liquorice as well as Prednisolone, the 2 interact apparently!

> I cough like mad and use an air purifier with essential oils of

> Eucalyptus, Rosemary, and Lavender to soothe things. Also put them in

> the bath. Ordinary steam is very helpful, I have a separate kettle

> which I boil and stand over to breath the steam. Old fashioned Friars

> Balsam is excellent, you add it to the steamy water and it loosens

> congestion. Fish oils are helpful if you can take them and magnesium

> supplements have been very good for me as most asthmatics are

> deficient. Garlic and onions are great natural antibiotics, I chop

> them, pour on a little boiling water, sprinkle of sugar, steep

> overnight and drink the juice.

> if I think of any others I'll let you know, none of the herbal things

> worked too well except Cordyceps (Chinese mushrooms)capsules.

> Hope you stop coughing soon, I know how miserable it is

> June

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Sheila, it says in my book that liquorice is an anti inflammatory and

anti allergic substance due to the effect on the body's adrenal glands

which produce cortisol. Meaning if you are on Prednisolone ,which does

the same thing ,your body produces too much cortisol which is not good.

I think when you stop Prednisolone for a while then you could try

liquorice. When I came off Pred 2 months ago I went down with lots of

little infections, ear, conjunctivitis etc. It takes a while for you

own adrenal glands to recover.

One thing I did forget to mention was accupuncture which I found

wonderful. It relaxes you so much, I find it really good.

June

> Great input June! Thanks. Yeah, I was leary myself about Ephedra. So

> that wasn't really an option for me. Now explain the Licorice? Not to

> take if I'm on prednisone?  That’s scary huh. I’ll wait then on that

> one until I’m done with my preds. I was ready to go out and buy some

> Licorice pills tonight to help me.

>

> I have an appointment with an asthma specialist on the 20th, but I’m

> still on pred’s for getting over pneumonia. So I’ll have to call and

> bump it back now. Which stinks. But I have to be ‘clean’ from them,

> LOL, for 2 weeks before going in. I’m going to try your other ideas

> below.

>

> Thanks!

> Sheila

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> , go to:

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/asthma/

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[Guest guest]

Sheila, it says in my book that liquorice is an anti inflammatory and

anti allergic substance due to the effect on the body's adrenal glands

which produce cortisol. Meaning if you are on Prednisolone ,which does

the same thing ,your body produces too much cortisol which is not good.

I think when you stop Prednisolone for a while then you could try

liquorice. When I came off Pred 2 months ago I went down with lots of

little infections, ear, conjunctivitis etc. It takes a while for you

own adrenal glands to recover.

One thing I did forget to mention was accupuncture which I found

wonderful. It relaxes you so much, I find it really good.

June

> Great input June! Thanks. Yeah, I was leary myself about Ephedra. So

> that wasn't really an option for me. Now explain the Licorice? Not to

> take if I'm on prednisone?  That’s scary huh. I’ll wait then on that

> one until I’m done with my preds. I was ready to go out and buy some

> Licorice pills tonight to help me.

>

> I have an appointment with an asthma specialist on the 20th, but I’m

> still on pred’s for getting over pneumonia. So I’ll have to call and

> bump it back now. Which stinks. But I have to be ‘clean’ from them,

> LOL, for 2 weeks before going in. I’m going to try your other ideas

> below.

>

> Thanks!

> Sheila

>

>

>

> , go to:

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/asthma/

>  

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[Guest guest]

Sheila, it says in my book that liquorice is an anti inflammatory and

anti allergic substance due to the effect on the body's adrenal glands

which produce cortisol. Meaning if you are on Prednisolone ,which does

the same thing ,your body produces too much cortisol which is not good.

I think when you stop Prednisolone for a while then you could try

liquorice. When I came off Pred 2 months ago I went down with lots of

little infections, ear, conjunctivitis etc. It takes a while for you

own adrenal glands to recover.

One thing I did forget to mention was accupuncture which I found

wonderful. It relaxes you so much, I find it really good.

June

> Great input June! Thanks. Yeah, I was leary myself about Ephedra. So

> that wasn't really an option for me. Now explain the Licorice? Not to

> take if I'm on prednisone?  That’s scary huh. I’ll wait then on that

> one until I’m done with my preds. I was ready to go out and buy some

> Licorice pills tonight to help me.

