If you are looking for an herbal remedy for bronchitis, you are in the right place, but first, some helpful background information: Put very simply, bronchitis is a lung inflammation. The airways that lie between the windpipe and the lungs or the bronchial tubes get inflamed. An inordinate amount of mucous is produced causing a lingering cough. If you are looking for an herbal remedy for bronchitis, there are several treatments listed below which offer a way to ease the symptoms and relieve sinus congestion.

There are approximately 1 in 20 people in North America who suffer from chronic bronchitis. Usually you associate bronchitis with smokers that are past the age of 45, but that is not always the case. Women seem to get bronchitis more than men.

The major symptom of bronchitis is that a person has a persistent cough and this is accompanied by phlegm or mucous. Two other common symptoms are wheezing and lung congestion.

A good reason to consider using an herbal remedy for bronchitis instead of medication prescribed by a doctor is that you do not wish you or your loved one to be over-medicated. Today many medical doctors are in a battle with the consumer to limit the use of antibiotics to only those times when it is absolutely necessary. No wonder that with over-prescribing antibiotics we have heralded in the age of the super bacteria!

Most herbs that are used to treat bronchitis are used solely for their ability to aid the body in forcing the phlegm out. Additionally, some antibiotic herbs may be used as sometimes an infection will occur simultaneously with the bronchitis.

Some of the more common herbs that are used to fight infection and that most of us are aware of are Goldenseal, Garlic and Echinacea. They provide an excellent herbal remedy for bronchitis for this reason. These are all strong natural antibiotics, and they can be used either to keep an infection from occurring/spreading when one has bronchitis or these herbs may be used to treat an already existing bronchial infection.

Herbal remedy treatments for bronchitis:

1. Combine equal parts of lungwort grass and flowers. 4 tbsp of the mix steep for 2 hours in 500 g of boiling water. Drink ½ cup 4 times a day.
2. Take equal parts of ash tree leaves and bark and mix them together. 1 tbsp of the mix put in 1 cup of boiling water and boil at low heat for 20 min. Take 1 tbsp 3 times a day.
3. 2-4 tbsp of nettle seeds steep in 500 g of boiling water in thermos over night. Drink ½ cup 3-4 times a day.
4. 2 tbsp of nettle roots boil in 1 cup of water for 5 min at low heat. Steep for 30 min and drink ½ cup 3-4 times a day.
5. 1 tbsp of sage bring to a boil at low heat in 1 cup of milk, cool down a little, strain and bring to a boil one more time. Take hot before going to bed at night.
6. Combine 2 tbsp of butter, 2 egg yolks, 1 tsp of flour and 2 tsp of honey. Let stand for 30 min and take 1 tbsp 4-5 times a day.
7. 1 washed unpeeled onion cover completely with cold water and add 1 tbsp of sugar. Bring to a boil and boil at low heat for 30 min. Drink onion syrup during a day.
8. 1 tsp of dry verbena leaves steep in 1 cup of boiling water for 20 min. drink during a day.
9. 5 g of thyme grass steep for 1 hour in 1 cup of boiling water and take 1 tbsp 5-6 times a day. This remedy is good for kids to reduce cough at bronchitis.
10. Combine 50 g of crushed horse radish and juice of 2 lemons. Take 1 tsp every hour between morning and noon.
11. Combine 2 tbsp of anise seeds, 1 tsp of honey, pinch of salt and 1 cup of boiling water. Mix well and take warm 2 tbsp every 2 hours.
12. Crush 2 heads of garlic and 5 lemons; put it in 1 L of boiled water and keep covered in dark, cool place for 5 days. Strain, squeeze out and take 1 tbsp twice a day 20 min before meal.

Herbal remedy treatments for chronic bronchitis.

1. 1 tbsp of dry coltsfoot flowers and leaves steep in 1 cup of boiling water for 30 min, strain and take 1 tbsp 4-6 times a day for at least 10 days.
2. Combine equal parts of: elecampane roots, anise berries, pansy grass, coltsfoot leaves and thyme grass. Put 4 tsp of the mix in 1 cup of water, steep for 2 hours and then boil for 5 min. Strain and take 1/3 cup 3 times a day.
3. Mix 2 parts of coltsfoot leaves, 1 part of Origanum grass and 2 parts of chamomile. 2 tbsp of crushed mix steep in 500 g of boiling water for 5-6 hours. Strain and take ½ cup of warm infusion 3 times a day before meal.
4. Combine 500 g of crushed onion, 400 g of sugar, 50 g of honey and 1 L of water and boil for 3 hours at low heat. Let cool down, strain and keep under lead in dark, cool place. Take 1 tbsp 4-6 times a day.

In the end, medicine and an herbal remedy for bronchitis both have their place in this world. However, as with all medical care, consult your doctor before using any home remedies, especially when other prescription medications are involved.

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