'Curing' chronic bronchitis & asthma

March 3, 2011

I have been treating a 57 year old man for chronic bronchitis and asthma for a

short time and he is so pleased with his progress he calls it his miracle

medicine. He has asked me if I can 'cure' him as he is looking at his long term

prospects.

He has a Hx of respiratory problems most of his life including TB as a child.

The problems with asthma started while he lived in Los Angeles as a teenager

which is a very smog- ridden city. His lung sounds are typical of an asthmatic,

but I can't determine how much his lungs are damaged.

He has been on steroid inhalers for a very long time, is breathless often and

has a particularly wracking cough which is a constant problem.

With my medicine he said he didn't need his inhaler for 4 days. He says,

'The miracle medicine you made for me, do you think it could cure my condition

with my lungs or can it arrest the condition? It really works amazingly well. I

am asking the question because I need to get a mid to long term look at the

situation.'

I wrote back,

'If you have emphysema then it can improve the situation but not cure, as it is

a non-reversible condition.

Asthma and chronic bronchitis are both reversible conditions but it can take

time, and for severely damaged lungs I don't know how far the repair can go.'

He has been told that he doesn't have emphysema. However, I want to be realistic

as he has had these problems so long. To be honest I am a bit surprised the meds

worked at all [i didn't tell him that].

After I emailed him my response he replied,

''The remedy you made for me some time ago do you think that it would cure my

condition or only arrest it. I need to now because I am looking at my situation

both medium and long term.'

I think he wants a measurement that I cannot give. How would people respond? How

can we give a prognosis? I just think he has a chance of improvement with herbs,

while orthodox meds just deal with his symptoms.

Maggie

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