Suffer From Asthma? Here’s What You Need to Stockpile and Know When the Grid Goes Down:

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Asthma sucks big time. Now imagine having asthma when bugging out and you've run out of medication or forgot it in the first place. Knowing how best to deal with this problem means you have to know what herbal remedies have been used in the past to deal with this problem.

Check out this valuable information below to increase your chances next time you find yourself without your inhaler.

It’s important to figure out what allergens trigger your asthma attacks and work out a plan to avoid them as much as possible. Furthermore, make sure to stockpile as much of your asthma medication as possible in case of emergency. Physicians are usually sympathetic to requests for extra prescriptions from their asthmatic patients.
In mild to moderate cases, you might consider the use of natural remedies. There are actually quite a few substances that have been reported to be helpful:
Ginger: Animal tests find that extracts of Ginger helps ease asthmatic symptoms in rodents. Use as a tea or extract twice a day.
Ginger and Garlic Tea: Put four minced garlic cloves in some ginger tea while it’s hot. Cool it down and drink twice a day. Some have reported a beneficial effect with just the garlic.
Other herbal teas: Ephedra, Coltsfoot, Codonopsis, Butterbur, Nettle, Chamomile, and Rosemary all have been used in the past to improve an asthmatic attack.
Coffee: Black unsweetened coffee is a stimulant that might make your lung function better when you are having an attack.
Eucalyptus: Essential oil of eucalyptus, used in a steam or direct inhalation, is well-known to open airways.
Honey: To decrease the frequency of attacks, stir one teaspoon of honey in a twelve ounce glass of water and drink it three times daily.
Turmeric: Take one teaspoon of turmeric powder in 6-8 ounces of warm water three times a day.
Licorice and Ginger: Mix licorice and ginger (1/2 teaspoon of each) in a cup of water.
Black Pepper, Onion, and Honey: Drink ¼ cup of onion juice with a tablespoon of honey, after adding 1/8 tablespoon of black pepper.
Mustard Oil Rub: Mix mustard oil with camphor and rub it on your chest and back. There are claims that it gives instant relief in some cases.
Gingko Biloba leaf extract: Thought to decrease hypersensitivity in the lungs; not for people who are taking aspirin or ibuprofen daily, or anticoagulants like Coumadin.
Lobelia: Native Americans actually smoked this herb as a treatment for asthma. Instead of smoking, try mixing tincture of lobelia with tincture of cayenne in a 3:1 ratio. Put 1 milliliter (about 20 drops) of this mixture in water at the start of an attack and repeat every thirty minutes or so.

While a lot of these may not taste very good (black pepper, onion, and honey sounds like it would make a better marinade than drink), remedies just like this have been used for centuries before the advent of modern medicine.

Even if you aren't in a situation where you don't have access to drugs, you could use these very effectively on a daily basis to reduce your dependence on these drugs and maybe even reduce the severity of your asthma naturally.

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