Pneumonia is inflammation of the internal organ, lungs. It is considered as one of the most dangerous and serious infectious diseases ever known. Pneumonia assumes threatening proportions if both of the lungs are affected; this medical condition is tagged double pneumonia in layman’s term.

Pneumonia symptoms

Cold in the head or throat and shivering fever are the symptoms of Pneumonia.

The usual cases of pneumonia start with a cold in the head or throat. The pneumonia patient generally feels a cold, shivering fever while having difficulty in breathing, and chest pain. Cough with pinkish sputum may follow, which may eventually become brownish in color. In children, pneumonia may cause convulsions and delirium. The temperature may also rise to 40.6 degree centigrade and while the pulse rate may increase to up 150 beats per minute. A usual complication of pneumonia is pleurisy.

Pneumonia causes

Viruses and germs

Pneumonia is primarily caused by different types of germs like staphylococcus, streptococcus, and pneumococcus. At some cases, certain viruses are also held responsible for the spread of this disease.

Toxins and fungal infections

Other causes of pneumonia are fungal infections, inhaling foreign matter, irritation by worms, and noxious gas or even irritant dust. The real root of pneumonia is a constitution that is weakened by the toxins that are present in the body like in the air passages and the lungs. Meanwhile, the accumulation of the said toxins is mainly due to improper eating habits and also due to a faulty lifestyle.

Pneumonia Home Remedies

Fenugreek

When pneumonia is still in the early age of pneumonia, the usual home remedy being prepared is a tea that is made from fenugreek seeds. These fenugreek seeds would mainly help the sufferer’s body to perspire. Also through this home made tea, there would also be a shortened period of fever and dispelled toxicity in the part of the patient with the said disease. A patient is expected to take the tea daily with four cups as the recommended amount. When the patient feels that his or her condition is already improving in the duration of the treatment, the quantity to be taken in could be reduced. When under this treatment, no other nourishment or food should be taken in. Fenugreek and fasting will eventually allow the patient’s body to rectify the problems with regard to the respiratory system after a few days.

Home Remedies For Pneumonia

Home Remedies For Pneumonia from Garlic

Garlic is considered as an amazing treatment for those who have pneumonia if only it would be given in ample quantities during the treatment. Aside from it ability to bring down body temperature, it is also capable of toning down respiration and pulse in just 48 hours. You can choose to apply a paste of garlic externally on the patient’s chest which has beneficial results for it serves as an irritant. This is one of the efficient pneumonia home remedies.

Home Remedies For Pneumonia from Sesame Seeds

Another valuable home remedy for pneumonia are sesame seeds. The seeds could be infused by steeping about 15 gm sesame seeds in 250 ml water. The infusion should be mixed with honey, linseed, and a pinch of table salt for it to effectively treat the respiratory disease. As a result of the treatment, it will help in removing the catarrhal matter and even the phlegm right from the patient’s bronchial tubes.

Home Remedies For Pneumonia from Parsnip Juice

Root vegetable Pastinaca sativa, also known as the parsnip juice has been proven to be beneficial to the patient’s with pneumonia. According to studies, the juice of the plant’s leaves and of its roots have high therapeutic effects. The chlorine and phosphorous elements in the plants are the main reason why it benefits the bronchial system and the lungs. Thus, the parsnip juice is indeed an effective pneumonia remedy. The recommended “dosage” for patients undergoing this home remedy treatment if 250 ml juice every day. However, it should be noted that the juicy from the cultivated parsnips that ones which are suitable for this use; otherwise, the juice could be poisonous due to the ingredients on it.

Home Remedies For Pneumonia by consuming vegetable Juices

The carrot juice, when combined with beet and cucumber juices or spinach juice has also been claimed as another home remedy for pneumonia.

In these mixtures, 200 ml of spinach juice or 100 ml beet and cucumber juices should be mixed with an amount of 300 ml carrot juice to have a 500 ml or barely half a litre of the needed juice. This is one of the best pneumonia cure.

Turpentine Oil

Home remedies for pneumonia - By simply rubbing some turpentine oil over the patient’s rib cage, the pain caused by pneumonia could be somehow relieved. Putting a warmed cloth over the rib cage could also sooth the feeling.

Diet for Pneumonia Patients

Vegetable juices and raw fruits diet

At the start of the home remedy treatment under this diet, the patient should have to comply with the rule that they have to take in raw juices for about five or ten days. The duration would basically depend of the severity of the pneumonia of the patient. After every two hours, the patient to drink a glass of the vegetable or fruit juice which has been diluted with warm water. When the patient’s fever has already subsided, the patient is encouraged to spend some more days of having an exclusive fruit diet by eating juicy fruits as meals thrice a day. This is one of the useful pneumonia treatment.

Well-balanced diet

Subsequently, that patient may gradually try a well-balanced combination of natural, while giving emphasis on raw vegetables and fresh fruits. This is one of the effective diet for pneumonia.

