Symptoms Coughing is a physiologic defense response used to clear foreign bodies, microorganisms, and mucus from the respiratory tract. An acute cough lasts up to three weeks and a subacute cough lasts up to eight weeks. After eight weeks, it is referred to as a chronic cough (Irwin et al., 2000). A distinction is also … Cough Causes and Remedies
Products Cough syrups are commercially available from numerous suppliers. Typical categories include herbal, “chemical” (containing synthetic active ingredients), cough-irritant, and expectorant. They are sold in pharmacies and drugstores, among other places. Cough syrup can also be prepared by the patient. For example, vegetable extracts (see below), honey, sugar and drinking water can be used. Homemade … Cough Syrups
Symptoms Acute bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes. The leading symptom is a cough that is first dry and later often productive. Other symptoms include difficulty breathing, sounds when breathing (whistling, rattling), feeling sick, hoarseness, fever, chest pain, and accompanying symptoms of the common cold or flu. The disease is usually self-limiting, so … Acute Bronchitis
Products Sore throat tablets are commercially available from numerous suppliers. For example, well-known products in many countries include Neo-Angin, Mebucaine, Lysopain, Lidazone, Sangerol, and Strepsils. Ingredients The classic sore throat tablets with “chemical” ingredients usually contain one or more of the following substances: Local anesthetics such as lidocaine, oxybuprocaine, and ambroxol. Disinfectants such as cetylpyridinium … Sore Throat Lozenges
Not only smokers have to deal with chronic cough and it should always be clarified by a doctor. But at what point is it a chronic cough and what diseases hide behind it. What is chronic cough? If a cough lasts longer than eight weeks in adults, medicine calls it a chronic cough. If a … Chronic Cough: Causes, Treatment & Help
Products The pure tea tree oil is available in pharmacies and drugstores. There are numerous products with the essential oil on the market, for example, body care products, lip balms, mouthwashes and toothpastes. These are usually not registered medicines. Structure and properties Tea tree oil is the essential oil obtained by steam distillation from the … Tea Tree Oil: Medicinal Uses
Effects The effects are substance specific. Warm baths are generally warming, soothing, relaxing, vasodilating, and circulatory deregulating, e.g., blood pressure lowering and fatiguing. Indications Skin diseases, e.g. eczema, dry skin, psoriasis, acne. Rheumatic complaints, diseases of the musculoskeletal system, muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, spine; eg sore muscles, osteoarthritis. Colds, colds, coughs Nervousness, tension, stress Female … Medicinal Baths
Products Cineol is approved as a monopreparation in the form of soft capsules (Soledum / Soledum forte). In many countries, the capsules were registered in 2018. In Germany, the product has been available for some time. In addition, combination preparations are also available. Cineol is also contained in eucalyptus oil. This article refers to the … Cineol
COPD is an abbreviation for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. In this context, COPD includes several similar disease patterns that have similar symptomatology and symptoms. In particular, severe shortness of breath, coughing and sputum (coughing mucus) are typical. The main cause of COPD is smoking. What is COPD? Infographic on the different lung diseases and their … Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Chronic bronchitis refers to a persistent inflammation of the airways that results in coughing and sputum for at least three months in two consecutive years. In industrialized countries, chronic bronchitis affects about one in ten people. What is chronic bronchitis? In chronic bronchitis, the mucous membranes of the bronchial tubes are permanently inflamed. As a … Chronic Bronchitis: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Products The essential oil, medicinal drug and medicines are available in pharmacies and drugstores. Eucalyptus oil is found in many cold and rheumatism remedies, for example, bronchial balms, liniments, bronchial pastilles, candies, baths, oils, inhalation preparations, and rheumatism ointments. Note on spelling: In the pharmacopoeia, the name “Eucalyptus” is also used. However, “eucalyptus” is recommended … Eucalyptus: Medicinal uses
Pain is a warning signal from the body to the brain that something is wrong in the human organism. Many forms of pain are harmless and occur several times in life for a short time, such as headaches, which usually disappear within a few hours by taking a mild painkiller. What are pain relievers? There … Painkillers: Effects, Uses & Risks
