Home remedies for pneumonia
Introduction - home remedies for pneumonia
Pneumonia is a serious condition that can have serious complications depending on the age of the person affected. In the industrialized nations pneumonia is even considered the deadliest infectious disease because of these serious consequences.
Therefore, if you have pneumonia, you should definitely seek medical advice for treatment.In older age it is even common to treat pneumonia in hospital so that if complications arise, intensive therapy can be started immediately.
With all the modern therapy options, however, the home remedies in the treatment of pneumonia should not be underestimated. When used correctly, they can be of great help in alleviating symptoms.
You have pneumonia and you want to find out how best to get through it. First read our main page on pneumonia: Pneumonia - What to Watch Out for
These home remedies can be used for pneumonia
In the case of pneumonia, home remedies can be used to alleviate symptoms and thus have a positive effect on the recovery process. The most important home remedy is any type of liquid. This can be absorbed particularly well in the form of water, juices, teas and soups.
Juices in particular, such as carrot juice, often contain many vitamins and minerals that strengthen the body.
Anti-inflammatory plants are often used in teas.
Essential oils, which are best ingested as steam inhalation for pneumonia, also have anti-inflammatory effects. Some of the oils can also have an antibacterial effect and thus fight pneumonia.
In addition, spices and herbs are often used as home remedies for pneumonia, as they too usually contain anti-inflammatory agents.
You will find a list of all remedies below; you can read the effect of each medicinal plant in the respective article: Overview of the medicinal plants
Calf wraps for pneumonia
Leg wraps are the typical home remedy for fever. For this, compresses that have been dipped in a cool liquid are wrapped around the calves. This is how you support the body in lowering fever.
These calf wraps are most useful for bacterial pneumonia. With this infection, the fever rises very high, so the body can benefit from a decrease in temperature.
In atypical (viral) pneumonia, however, the fever rarely rises above 38.5 ° C. Therefore, leg wraps are usually not necessary in this case.
In order to support the body in the right phases, the leg wraps should only be used when the fever is just falling. The affected person then usually sweats heavily.
With the help of the calf wraps, the temperature can be lowered faster than the body could manage on its own. On the other hand, when the temperature rises, calf wraps should not be used.
Other methods of lowering the fever can also help. For this, read the respective article as well as for other important information our main page on leg wraps:
- How can you lower a fever?
- Calf wrap against fever
Tea as a home remedy for pneumonia
Tea is the universal home remedy that helps against almost all diseases. The basic effect is based on the fact that you drink a lot of fluids. A lot is demanded of the body, especially when it comes to pneumonia. The fever causes you to sweat; this loss of fluid must be covered by drinking enough water. In addition, the body is more resilient when it has enough fluids available.
Another benefit of tea is that you can add many anti-inflammatory and antibacterial agents to it. For example, ginger and sage are also effective in the body's fight against pathogens.
Inhalation with essential oil for pneumonia
Essential oils are usually obtained from plants. They contain many active ingredients that strengthen the body's immune system in general.
In addition, essential oils can have anti-inflammatory effects. In the case of pneumonia, particular importance is attached to oils that also have an antibacterial effect.
With the help of the inhalation of the essential oils, these active ingredients get directly into the lungs. The fine droplets are distributed in the airways and can support the body's defenses throughout the lungs.
The essential oils from basil, spruce, pine (needle), lavender, myrtle, thyme, hyssop and cypress are particularly effective for pneumonia.
Inhalation is also very effective in the case of a cold, which is also triggered by pathogens such as bacteria. You can learn about this topic and apply it in the treatment of your pneumonia with the following article: Inhaling if you have a cold
Sesame seeds for use in pneumonia
Sesame is a plant with enormous health benefits that was already known to the ancient Egyptians and used extensively by them. The positive health effects of sesame are mainly based on the fact that the sesame seeds contain a particularly large number of vitamins and minerals.
In addition, a strong oil can be obtained from sesame, which is enriched with fatty acids that are good for the body. This means that sesame seeds are very beneficial to health, both in the form of grain and in the form of oil.
Its strengths lie in the general support of the body's defenses.
As an acute measure for pneumonia, sesame cannot have any particular effect, but the consumption of sesame can generally improve health and is therefore valuable in prevention, i.e. the prevention of many diseases.
Ginger for pneumonia
The ginger is a plant that finds its way into the world of medicinal plants in many forms. The most common is the use of raw or cooked ginger as well as the preparation of the ginger tea.
In the context of pneumonia, ginger tea can be a valuable home remedy, on the one hand it allows a lot of liquid to be absorbed, on the other hand ginger tea has an anti-inflammatory effect in the mouth and throat area.
