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