Natural Treatment Options Flashcards
COPD
STAHP SMOKING
Freeze frame, avoid air pollutants, breathing exercises, adequate water
Bronchodilator therapy: Ephedra, Belladonna, Lobelia, Albuterol rescue inhaler
Expectorants: Lobelia, prickly ash bark, NAC, Guaifenesin, SSKI, Lugols
Antitussives: Codeine, cough syrup
Antibiotic therapy (immune support)
Oxygen therapy
Diuretics with Cor Pulmonate
Vasodilators to reduce pHTN
Therapeutic phlebotomy with erythrocytosis
Supplements: antioxidants, whey protein, NAC, Magnesium, Potassium, L-carnitine, Fatty acids, Vitamin C, Copper
Pneumonia
Botanicals: Hydrastis, lobelia, Sanguinaria, Propolis, Garlic
Supplements: Vitamin A, Zinc, Vit C to bowel tolerance, EHB, B6
Physical Medicine: hydrotherapy, lymph massage, breathing exercises, postural drainage, mustard poultice, diathermy
Cystic Fibrosis
Breathing exercises, const hydrotherapy Glyconutrients: Aloe, Ambrotose (high dose) Antioxidants: ALA, Glutathione Iodine Mucolytics; NAC, SSKI, Ant Tart. Selenium (reduces fibrosis) Proteolytic, fibrinolytics- Nattokwinase, Bromeliad, Enzymes Nebulizer hypertonic saline
Asthma
Diet: avoid for dyes, allergens, etc
Exercise
Supplements: B6, B12, Vit C, Vit D, Vit E, Selenium, B-Carotene
Adrenal support: glandular, B complex Pantothenic acid, tyrosine, Dopamine, DHEA, Pregnenalone, …..
EFA
Magnesium
Botanical decongestants: ephedra, NAC, SSKI, Glycyrrhiza
Bronchodilators: ephedra, belladonna, capsicum, lobelia
Antihistamines: quercitin, utica, bioflavonoids
Epipen
Bronchiectasis
Preventative vaccinations, antibiotics, physical therapy
lung transplantations if needed
nebulizer hypertonic saline
botanicals (bronchodilators, antimicrobials, muclytics as required, antiinflammatories)
Bromeliad, Nattokwinase (proteolytic/fibrinolytic)
NAC