Herbal Medicine Treatment

Asthma is a lung disease resulting in difficulty breathing, especially at the end. This is a chronic disease most common in children, because 10% of the children are suffering. Asthma in children is very different from adults in terms of the manifestation and treatment. Asthma in children is rare before the age of 2-3 years, except for children who have allergies as a baby of eczema, allergic rhinitis etc…

Several mechanisms responsible for this phenomenon is the inflammation of the bronchi causing the surrounding muscle contraction and swelling of the wall in bronki.Ini called bronchoconstriction (decrease in bronchial diameter). Inflammation also causes the secretion of more lendir.Ini is for these reasons that the air difficult to breathe.

Treatment of Asthma in Children

Treatment has evolved a lot over 20 years with the emergence of inhaled corticosteroids, is effective for treating inflammation, and traditional products that involve bronchodilators to corticosteroids.

Treatment of asthma in children is somewhat different than in adults: bronchodilators should be administered by nebulization before the age of 5 years, corticosteroids should be used at the lowest effective dose; cromoglycate and ketotifen are often more effective than in adults.

About sport in schools, although the frequency of exercise-induced asthma, exercise was never recommended for children with asthma, with very few exceptions, with some advice and appropriate treatment is often a normal sporting activity. Children should not be excluded from sports; he could suffer psychologically and feel isolated. Only two sports are strictly prohibited: horseback riding, and scuba diving

Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)

Contains a substance that has properties similar to those of cortisol, a glucocorticoid.

Besides acting as an anti-inflammatory licorice works as an expectorant which is beneficial in cases of asthma. You can use a licorice supplement containing glycyrrhizin. It should eat between 200 and 800 milligrams of the drug daily. Also get licorice tablets that contain no glycyrrhizin. However, these are not helpful for asthma.

Precautions Use of  licorice for six weeks and then discontinue use for two weeks. Eat foods high in potassium such as bananas or citrus juice during the time you use licorice. This is not possible to use a potassium supplement.

Do not use licorice if you have glaucoma or hypertension. Nor should it be used by those suffering from breast cancer or other estrogen-sensitive cancer, endometriosis or illness (or rather changes as it currently is not regarded as a disease) fibrocystic breast.

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