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Chronische Bronchitis Ursachen - Cold Flu Treatment, Antibiotics, and Herbs

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Antibiotic overuse (especially for the common cold) has led to antibiotic resistance. Natural antibiotics and anti viral herbs that may boost immune system are discussed, plus the types of cold and flu, and cough and cold in a weak immune system.

15 Anti-Viral Chinese Herbs Proven Effective in Human Studies

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Andrographis (Chuan xin lian): Viral hepatitis, encephalitis B, herpes zoster, viral influenza   Astragalus (Huang qi): Restores immune function in immune suppression from chemotherapy, increases IgA, IgG, and interferon production   Deer antler (Lu rong): Promotes lymphocyte transformation and treats leukopenia due to chronic benzene poisoning, promotes bone marrow function   Ganoderma (Ling zhi): Treats hepatitis, chronic bronchitis, cardiovascular disease, altitude sickness, cancer (especially leukemia)   Ginseng Ren shen: Increases resistance by stimulating adrenal gland via pituitary   Isatis (Da qing ye, Ban lan gen): Encephalitis B, measles, mumps, infectious hepatitis, URTI   Licorice (Gan cao): In pulmonary TB, it increased ESR - arthritis and hepatomegaly from hepatitis - acute and chronic hepatitis   Lonicera (Jin yin hua): Severe acute pneumonia, bacillary dysntery   Oldenlandia (Bai hua she she cao): Peritonitis, UTI, hepatitis, chronic bronchitis   Phellodendron (Huang bai): Meningitis, dysentery, GI infection, conjunctivitis, UTI, candidal/trichomonal vaginitis   Polygonum (He shou wu): Malaria Polygonum cuspidatum (Hu zhang): Lung infections, tonsillitis, hepatitis, RA, osteoarthritis   Salvia (Dan shen): Hepatitis, SLE   Siberian ginseng (Wu jia pi): Xue and qi xu - improves leukocyte count in 70% of leukopenic patients - caution when there is heat   Sophora (Shan dou gen): Alkaloids effective in countering leukopenia due to radiation   Viola (Zi hua di ding): TB.

Most people don't realize that western biomedical understanding didn't include the immune system until very recently. The first vaccine was developed in the late 1800's, and most of the immune system was not understood until the 1960's. Oriental Medicine has been diagnosing and treating immune system diseases with herbs since as early as 150 A.D. when the first systematic book on externally contracted illnesses, the "Cold Damage Classic" was written.

Chinese Herbs Have Successfully Treated and Caused Remission of Viral Hepatitis and AIDS

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In clinical research studies on human beings, at least 15 herbs have been shown to stimulate the immune system and destroy viruses and bacteria (see next table). Chinese herbs appear to have an effect against bacteria and viruses directly, and they stimulate and strengthen the immune system (wei qi) in doing its job of ridding the body of pathogens. There is a lot of jargon connected with Chronic Bronchitis. However, we have eliminated the difficult ones, and only used the ones understood by everyone.

Superbacteria  Medical professionals are now concerned about antibiotic-resistant 'superbacteria.' These superbacteria have evolved because of inappropriate medical prescriptions. Antibiotics are effective only against bacteria, not against viruses. MD's and DO's often prescribed antibiotics to pacify patients who refused to leave the doctor's office without them - even when the doctor knew the antibiotic would not help. The problem is that we are running out of antibiotic drugs; there is a finite number of them. It is thought that, in the future, the more complex treatment agents such as natural herbs may be our only defense.

These OM disease theories are not without controversy; some biomedical research has concluded that cold temperatures, for example, do not contribute to getting sick. However, since biomedicine only became aware of the immune system in the 1960's, and OM has been treating colds and flu's for thousands of years, I would slightly favor the application of OM. It is true that OM's theories may be inexact at the same time that the treatments is applies according to those theories are effective. In another thousand years, once biomedical researchers and OM practitioners have tested and sifted through OM theories and treatments, we will have a stronger, more accurate, and integrated medical system.

Fever is Thought to be the 'Heat of Battle' Between Pathogenic and Righteous Qi

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In OM, you have a fever if you feel hot, even if your thermometer shows a normal body temperature. Chills are a sign that the pathogen is winning, while fever is a sign that your body is winning. Sometimes, what we hear about Chronic Bronchitis can prove to be rather hilarious and illogical. This is why we have introduced this side of Chronic Bronchitis to you.

Vulnerability occurs particularly when you are tired, or from excessive environmental influences like cold, heat, dryness, and dampness- each of these is associated with a season when that pathogen is more prevalent We have written a humorous anecdote on Chronic Bronchitis to make it's reading more enjoyable and interesting to you. This way you learn there is a funny side to Chronic Bronchitis too!