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Treat Pleurisy With Effective Home Remedies

Written by Dr Easton Patrick

Topic: Alternative MedicinePublished March 5, 2011
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Pleurisy is provoked by the inflammation of the pleura membrane. This membrane has the role to line the interior part of the chest and to protect the lungs. When this membrane is inflamed the pleura layers rub one against the other causing discomfort and severe pain while breathing. Shallow and rapid breathing, shortness of breathing, sour throat, swollen joint and a sudden weight loss are other symptoms of pleurisy.

This ailment is also caused by tuberculosis and pneumonia. Chest injures can also be responsible for this disease, too. Common cold can also lead to this condition.

Pleurisy can be successfully treated using some well recommended natural home remedies.

Apply hot fermentation towels on the painful areas and on the chest to get an immediate relief. Do this three to four times a day. Don’t apply ice packs on the chest because these will worsen the problem. Strap your chest tight to restrict the lungs movement and get relief.

Celery has miraculous antispasmodic properties so use it on regularly bases. Herb hog weed is an herb usually used as a natural remedy against pleurisy. Prepare a powder from this herb and take this remedy daily. It has the property to remove the deposited matter from the bronchial tubes.

Milk diet is also recommended in treating pleurisy. Drink fresh milk daily. Eating an orange daily can be also very helpful because oranges have a great contribution in strengthening the body immune system and they can overcome the weight loss.

Air bathes on the seashore at the first hours of the morning are very beneficial and helpful, too.

Holy basil leaves are also used in pleurisy treatment. Eat 20 gm of holy basil leaves in the morning, before breakfast and in the evening, too. This remedy dries out the pleura fluid helping the patient to get a quick relief.

Prepare a loose linseed poultice and apply it on your chest, back and shoulders.

Black seed oil is also a good remedy for pleurisy. This oil improves the immunity system and that’s why is recommended in pleurisy cure. This disease can be cured using celery leaves and seeds.

Olive leaves are known for their effective effect in curing viral, fungal and bacterial infections. This remedy has also anti-oxidant effects. Due to these properties it has proved to be very efficient in treating pleurisy.

Persons who suffer from pleurisy should adopt a diet rich in cabbage, potato, gourd and cauliflower.

The consumption of pleurisy root tea has the property to keep the lungs and chest clear out. The tea helps the patient to cough up the mucus and to get rid of it.

Using a humidifier has proved to be very useful in pleurisy because it keeps the air moist and the sputum thin.

Rosemary and eucalyptus proved to be other efficient home remedies. Rosemary is known for its property to alleviate the pain and eucalyptus has the capability to help the patient to get rid of infection.

Ionic minerals are a combination of many trace elements, minerals and salt. Regular bathes in salt lakes or having air bathes in salt mines are also very beneficial for the persons who suffer from pleurisy.

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