>

> I have an appointment with an asthma specialist on the 20th, but I’m

> still on pred’s for getting over pneumonia. So I’ll have to call and

> bump it back now. Which stinks. But I have to be ‘clean’ from them,

> LOL, for 2 weeks before going in. I’m going to try your other ideas

> below.

>

> Thanks!

> Sheila

>

>

>

> , go to:

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/asthma/

>  

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[Guest guest]

I have also been posting to get every one help I know that different

things trigger asthma but won't you want to get rid of some of the

basics if you could and take vitamins that will help you. If you do

really want to learn more check out andria.fourpointwellness.com It

won't hurt just to find out about another alternative that is not

just a mixture that someone with no experience put together but a

licensed company that is registered with the BBB.

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> > Had a rough night last night with my breathing as our humidity

> > dramatically increased. So I've been spending time online today

> > looking at herbal remedies to help in addition to all the meds,

to

> > calm down my chronic coughing attacks. I found this info

interesting

> > and thought I'd share. There's a few other good links I found

attached

> > as well. I'm not a vitamin/herbal person but I think I need to

be. I'd

> > love to hear if vitamin C, B's and Licorice other supplements

have

> > helped anyone else? I'm sure it can't hurt. Also, isn't Ephedra

what's

> > used in diet pills? Or no?

> >

> > Sheila

> >

> >

> >

> > Recommendations and treatments for Asthma:

> > Hi Sheila, I'm heavily into alternative medicines but a few

pointers

> > here. Ephedra makes your heart race and is not a good idea if you

are

> > on Theophylline, it's not such a popular alternative now days. My

> > specialist freaked out when I said I was taking a supplement with

> > liquorice as well as Prednisolone, the 2 interact apparently!

> I cough like mad and use an air purifier with essential oils of

> Eucalyptus, Rosemary, and Lavender to soothe things. Also put them

in

> the bath. Ordinary steam is very helpful, I have a separate kettle

> which I boil and stand over to breath the steam. Old fashioned

Friars

> Balsam is excellent, you add it to the steamy water and it loosens

> congestion. Fish oils are helpful if you can take them and

magnesium

> supplements have been very good for me as most asthmatics are

> deficient. Garlic and onions are great natural antibiotics, I chop

> them, pour on a little boiling water, sprinkle of sugar, steep

> overnight and drink the juice.

> if I think of any others I'll let you know, none of the herbal

things

> worked too well except Cordyceps (Chinese mushrooms)capsules.

> Hope you stop coughing soon, I know how miserable it is

> June

[Guest guest]

I have also been posting to get every one help I know that different

things trigger asthma but won't you want to get rid of some of the

basics if you could and take vitamins that will help you. If you do

really want to learn more check out andria.fourpointwellness.com It

won't hurt just to find out about another alternative that is not

just a mixture that someone with no experience put together but a

licensed company that is registered with the BBB.

>

> > Had a rough night last night with my breathing as our humidity

> > dramatically increased. So I've been spending time online today

> > looking at herbal remedies to help in addition to all the meds,

to

> > calm down my chronic coughing attacks. I found this info

interesting

> > and thought I'd share. There's a few other good links I found

attached

> > as well. I'm not a vitamin/herbal person but I think I need to

be. I'd

> > love to hear if vitamin C, B's and Licorice other supplements

have

> > helped anyone else? I'm sure it can't hurt. Also, isn't Ephedra

what's

> > used in diet pills? Or no?

> >

> > Sheila

> >

> >

> >

> > Recommendations and treatments for Asthma:

> > Hi Sheila, I'm heavily into alternative medicines but a few

pointers

> > here. Ephedra makes your heart race and is not a good idea if you

are

> > on Theophylline, it's not such a popular alternative now days. My

> > specialist freaked out when I said I was taking a supplement with

> > liquorice as well as Prednisolone, the 2 interact apparently!

> I cough like mad and use an air purifier with essential oils of

> Eucalyptus, Rosemary, and Lavender to soothe things. Also put them

in

> the bath. Ordinary steam is very helpful, I have a separate kettle

> which I boil and stand over to breath the steam. Old fashioned

Friars

> Balsam is excellent, you add it to the steamy water and it loosens

> congestion. Fish oils are helpful if you can take them and

magnesium

> supplements have been very good for me as most asthmatics are

> deficient. Garlic and onions are great natural antibiotics, I chop

> them, pour on a little boiling water, sprinkle of sugar, steep

> overnight and drink the juice.

