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Natural option for a temporary inhaler?

 
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Is there a natural option to help expand the lungs during a sickness?

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This is the third time I have gotten sick with something that has dropped into my lungs. I get feeling light headed, exhausted by a walk across the room, and not thinking clearly because I cannot take deep enough breaths. The Dr. gave me an inhaler with albuterol which helps... but I am wondering if there is another, natural option instead? I rather like having enough oxygen... but I would also love it, if there was a natural option to help open the lungs.

 
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Are you able to do breathing exercises?  If so try putting a pan of water to boil and do the breathing exercises over the steam off the boiling water.

Adding some Eucalyptus or peppermint oil to you water would help also.

How to do breathing exercises?  Take a deep breathe, hold for the count of five, then let out for a count of five ...

Also drink lots of water. Herbal tea or warm broth helps.
 
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Matt McSpadden wrote:Question:
Is there a natural option to help expand the lungs during a sickness?

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This is the third time I have gotten sick with something that has dropped into my lungs. I get feeling light headed, exhausted by a walk across the room, and not thinking clearly because I cannot take deep enough breaths. The Dr. gave me an inhaler with albuterol which helps... but I am wondering if there is another, natural option instead? I rather like having enough oxygen... but I would also love it, if there was a natural option to help open the lungs.



I'm dealing with the same thing right now and it's terrible.  I've been short of breath for about 6 months now, but a couple weeks ago I got really sick and now it's much worse.  I'll be watching this thread closely.
 
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look into mullein leaves for lungs.

We like it as tea (filtering through coffee filters to remove all the hairy bits.

It is also.supposed to be helpful for respiratory things when smoked.  
I've only done that once, years ago when my lungs were acclimatized to smoking other things.

 I love my usnea tincture for respiratory things also.
I didn't use the tincture I made for years and then last year used a couple times and noticed improvement.
 
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Before I'll feel comfortable giving an answer beyond what's already been shared (all of which, I would fully vouch for, btw),  I'd need to know more of the symptoms, versus your normal. For example, are you normally warm? Or do you run cool? Is your body normally on the moist side? Or do you have dryer skin? Do you already have asthma or other lung problems? How is your heart? Obviously, these aren't necessarily questions to answer publicly, but beyond what's been suggested already, they're important to know before recommending anything with more intense effects.

That said,  I remember another thread about helping the lungs through the wildfires, last year. I'll see if I can find it, and link it, here.

P.s. Check out the 'similar threads list, below, for more info.  
 
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Here it is:
https://permies.com/t/91527/personal-care/Ways-cope-thick-wildfire-smoke
 
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