Go Natural With Your Pneumonia Treatments

Condition analysis:
Pneumonia is an infection in one or both lung. It can be caused by fungi, bacteria, or viruses. Pneumonia causes inflammation in your lung’s air sacs, or alveoli. The alveoli fill with fluid or pus, making it difficult to breathe.

Instructions:
Holy Basil: also known as tulsi,24 Holy Basil efficiently fights bacteria.25 Research published in the Indian Journal of Experimental Biology saw that Holy Basil oil has exceptional antibacterial activity against three types of bacteria strains.26 You can reap Holy Basil's benefits by chewing dried leaves or by drinking tulsi tea.27

Garlic: this well-known vegetable contains allicin, a compound that's responsible for providing protection versus bacterial, viral and parasitic infections, preventing sicknesses, enhancing the immune system, and combatting oxidative and inflammatory stress to name a few.28 Eat garlic raw, add it to your favorite dish or take garlic capsules.

Ginger: a pneumonia-fighting root vegetable, ginger eliminates toxins and heals spasmodic pneumonia.29 You can add fresh or dried ginger to smoothies, stir-fries, or salads, or make your own ginger tea by placing fresh ginger in boiling water.30

Fenugreek tea: together with a few drops of lemon juice, this type of tea assists in clearing the fluid in your lungs and treating your cough.31

Tea tree and eucalyptus oils: these two essential oils have antibacterial properties that can remove infection-causing agents. If you have fungal pneumonia, tea tree oil is beneficial because of its antifungal properties.

Oregano oil: this essential oil has antiviral, antibacterial and anti-fungal properties, making it ideal for many pneumonia patients. You can combine oregano oil with water and drink it.32

Astragalus: this herb encourages antibody production, boosts immune system and raises your body's resistance to viruses and bacteria. There are capsules, powdered root and essential oils available today, but you can also infuse some dried astragalus root into water to make tea.