Additional Pneumonia treatment

Warm-water enema

Natural remedy for pneumonia - The patient should be given a warn-water enema daily to cleanse the bowels during the period of raw juice therapy and the all-fruit diet, and when necessary.

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Treatment for severe cough, should also help with bronchitis and pneumonia: A tea made of 2t fenugreek powder, 2t licorice root and a 1" cube of fresh ginger add to 2cups of pure water. bring to a boil then let steep for about 20mins, strain and drink in 1/2 cup doses 4 times a day.

#1 - Muqitah - 02/28/2008 - 18:57

Blend A head of Garlic (about 8 cloves)in a blender with Just enough honey to make it thick and smooth. This works great for any type of Colds or coughs. Even for Pneumonia!!! I have been taking this remedy since I was A year old

#2 - Addie T. - 02/29/2008 - 12:57

Tea is not good for pneumonia whoever told you that was wrong, ask your doctor. Tea, coffee, and soda are all harder to digest and therefore your body must work harder to compensate from the healing process

#3 - noTea - 07/17/2008 - 21:20

Your doctor is talking about teas with caffeine. Natural herbal teas are definately not the same thing. Many natural teas are good for many illnesses.

#4 - yesTea - 05/29/2009 - 05:26

I thank yesTea for her statement. Fenugreek with honey and the ginger for circulation all in one cup as you see fit for measure. and dont forget your vitamins, zinc,C and A. also a B complex. you cannot overdose on vitamins.But also fresh carrots and beets juiced will help also.One gl[@] a day. I require all of the above everyday for pneumonia.

#5 - BDS - 09/06/2009 - 00:29

A head of garlic, a whole purple onion, a whole stick of cinnamon and three leaves of eucaliptus boiled in a litter of water. When it remain only a cup remove from heat. Leave it cool down and add honey. Have two spoon three o four times a day . This works good for coughing .

#6 - josefina - 10/22/2009 - 12:01

Actually you CAN over dose on vitamins and it can cause severe damage over a period of time. You can have a extra especially when your immunsystem is down, but to say that you cant over dose on vitamins is not a correct statement.

#7 - Vitamins - 11/21/2009 - 15:09

Overdose on vitamins is possible but rare and when fighting infection even high Vitamin A at 100,000iu is easily utilized by the body as well as 10,000iu Vitamin D taken after different times since they compete for uptake. The main concern is throwing the system out of balance on the B vitamins and certain minerals.

#8 - Vitamike - 09/19/2010 - 21:54

Vitamins ARE good, but you CAN overdose AND if you are taking certain antibiotics some vitamins will lessen the effectiveness of them. Make sure you talk to your doctor or pharmasist before you take anything, including the current meda, vitamins an minerals you are taking or want to take.

#9 - Vitamins2 - 01/02/2011 - 22:20

What "paste" would I use to mix with garlic to create the garlic paste you suggest to rub on the chest for preumonia.

#10 - Abaddon - 01/04/2011 - 13:07

FOR BRONCHITIS AND CHEST COLDS (likely to also help with pneumonia)(Try to use this remedy as soon as a bad cough gets into the chest):

Mustard Plaster:
1 part dry mustard
3 parts flour
Enough water to make a thick paste
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- Mix ingredients.
- Apply oil to chest area
- Put thin washcloth on top of oil, followed by a layer of paper towel (trust me...the paste doesn't easily come off the washcloth afterwards)
- Apply paste, thickly
- Add another layer of paper towel, followed by another, thicker washcloth
- wrap chest warmly and tightly using a long scarf around the body
- Leave on for 1/2 hr to an hour (depending on sensitivity of skin) - there should be some redness and a possible slight burning sensation - don't worry -- this means it's working!!
- While you wait, I suggest enjoying a hot cup of herbal tea, with lemon and honey to help soothe the throat

- My family has sworn by this remedy for generations and usually, if you can catch the cough early when it just starts to get into the chest, you can pull the cough out of the chest almost overnight!

Enjoy and get better!

#11 - Mom's Home Remedies - 01/19/2011 - 15:33

Short term megadosing on vitamins is an alternative therapy. For example, at the onset of a cold, take 2-4 times the recommended daily dose of vitamin C. but ONLY for a maximum of 4 days. The body can tolerate burst megadoses if allowed to rest for at least a week. Prolonged megadosing can lead to kidney stones and and worse.

#12 - MedicMan - 03/09/2011 - 01:57

I tried to print this article out to give to a friend whose child has pneumonia, as an adjunct to what the doctor was doing. They let the child stay at home. However, I cannot print the whole article from your site,. The Preview only shows the first written page then jumps to the last page which doesn't contain much I can use.

I guess 'll have to try to get them to go to your site. Don't know if that will happen.

#13 - mey - 11/19/2011 - 18:49

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