COPD is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. COPD refers to a group of diseases that include chronic bronchitis, emphysema and asthmatic bronchitis. COPD is a lung disease, mainly caused by smoking. COPD progresses gradually and worsens over time. The rate of progression and severity of symptoms may differ from one individual to another. COPD cannot be cured, though it can be controlled. A...

Bronchitis is a situation where bronchi or tubes connecting the trachea into the lungs are inflamed. Disease usually causes acute bronchitis and it can either be viral or bacterial. Although bronchitis that is chronic is caused by continuous frustration of the lungs due to smoking or protracted exposure to poisonous chemicals. To treat bronchitis successfully there are ten simple steps...

Potato: There was an Irish proverb: Be eating one potato, peeling a second, have a third in your fist and your eye on the fourth. Spinach: In ancient times, spinach juice was used as a cure for conjunctivitis and defective vision; a cure for anemia, weakness and low vitality. Carrot: In medieval times, it was believed that carrot juice improves eye sight; it was also used as a cure for...

Comfrey has a long history of effectiveness as a healer plant. It has the reputation of being able to knit bones together thus accounting for many of the common names (boneset, nipbone, knitbone, and healing herb). Comfrey leaves are similar to Foxglove leaves, though they have smaller veins not extending into the wings of the leaf-stalk. The leafy stem, 2 to 3 feet high, is stout, angular and...