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    Asthma Relief with Grandma’s Remedies
    Asthma Relief with Grandma’s Remedies
    Asthma Relief with Grandma’s Remedies
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    Asthma Relief with Grandma’s Remedies

    By Erika M Szabo

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    My grandmother was born in 1892, and she suffered with asthma all her life. She, of course, didn’t have the luxuries afforded us by modern medicine, but she managed her symptoms well with herbs, dietary, environmental changes, and her home remedies. Grandma often took me on trips to the fields, meadows, and into the woods or along the riverside to collect herbs. Now I regret that I did not continue learning from her, after I was twelve or so. Back then—just like any teenager—I thought I was smarter and the “old medicine” was just that, old.
    In nursing school and later when I studied Alternative Medicine, I learned what I could have learned from Grandma, how to ease the constriction and tightening of the muscles surrounding the airways, inflammation, soreness, swelling, and irritation of the airways in the lungs. Although there is no cure for asthma, the symptoms can be managed with medications, dietary changes, and prevention with alternative methods and the elimination of environmental triggers.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherErika M Szabo
    Release dateJun 1, 2016
    ISBN9781311871039
    Asthma Relief with Grandma’s Remedies
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    Erika M Szabo

    Erika became an avid reader at a very early age, thanks to her dad who introduced her to many great books. Erika writes alternate history, romantic fantasy, magical realism novels as well as fun, educational, and bilingual books for children ages 4-12 about acceptance, friendship, family, and moral values such as accepting people with disabilities, dealing with bullies, and not judging others before getting to know them.

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      Asthma Relief with Grandma’s Remedies - Erika M Szabo

      Asthma Relief with Grandma’s Remedies

      Alternative, and Traditional Treatments

      By

      Erika M Szabo, RN, AMP

      Copyright © 2015 Erika M Szabo

      Asthma Relief with Grandma’s Remedies

      ISBN-10:1-943962-28-6

      ISBN-13:978-1-943962-28-0

      Smashwords edition

      Published by Golden Box Books

      Editor: Lee Porche www.winddancerpublications.com

      Book cover art and illustrations: the author www.authorerikamszabo.com

      Book formatting and interior design: www.goldenboxbooks.com

      The information in this book was intended for educational purposes. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without the prior written consent of the author, except brief quotes used in reviews. I used information regarding healing foods and herbs that I learned from my grandmother. The knowledge was passed down from generation to generation in the family. I also used my notes from my Alternative Medicine classes, books, and lectures, as well as my experience working as an RN in the medical field all my life.

      Contents

      Dedication

      Introduction

      Good to Know About Asthma

      Interesting Historical Facts

      Asthma Symptoms

      Acute asthma attack

      Status asthmaticus

      Asthma exacerbation

      Asthma Types

      The Possible Causes of Asthma

      See Your Doctor When...

      Seek Emergency Treatment When…

      Diagnosing Asthma

      Managing Asthma

      Asthma Medications

      Asthma Prognosis

      Grandma’s Asthma Remedies

      Foods recommended by Grandma

      Grandma eliminated or drastically reduced from her diet

      About Herbal Medicine

      Herbs are versatile

      The Dangers of Using Herbs Incorrectly

      Grandma’s Herbs for Asthma

      Basil (ocimum basilicum)

      Cowslip (Primula veris)

      Elecampane (inula helenium)

      Ephedra (ephedra sinica) also called Ma-Huang

      Garlic (allium sativum)

      Licorice (glycyrrhiza glabra) also called Gan cao

      Lobelia (lobelia inflata)

      Mullein (verbascum thapsus) also called lungwort

      Pill-bearing Spurge (euphorbia hirta) also called Asthma weed

      Reishi (ganoderma lucidum)

      Grandma’s Home Remedies for Asthma

      About Alternative Medicine

      Using alternative healing methods is not without dangers

      Going Overboard with natural remedies

      Ayurveda to Treat Asthma

      Aromatherapy to Treat Asthma

      Chinese Medicine to Treat Asthma

      Homeopathic Medicine to Treat Asthma

      References

      About the Author

      Books by the Author

      Dedication

      To my grandmother, Rozalia, and my mother, Maria.

      They introduced me to the art of healing with herbs, spices, and food.

      Introduction

      My grandmother was born in 1892, and she suffered with asthma all her life. She, of course, didn’t have the luxuries afforded us by modern medicine, but she managed her symptoms fairly well. She never used disinfectants other than certain herbs in her home. I often saw her drinking herbal teas. She told me the Hungarian folk names for these herbs, one of which was hairy dog milk, and I remember the other one as cow tail weed. I recognized these herbs later when I studied Herbal Medicine. The Latin names for them were pill-bearing spurge and mullein. People didn’t refer to herbs by their Latin names when I was a kid, and I have no idea why they named the pill-bearing spurge hairy dog milk.

      Grandma often took me on trips to the fields, meadows, and into the woods or along the riverside to collect herbs. Now I regret that I did not continue learning from her, after I was twelve or so. Back then—just like any teenager—I thought I was smarter and the old medicine was just that, old.

      As a small child I had no idea that grandma was the town’s so-called healer, as were her mother and grandmother before her. The spare room of her house was filled with herbs hanging to dry from hooks, and the cabinets were filled with bottles and jars containing oils, salves, and tinctures. People came to see her frequently. They told her about the symptoms they were experiencing, and she looked at their wounds or rashes, or she asked questions, and then she handed them some remedy with instructions. It was all natural. Even then, I knew she was a good person who helped people.

      I didn’t know that she was teaching me when we were sitting on the bench by the gate, watching people walk by, or when she took me to church and she

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