Bronchitis Symptoms - Home Remedies

Bronchitis can cause some uncomfortable symptoms, which can lead to frustration. People are on the look out for treating this respiratory disease through some OTC or prescription medicines obtained from several pharmacies. But most of the people are unaware of the home remedies which can effectively treat the symptoms of bronchitis. The following includes some commonly used ones, which are indeed very effective.

· Turmeric
Turmeric powder has been identified to be the most effective home remedy for bronchitis. The only thing you need to do is to add half a teaspoon of the powder in a glass of milk. Consume a similar glass twice or thrice daily in an empty stomach. This remedy can do wonders.

· Ginger
Symptoms of bronchitis can be successfully treated using ginger. Grind ginger and mix the obtained powder (half a teaspoon) with pepper and cloves. Consuming this powder in a glass of milk or tea or mixing with little honey helps a lot. This can be taken thrice in a day. The outstanding part here is that all the three contents in the powder have antipyretic properties. This enables to deal with the fever symptoms associated with bronchitis. This remedy also helps in boosting up the metabolism of our body.

· Onion
Onion is known since long to be regarded as a medicine for bronchitis. In reality, onion has been used in the treatment of bronchitis for many centuries. It cannot be dated back to when the usage has become prevalent. Onions possess the expectorant properties, which liquefy the phlegm easily so that it can be coughed out by the patient. Thus it is useful in the treatment of bronchitis. Just consume a teaspoonful of onion (raw) juice every morning in an empty stomach. This has been proved very effective.

· Spinach
Bronchitis can also be treated using spinach. Mix nearly 50g of fresh spinach leaves along with ammonium chloride and a little honey (a teaspoon) in around 250ml of water. This mixture seems to have expectorant properties and act similar to onion.

· Sesame seeds
Mix a teaspoon of sesame seeds along with a teaspoon of linseed, a pinch of common salt in a teaspoon of honey. This must be taken every night, before you sleep. This seems to have some miraculous ability to treat bronchitis which ahs not yet been discovered.