Home Remedies for Bronchitis
Bronchitis is the inflammation of the air tubes bronchi. It is usually a viral infection that affects the nose, sinus and throat. Bronchitis might be acute or chronic. In bronchitis, large quantities of mucus get secreted as phlegm.
Bronchitis is often left to take its own course. But certain easy and natural home remedies can give instant relief and help bronchitis cure faster.
- Drink warm fluid as it helps the mucus loosen and become watery. Breathing in warm moist air also helps vaporize the mucus.
- Stop smoking completely to recover from bronchitis. Excessive smoking slows the resistance of the bronchial tubes.
- Add half teaspoon of turmeric powder in a warm glass of milk and drink twice daily (if possible in empty stomach).
- Prepare tea by adding ginger, pepper and cloves and drink twice daily.
- Drinking cabbage juice everyday is very effective.
- Having raw onion juice in the morning prevents the formation of phlegm.
- Mix powdered almond kernels in a cup of orange or lemon juice. Take the mixture daily at night.
- Gargling with salt water will give great relief to your throat.
- Slice onion in to a bowl and cover it with honey. Let it remain like that overnight. Remove the onion in the morning and drink a teaspoon of honey 4 times a day.