However, the ginger can also be consumed in small pieces or slices. This is how it also unfolds its anti-inflammatory effect.
In addition, ginger can support the body's immune cells because its ingredients adhere to their harmful waste products, making them easier to digest.
You can find detailed information on this topic at: Effect of ginger
Turmeric for pneumonia
Turmeric is a plant from the ginger family and is used in particular in Asia to flavor dishes.
Its exact medical uses have not yet been fully researched, but it is believed to have an anti-inflammatory effect, which can also be used in the treatment of pneumonia.
If turmeric is taken orally, for example in food, a large part of the ingredients is excreted before the effects can occur in the body.
Even if the effect of turmeric has not been clearly proven, it is a very promising medicinal plant. You can find out more about the exact effects of turmeric in our article: Turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
Garlic used to treat pneumonia
Garlic has been used as a medicinal plant for a long time. In the treatment of pneumonia, it can be used for both typical and atypical pneumonia, as garlic is effective against bacteria and viruses.
Anyone who consumes garlic more often through food also knows that some of the garlic can be found in the air we breathe. This is due to the fact that garlic is excreted through the lungs. This effect is often used in the treatment of pneumonia.
Garlic can be added to the food. whereby the antibacterial and antiviral active ingredients reach the lungs via its natural path of excretion.
We also have a main page for garlic, which explains the uses of garlic and its effects: Garlic - you should know that
Honey as a home remedy for pneumonia
Honey was used as a universal remedy as early as ancient and medieval times. At that time it was mainly used on wounds due to its antibacterial effect. But honey can also be helpful against some bacteria in the body, and the anti-inflammatory effect can also be used in the case of pneumonia.
The honey is mostly dissolved in the tea and thus absorbed into the body along with other active ingredients from the tea.
Carrot juice, used to treat pneumonia
Carrot juice contains a particularly large number of vitamins and some minerals that strengthen the body's defenses as a whole.
Carrots and carrot juice are known primarily for their positive effects on the eyes due to their high vitamin A content. But carrot juice can also be beneficial for pneumonia.
Its many ingredients protect the mucous membranes and thus help the body's immune defense. In addition, fluid intake in general also plays a very important role in the effect of home remedies in pneumonia.
Carrots are known to contain vitamin A. Vitamin A, like all other vitamins, also has numerous effects. These effects and what happens with a vitamin A deficiency can be found in the following articles:
- Effect of vitamin A.
- Vitamin A deficiency
Cayenne pepper as a home remedy for pneumonia
The cayenne pepper develops its effect primarily through the capsaicin, which addresses the body's warmth and pain receptors. Through this mechanism, cayenne pepper has a particularly positive effect on blood circulation, which is why it is used superficially for muscle tension.
Due to the intake through food, the blood circulation-promoting effect can also work on the mucous membranes of the body, so that the cayenne pepper also contributes to strengthening the immune defense.
Learn more about the topic at:
- Cayenne pepper
- Home remedies for circulatory disorders
Turpentine oil for pneumonia
Turpentine oil is used for both external and internal use. The internal application consists of a steam inhalation of turpentine oil, which is composed of several essential oils. So turpentine oil is obtained from the pine, which can also be used as a home remedy for pneumonia.
Steam inhalation of turpentine oil results in the oil being atomized into tiny drops. These can get deep into the lungs via the respiratory tract and thus have a particularly good effect on the lung tissue. The turpentine oil is mainly anti-inflammatory, at the same time it strengthens the immune system.
The pine is a Bach flower. A list of all Bach flowers can be found at:
- List of all Bach flowers
- Pine, Scottish Pine
Oregano oil for pneumonia
Oregano oil is a very strong essential oil, which can be used, among other things, for diseases of the respiratory tract. Due to its special strength, it should only be consumed diluted with another oil (e.g. sunflower oil).
The oregano oil develops its anti-inflammatory effect through the active ingredient carvacrol. The various aromatic substances in the oil also act against bacteria and are therefore of great therapeutic importance, particularly in the case of typical pneumonia caused by bacteria.
Oregano oil is not suitable for inhalation and is usually given in the form of drops.
Sage as a home remedy for pneumonia
The medicinal plant sage made it into the home remedy pharmacy long ago. Sage is usually brewed as a tea or taken in the form of sage candy.
Its anti-inflammatory effect is used in particular for colds and respiratory infections. In this way, the anti-inflammatory component can also be used in the case of pneumonia.
Sage also has an antibacterial effect. In the case of pneumonia, the use of the sage as a tea is particularly suitable, as sufficient fluid intake is also important for recovery.
Would you like to have an active positive influence on your pneumonia? The use of sage is recommended in addition to their therapy. You can find the most important information about sage explained at: How does sage work?
