| Today more and more asthma sufferers are turning | | | | suffer from high blood pressure and are having to |
| to use more natural ways of treating asthma rather | | | | take medication to treat this condition as well. Plus it |
| than relying on the medications that their doctor | | | | should be avoided by those sufferers who are taking |
| prescribes. In the USA most herbal supplement for | | | | anti-coagulant medication for some other disorder. |
| asthma treatment that are now available today have | | | | Lobelia |
| been both evaluated and then endorsed by the FDA | | | | Although powerful in treating asthma, this herb can |
| (Food and Drug Administration). Plus you will find | | | | be quite toxic and should only be used in very small |
| plenty of reports available from those who have | | | | doses and only when a person is being treated either |
| used them and have found them to be effective in | | | | by their doctor or a herbalist who is experienced and |
| treating their asthma. | | | | knows everything relating to herbs and their uses. |
| In this article I will take a closer look at some of the | | | | Again this type of herbal supplement for asthma |
| types of herbal supplements for asthma sufferers. | | | | should not be used by sufferers who have high blood |
| However before you do start to use them it is best | | | | pressure or have some type of heart disease. |
| that you discuss matters with your doctor or health | | | | Reishi Mushroom |
| provider first and do not stop taking any medication | | | | This particular herb contains properties which are anti |
| that they have prescribed without them allowing you | | | | inflammatory as well as help to boost the immune |
| to. | | | | system. Also in Chinese Medicine it has been reported |
| Ma Huang (Ephedra) | | | | that this particular herbal supplement for asthma |
| This particular herb should only be used when a | | | | treatment is good for strengthen the lungs. You can |
| sufferer is closely supervised by their doctor. | | | | either take reishi mushroom by preparing them within |
| Although it acts as a bronchodilator so it helps to | | | | recipes of meals you are cooking or take it in its |
| open up the airways that have become constricted it | | | | concentrated form as a tincture. |
| can also cause a person's heart rate to increase and | | | | However as previously mentioned when using any |
| some people may find that they become irritable | | | | kind of herbal supplement for asthma it is advisable |
| when they use it. | | | | that you discuss matters with your doctor first. |
| Coleus Forshkholii | | | | Ricky is the online editor of a website dedicated to |
| This herb again acts in the same way as Ma Huang | | | | provide alternative forms of asthma remedies such |
| but should not be used by asthma sufferers who | | | | as asthma herbal inhaler. |