> if I think of any others I'll let you know, none of the herbal

things

> worked too well except Cordyceps (Chinese mushrooms)capsules.

> Hope you stop coughing soon, I know how miserable it is

> June

[Guest guest]

I have also been posting to get every one help I know that different

things trigger asthma but won't you want to get rid of some of the

basics if you could and take vitamins that will help you. If you do

really want to learn more check out andria.fourpointwellness.com It

won't hurt just to find out about another alternative that is not

just a mixture that someone with no experience put together but a

licensed company that is registered with the BBB.

>

> > Had a rough night last night with my breathing as our humidity

> > dramatically increased. So I've been spending time online today

> > looking at herbal remedies to help in addition to all the meds,

to

> > calm down my chronic coughing attacks. I found this info

interesting

> > and thought I'd share. There's a few other good links I found

attached

> > as well. I'm not a vitamin/herbal person but I think I need to

be. I'd

> > love to hear if vitamin C, B's and Licorice other supplements

have

> > helped anyone else? I'm sure it can't hurt. Also, isn't Ephedra

what's

> > used in diet pills? Or no?

> >

> > Sheila

> >

> >

> >

> > Recommendations and treatments for Asthma:

> > Hi Sheila, I'm heavily into alternative medicines but a few

pointers

> > here. Ephedra makes your heart race and is not a good idea if you

are

> > on Theophylline, it's not such a popular alternative now days. My

> > specialist freaked out when I said I was taking a supplement with

> > liquorice as well as Prednisolone, the 2 interact apparently!

> I cough like mad and use an air purifier with essential oils of

> Eucalyptus, Rosemary, and Lavender to soothe things. Also put them

in

> the bath. Ordinary steam is very helpful, I have a separate kettle

> which I boil and stand over to breath the steam. Old fashioned

Friars

> Balsam is excellent, you add it to the steamy water and it loosens

> congestion. Fish oils are helpful if you can take them and

magnesium

> supplements have been very good for me as most asthmatics are

> deficient. Garlic and onions are great natural antibiotics, I chop

> them, pour on a little boiling water, sprinkle of sugar, steep

> overnight and drink the juice.

> if I think of any others I'll let you know, none of the herbal

things

> worked too well except Cordyceps (Chinese mushrooms)capsules.

> Hope you stop coughing soon, I know how miserable it is

> June

[Guest guest]

I have also been posting to get every one help I know that different

things trigger asthma but won't you want to get rid of some of the

basics if you could and take vitamins that will help you. If you do

really want to learn more check out andria.fourpointwellness.com It

won't hurt just to find out about another alternative that is not

just a mixture that someone with no experience put together but a

licensed company that is registered with the BBB.

>

> > Had a rough night last night with my breathing as our humidity

> > dramatically increased. So I've been spending time online today

> > looking at herbal remedies to help in addition to all the meds,

to

> > calm down my chronic coughing attacks. I found this info

interesting

> > and thought I'd share. There's a few other good links I found

attached

> > as well. I'm not a vitamin/herbal person but I think I need to

be. I'd

> > love to hear if vitamin C, B's and Licorice other supplements

have

> > helped anyone else? I'm sure it can't hurt. Also, isn't Ephedra

what's

> > used in diet pills? Or no?

> >

> > Sheila

> >

> >

> >

> > Recommendations and treatments for Asthma:

> > Hi Sheila, I'm heavily into alternative medicines but a few

pointers

> > here. Ephedra makes your heart race and is not a good idea if you

are

> > on Theophylline, it's not such a popular alternative now days. My

> > specialist freaked out when I said I was taking a supplement with

> > liquorice as well as Prednisolone, the 2 interact apparently!

> I cough like mad and use an air purifier with essential oils of

> Eucalyptus, Rosemary, and Lavender to soothe things. Also put them

in

> the bath. Ordinary steam is very helpful, I have a separate kettle

> which I boil and stand over to breath the steam. Old fashioned

Friars

> Balsam is excellent, you add it to the steamy water and it loosens

> congestion. Fish oils are helpful if you can take them and

magnesium

> supplements have been very good for me as most asthmatics are

> deficient. Garlic and onions are great natural antibiotics, I chop

> them, pour on a little boiling water, sprinkle of sugar, steep

> overnight and drink the juice.

> if I think of any others I'll let you know, none of the herbal

things

> worked too well except Cordyceps (Chinese mushrooms)capsules.

> Hope you stop coughing soon, I know how miserable it is

> June