How to Treat Pneumonia | Natural remedy for Pneumonia | Home cure for Pleurisy

Posted on August 3, 2009 by TDR in Natural Home Remedies

Question: I had basic cold symptoms with high fever of 102. But now I am having a lot of trouble in breathing. I get sharp chest pains when I breathe deeply and cough. I have taken my inhaler and have felt no improvement in breathing patterns.

Answer: Your symptoms point towards pleurisy/pneumonia.
An X-RAY of the chest is the most definitive way of diagnosing.

Causes of Pleurisy

Pleurisy is the inflammation of the pleura (membrane lining the lungs). Symptoms come up as cold and cough. Gradually, as the disease progresses, there is a sharp stabbing pain felt over the chest wall or the diaphragm.

Deep breathing or coughing aggravates the complaint. The disease begins with a chill and is followed by fever. The degree of fever determines the intensity of the disease. The breathing pattern is affected due to pain and swelling within the chest. Later, there occurs an effusion (collection of fluid). This is wet pleurisy. There could also be dry pleurisy.

Pneumonia begins in a similar manner and the symptoms are identical. A complication of pneumonia is pleurisy.

Remedy for Pneumonia or Pleurisy

  • You must embark on a fast of fresh fruits and vegetables and their juices.
  • A milk diet is advised. Milk with 1 spoon turmeric is very effective in treating chest disorders. Moreover, turmeric is an anti-septic, and it’ll handle infections.
  • Gradually, start a soft diet – gruels and porridges. Avoid foods which are heavily spiced and stimulating (tea, coffee)
  • Let honey and lime be your mantra. Lime is loaded with vitamin C. vitamin C fights infection, while honey soothes and lubricates the throat and tones up the entire respiratory system.
  • Garlic – is a wonderful remedy to fight colds and infections. Grate 2 flakes of raw garlic and swallow with water. Juice made with 5 flakes of garlic and applied externally to the chest is will speed up the healing process.
  • Pranayama is a must for long term benefits. It increases the body’s resilience, boosts immunity, and strengthens the organs of respiration.

All efforts should be made to increase vitality, step up the immunity, reduce toxicity, and restore the normal chest movements.

1 comment

  1. Willy
    January 31, 2012 at 4:28 am

    It is even more effective to cut a clove of garlic in 2 and leave it in your mouth for 3 – 4 hours ( or a whole night). Suck a little bit of juice out of it every few minutes. The juice will feel hot on your tongue. It will go directly into your bloodstream. This method cured my flu and pleurisy, where normal 500 mg antibiotics failed.
    I had the garlic in my mouth for 2 nights and 1 day. The amazing thing was that nobody smelt it in the morning. The garlic clove was completely empty (like wet paper – no taste at all) in the morning. When I eat the garlic, it upsets my stomach and you can smell it 5 miles around me.
    Now I keep some garlic with me in a small plastic bag. At the first sign of trouble it goes in my mouth.
    Amazing how good natural medication can work.

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