Botanical medicine for bronchitis.
The structure of the article:
1. Causes and symptoms of chronic bronchitis.
2. Standard treatment for chronic bronchitis.
4. What herbs are used and why?
1. Causes and symptoms of chronic bronchitis.
Chronic bronchitis is a chronic progressive inflammation of the bronchi, manifested by a productive cough, lasting at least 3 months a year for 2 consecutive years, with the exclusion of other diseases of the upper respiratory tract, bronchi and lungs that could cause these symptoms.
Acute bronchitis is more often a complication of influenza, SARS, laryngitis.
Causes of chronic bronchitis:
1.Long-term irritant effect on the respiratory tract.
2. Reduction of protective barriers of the upper respiratory tract (for example, in concomitant viral diseases, chronic foci of infection in the upper respiratory tract).
3. Reduced immunity (in this regard, more often bronchitis is caused by infections Mycoplasmapneumonia, Bordellapertussis).
Symptoms of chronic bronchitis:
1. Morning cough with sputum, which gradually begins to disturb during the day, intensifying in cold and wet weather
2. During periods of exacerbation, shortness of breath appears and progresses
3. During periods of exacerbation, chills may occur, increasing body temperature to subfebrile values
4. General weakness, malaise, feeling tired during the day.
2. Standard treatment for chronic bronchitis.
Non-drug treatment:
Eliminate external causal factors (Smoking, inhalation of harmful substances, etc.); to facilitate the release of sputum – maintaining adequate hydration (abundant drinking of water, fruit drinks up to 2-3 l/day); humidification of the air in the room, especially in arid climates and in winter (maintaining the temperature in the room 20 – 22 degrees); elimination of the impact on the patient of environmental factors that cause coughing (smoke, dust, pungent smells, cold air); physical therapy (hereinafter – exercise), chest massage, physiotherapy.
Medication:
1. Antiviral and antibacterial drugs (after determining the sensitivity of microflora).
2. Expectorant.
3.Secretolytic means.
4. Anti-inflammatory and antipyretic agents.
5. Immunomodulators.
6. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
3. Why is the appointment of herbal medicines is essential to improve the effectiveness of synthetic drugs?
1. The appointment of antibiotics leads to dysbacteriosis. This requires the appointment of phytopreparations that regulate the bacterial composition of the intestinal microflora (Lapchatka erect and silver, primrose spring, eucalyptus, series, aspen ordinary).
2. The appointment of antibiotics leads to thickening of sputum. In this case, it is rational to Supplement herbal preparations that restore the drainage function of the bronchi (bagulnik, istod, mullein, issop).
3. Plant immunomodulators act more physiologically and multidirectionally, affecting several links of immune reactions. The use of synthetic Immunostimulants is desirable to carry out under the control of immunograms.
4. Herbal preparations are prescribed for:
1. Reducing the severity of intoxication:
restfulness.treatment (duckweed, Burnet, psyllum).
– plants with diuretic effect (birch leaves, corn silk, Boudreau hederacea, cornflower blue, knotweed, gryzhnik naked, repanshek pharmacy).
2. Immune modulation.
Polysaccharides of plants and fungi have the ability to strengthen the immune system (aloe fillet, Cetraria, mallow, marshmallow, shiitake, meitake, Cordyceps).
Plants with adaptogenic action are also able to strengthen the immune system. This is implemented through their effects on neuroendocrine regulation (schisandra, Maca, ashwagandha, Siberian ginseng, letter, Zheleznitsa). However, it is important to remember about the inadmissibility of the use of classic adaptogens at elevated body temperature.
Own immunotropic effect has Echinacea (strengthens cellular immunity, recommended by the European Commission Ei ESOP in the light of standards of evidence-based medicine).
Plants containing organosilicon compounds are able to strengthen the cellular link of immunity (lungwort, Highlander, horsetail).
Zinc preparations (zinc glycinate and picolinate) and zinc-containing plants activate phagocytosis and interleukin-1 products (birch leaves, sage).
3. Plants with pronounced anti-infectious properties.
Pimpernel saxifrage, Wintergreen, canadian goldenrod, eucalyptus, Wintergreen, cocklebur, centaury.
4. Plants with pronounced anti-inflammatory properties.
Elecampane, birch, Boswellia, maclure, series, turmeric, ginger, mother-and-stepmother, calendula, oregano, labaznik, aspen bark.
5. Antipyretic plants (cornflower, Linden, meadowsweet).
Phytotherapy significantly increases the safety and effectiveness of the use of standard pharmacotherapy, leads to a decrease in complications and is the only possible method of reducing the severity of chronic and acute bronchitis.