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Utahfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1940 Posts
Portland
Oregon
USA
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 Posted - Jun 05 2007 : 11:18:40 AM
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My husband has been a severe asthmatic all his life but in the past year it has become a real danger.  We are doing all the medical stuff, but I'm hoping one of you herbal wizards can suggest something I can do herbally for him. Do you have to know the meds he's on?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Farmgirl hug,
Patricia
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Aunt George
True Blue Farmgirl
1476 Posts
Georgann
Midlothian
VA
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Posted - Jun 05 2007 : 11:48:17 AM
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Hi Patricia,
I found this site that may be of some assistance. http://www.kirbymountain.com/rosenlake/asthma.html
Alas, I don't know herbs so cannot help much there, but having raised one asthmatic to adulthood and having a little one with mild asthma, I know a few things about it.
Hot liquids are good for easing a mild attack. Strong hot coffee or strong hot tea are great choices. The heat is good and caffeine is a xantheine dirivitive which have a bronchodilitory effect.
Hope this helps a little.
G
http://auntgeorgeshouse.blogspot.com/index.html
http://auntgeorge.etsy.com
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
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Posted - Jun 05 2007 : 2:15:19 PM
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I use dried mullein. I have never smoked a single thing in my life until I smoked mullein during an asthma attack. it was amazing! Now whenever I have an attack I reach for it before I reach for my inhaler.
I pick it (It grows like freakin crazy here) and then dry it in a food dehydrator. its a rather hard plant to air dry, it likes to mold, so the dehydrator works nicely.
~*~Brightest Blessings~*~
Tasha-Rose
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ArmyWifey
True Blue Farmgirl
712 Posts
Holly
Abilene
KS
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Posted - Jun 05 2007 : 5:17:08 PM
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The Mullein sounds intersting....I know it can be made into a tincture as well.
Raven Oil from Young Living is reported to be able to stop attacks.......not sure how severe but it does seem to help. Email if you need more info or want to order.
As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord!
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Utahfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1940 Posts
Portland
Oregon
USA
1940 Posts |
Posted - Jun 06 2007 : 11:00:11 AM
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Thanks so much ladies! As usual, farmgirls are fonts of information!
Farmgirl hug,
Patricia
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Mikki
True Blue Farmgirl
1510 Posts
Mikki
Austin
Indiana
USA
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
Posted - Jun 19 2007 : 08:07:25 AM
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Mikki, mullein is a large, fuzzy, biennial. It grows wild everywhere, I think. It has ovate fuzzy leaves and a tall flower spike with yellow florets. Sometimes the flower head looks deformed and grows in really weird shapes. I allow volunteers to grow where ever they spring up in my flower beds because of the medicinal uses.
Now, I've never heard of smoking the stuff. My daughter's asthma has gotten worse over the past year and her inhaler doesn't seem to help much when she has an attack. Is the smoke bitter or nasty? Do you roll the dried leaves in rolling papers?
my blog: http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/
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KarenP
True Blue Farmgirl
666 Posts
Karen
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Jun 19 2007 : 4:57:34 PM
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according to 20,000 secrets of tea by Victoria Zak...
Black Cohosh is used to clear heat from the body so it relieves asthma
Chamomile has been used as bronchial relaxant for asthma
Ephedra (Ma Huang)has been used for centuries in china as an antiasthmatic
Feverfew is used as a hot tea to relieve symptoms of asthma
Ginkgo helps block the production of PAF which makes it valuable for asthma
Hyssop is cleansing when you are not in the spell of an attack
Lemom Balm as an Iced tea used regularly for antiviral and antibacterial to keep allergic reactions at bay
Licorice contains glycyrrhizin which has antiallergic value similiar to cortisone, but without side affects
Lungwort has a soothing mucilage that coat and protects the mucous lining of the lungs
Nettle(stinging) is a good tea for respiratory weakness and has been used to treat asthma
Parsley (iced)is a natural for treating asthma
Yerba Santa is beneficial for bronchial passages, larynx, and lungs to clear congestion, phlegm and make saliva flow
Just what I'm ready currently...
Hope it helps
KarenP
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Mikki
True Blue Farmgirl
1510 Posts
Mikki
Austin
Indiana
USA
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
2552 Posts |
Posted - Jun 22 2007 : 11:46:43 AM
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I use the leaf and I roll it, rather, I have Rob roll it because I am inept at it. and then I smoke it. Its hard to do because I am not a smoker at all but just like with an inhaler you have to try to keep it in. It's tough though.
It grows like CRAZY here, so if anyone wants some and some of last year's seed spires, I can go foraging and pick and send them to you. I will leave it to you to dry them unless you want to wait until the e4nd of the year.
~*~Brightest Blessings~*~
Tasha-Rose
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Posted - Jun 22 2007 : 4:50:32 PM
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Thanks for all the info, Karen and Tasha. I'll have to try these on my daughter. I don't know if I can get her to try all of those (she doesn't smoke, thank God and she hates tea) But I'll try the other things first.
my blog: http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/
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Aunt George
True Blue Farmgirl
1476 Posts
Georgann
Midlothian
VA
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Posted - Jun 22 2007 : 5:14:06 PM
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Very interesting topic ladies...thank you so much!! Tasha, I'd be interested in some of your dried mullein at the end of the year if you have any to spare! Here is an online information sheet about it and it was really fascinating! It says the dried leaves are highly flammable. Do you find that when you smoke it, the cigarette burns too fast? Would you ever try it on a child? My daughter gets real asthma fits that go on for days and her inhalers just don't seem to always help much. I have a touch of it too seasonally. Was really sick this past week from a tight chest and sinus infection. Had to resort to my daughter's inhalers. My son is an asthmatic too and I know he would be interested in learning more about this. This sounds like an all around wonderful herb to be growing in ones yard!!
Thanks and thanks in advance for the answers!
G
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
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Ahodge
Farmgirl in Training
27 Posts
Anne
334 SW Well, Fort White
FL
USA
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Posted - Jul 01 2007 : 07:13:54 AM
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| Eating one tablespoon of fresh LOCAL honey a day will help. It must be unpasturized. It has the pollen from alot of the nearby plants and it help him to build up a resistance to the plant allegies that bring on the attacks. Honey should not be given to Children under about 2 though. |
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