Lower respiratory tract infection
The lower respiratory tract infection are the infection consisting of
the trachea (wind pipe), bronchial tubes, the bronchioles, and the
lungs, including the bronchitis and pneumonia. According to The World
Health Report 2004 – Changing History(1), in 2002 lower respiratory
track infection were still the leading cause of deaths among all
infectious diseases, and accounted for 3.9 million deaths worldwide and
6.9% of all deaths that year.
Bronchitis is defined as a condition of an inflammation of the
mucous membranes of the bronchi, the larger and medium-sized airways
that carry airflow from the trachea into the lung parenchyma(7). Most
cases of Bronchitis are as a result of recurrent injure to the airways
caused by inhaled irritants and cigarette smoking(6).
E. Preventions
E.1. Diet to prevent bronchitis
According to the study by Olive View Medical Center, Sylmar, Calif.
although chronic bronchitis was first named and described in 1808, the
disease has been known since earliest time, and numerous drugs have been
utilized in its therapy. The basic historic theories of human function
have readily been applied to bronchitis; thus in Greek medicine, the
disease was appreciated as one of excess phlegm. Early remedies included
garlic, pepper, cinnamon, and turpentine, whereas later therapies of
choice emphasized coffee, ipecac, and potassium nitrate(37).
1. Garlic
According to Steven Sandberg-Lewis, ND, in the article of Garlic for Bronchitis, indicated that
An inhalation of liquid allicin, an active compound in garlic with
antibacterial and antiviral effects or to use liquid allicin, add about
10 drops (my favorite allicin extract is called Allimax Liquid) to the
reservoir of a portable nebulizer, which is available at most
drugstores. Breathe the mist until all of the extract is gone-about 10
minutes. Repeat the treatment one to three times daily until you’re
feeling better(38).
2. Green tea
In the study to investigate the Green tea epigallo-catechin-galleate
ameliorates the development of obliterative airway disease, suggested
that targeting this may offer therapeutic benefits. As a potent
anti-inflammatory agent, epigallo-catechin-galleate (EGCG), a green tea
catechin, has been very effective in ameliorating inflammation in a
variety of diseases, providing the rationale for its use in this study
in a murine heterotopic tracheal allograft model of OB(39).
3. Mango ginger
Mango ginger (Curcuma amada Roxb.) is a unique spice having
morphological resemblance with ginger but imparts a raw mango flavour.
Ayurveda and Unani medicinal systems have given much importance to mango
ginger as an appetizer, alexteric, antipyretic, aphrodisiac, diuretic,
emollient, expectorant and laxative and to cure biliousness, itching,
skin diseases, bronchitis, asthma, hiccough and inflammation due to
injuries.According to the study by Department of Biotechnology, Defence
Research Laboratory, found that the biological activities of mango
ginger include antioxidant activity, antibacterial activity, antifungal
activity, anti-inflammatory activity, platelet aggregation inhibitory
activity, cytotoxicity, antiallergic activity, hypotriglyceridemic
activity, brine-shrimp lethal activity, enterokinase inhibitory
activity, CNS depressant and analgesic activity(40).
4. Aromatics
Aromatics are a commonly used ingredient in a number of proprietary
medicines. It is well established that lung mucus clearance is impaired
in patients with chronic airways obstruction. According to the study by
Royal Free Hospital and University College Medical School, aromatic
treatment significantly enhanced clearance at two time points 30 (p <
0.05) and 60 (p < 0.02) minutes postradioaerosol inhalation but had
no demonstrable further effect over the following 5 hours despite
further application of the inunction. The clearance improvement
(relative to a baseline) observed during the first hour of testing was
significantly correlated (p < 0.01) with the concentration level of
aromatics(41).
5. Etc.
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Sources
(1) http://www.who.int/whr/2004/en/
(6) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC130746/
(7) http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/bronchitis-chronic/understanding-chronic-bronchitis.html
(37) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1925077
(38) http://www.southorangechiropractic.com/wellness-articles/89-garlic-for-bronchitis
(39) http://www.livestrong.com/article/26850-homemade-remedies-bronchitis/
(40) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Ginger%20and%20bronchitis
(41) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12804077
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