Has anyone heard of or used Turmeric?!
Question: Has anyone heard of or used Turmeric?
If I am on the right track with this stuff, what are some suggestions? Pill form, liquid, etc?
Answers:
When I was younger I had bronchitis and everyday my mom gave me turmeric mixed with honey, I don't quite remember how much of each but together it was one tablespoon full.
Good Luck and I hope you feel better
Ella:)
No, Turmeric won't help.
Most cases of bronchitis are caused by viral infections. Bacterial infections are a less common cause. It will resolve on it's own.
Seek medical advise if you have trouble breathing, develop chest pains, have a high fever, cough up blood or if your sputum becomes dark and/or symptoms fail to improve
If you have recurring bouts of acute bronchitis (i.e more than 2 episodes in a short space of time) your Doctor will need to refer you.
Edit: Yes, but alt.med can't help either. If it worked, it wouldn't be alternative.
Tink :) You misunderstand the TD. They are good. It means they have read your answer and thought about it. The more the better!
put three tsps of honey to a small plate .and mix it with raw ginger juice and warm it up in the micro for couple of seconds and sprinkle a pinch of black pepper powder and take when you need it.
The best way to get to the root of your problem is to see a practitioner of functional medicine. These people are interested in finding out the root causes of your individual symptoms (something a GP wouldn't know how to do) and a proficient one will carry out the appropriate biochemical tests, investigate dietary factors, etc. Certainly in my own practice I find that in a session lasting between two and three hours I can generally achieve an accurate enough assessment to enable me to put a client on the right track. If you try to assemble a list of natural remedies for a named condition this is as unscientific as traditional medicine, which pays no attention to individual differences and hands out the same prescription drugs to everybody.
Turmeric is valuable in a lot of inflammatory conditions but from the information you give I can't tell whether inflammation is a major issue in your case. I occasionally give it to clients to help thin the phlegm. It is best taken in high potency capsule form. However, I would generally expect very high doses of vitamin C and a supplement called NAC (N-acetyl-cysteine) to have better results. A number of well conducted clinical trials has established the efficacy of NAC in reducing lung congestion.
Edit: To the thumbs down artist - Do you do graffiti in public places too? Grow up or go away back under your bush - you pathetic moron!
Holistic Practitioner for 19 yrs.
My first question would be, why haven't they been able to do much about it?
Do you have a chronic underlying condition that makes you more prone to it?
The evidence on turmeric is that it 'might' be good for certain forms of inflammation - certainly nothing that is going to help with bronchitis. If you want to try an herbal, you could try thyme (warning: it tastes awful) or Osha (not the Occupational Safety Health Administration, but an herb from western America - which is officially my nomination for 'second worst tasting thing on the planet). The former can be found in a tea called "breathing thyme" by traditional medicinals, the latter is quite difficult to find. Those 'might' help - and by might, I mean that I wouldn't bet a ten spot on it, but it probably couldn't hurt.
Also, I would excercise to the extent that you can (so long as you are otherwise reasonably healthy) - it helps your lungs carry things away.
Edit: Hey, have you tried a sauna? So long as your doctor says youre good (it can be stressful to the heart and the lungs) it might be worth trying. Not much different than artificially inducing a fever - which couldn't hurt for a short period. I try to do it every week or so...
I love how I get a thumbs down in less than 1 second. That is a new personal record, lol....
Eh, I get my laughs how I can....off to histology....be well all