Bronchitis Versus Cold

About Bronchitis Versus Cold

It can be hard to determine whether you have the common cold or bronchitis, when you first start coughing, feeling fatigued, and noticing a low-grade fever.

Let’s know, if you have a Common cold or Bronchitis. A cold may potentially turn into bronchitis. Acute bronchitis, which lasts for 7 to 10 days, is called as a chest cold.

The most significant difference between the two is that a cold is a viral infection in the upper respiratory tract on the other hand Bronchitis is a LRTI or lower respiratory infection affecting the bronchial tubes, the airways that carry oxygen to your lungs.

Similarities is that Bronchitis and common cold both are caused by a virus. In Common cold and Bronchitis i.e. the cells that line the bronchi become infected in both the cases.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMMON COLD AND BRONCHITIS

SYMPTOMS OF COMMON COLD AND BRONCHITIS

Long-term cough can be a problem of bronchitis

Bronchitis can happen to children or adults. Especially in women who smoke during pregnancy, the lungs can remain underdeveloped due to the increase in the amount of certain enzymes in the body of the unborn baby. Bronchitis is an inflammation of the airways. In this, with persistent cough, the infection in the lungs progresses rapidly and many changes are seen in the body, which can be stopped by medicines and diet in time.

The main reason is smoking or excessive pollution present in the environment. The risk of disease is higher for 22 percent of people who smoke cigarettes. In rural areas, women working on chulhas cause lung damage due to its smoke.

Who are more prone to the Respiratorydiseases?

• Those who have very weak immunity
• Those who have TB, HIV and kidney related diseases.
• Cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy are also at risk.
• Cigarette smokers
• Children’s due to immature immunity
• Older Adults
• Stress and Lack of sleep

Ayurvedic Remedies –

• Instead of sugar in milk, mix 1-2 spoons of honey and drink it.
• Take 2-3 Black pepper and take it along with honey three times a day.
• Make powder of dry ginger and myrobalan and drink half a teaspoon, two teaspoons of honey mixed with it.
• Eat seasonal fruits and green vegetables along with nutritious food in the diet.
• Drinking lukewarm milk is beneficial.
• Practice Yoga and Pranayama and deep breathing Exercises.

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1. Kapha Balance Tablet:

• Kapha tablet is a healthy blend of herbs formulated to balance Kaphadoshas without aggravating Pitta and Vata doshas.
• It can also be used to alleviate any temporary Kapha imbalance.
• It is very effective in Kapha season that is late winter and spring.
• It consists of warming and astringent herbs that help to balance the system throughout the cold season.
• The main use of Kapha tablets is to remove excess Kaphadoshas from the system and helps in the management of weight, healthy lungs, and the immune system.

Recommended Dosage – Take 1 tablet twice daily with normal water.

2. KasShwasHari Rasa:

• KasShwasHari Rasa is an Ayurvedic potent medicine for Respiratory system related problems.
• It includes – Shwaskasachintamani rasa, Laxmivilasnardiya rasa, Sutashekhar rasa, Talisadichurna processed in Bhawana Vasa Kwath.
• It is mainly used in recurrent cough and cold. This tablet is very beneficial for upper respiratory congestion and bronchial asthma.
• KasShwasHari Rasa has wonderful effects in both acute as well as chronic diseases of respiratory problems.

Recommended Dosage – Take 1 tablet twice daily with normal water.

3. Cough Go Tablets:

• These herbal tablets are beneficial in cough, cold, bronchitis, & other respiratory disorders.
• Cough Go Tablets are ayurvedic formulation containing Sonth (Zingiberofficinale), Mulethi (Glycyrrhizaglabra), Pippali (Piper longum), Kali mirch (Piper nigrum), etc.
• All these ingredients show antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, bronchodilator, & expectorant properties.
• This is very beneficial in fever due to phlegm and treats the chronic cough. It helps in reducing cough, headache, rhinitis, etc.

Recommended Dosage – Take 1 tablet twice daily with normal water.

4. Broncho care syrup:

• Broncho care is ayurvedic syrup containing ingredients such as Vasa patra (Adhatodavasica), Kantkari (Solanumsurattense), Mulethi (Glycyrrhizaglabra), Bharangi (Clerodendrumserratum), Chitrakmool (Plumbagozeylanica), Sonth (Zingiberofficinale), Pippali (Piper longum), etc.
• It is mainly used in chronic cough, bronchitis, whooping cough, chronic laryngitis, common cold, etc.

Recommended Dosage – Take 2 teaspoonful twice a day.

5. AnuTailam:

• In classical terms, the nose is the gateway to the brain, mind, and consciousness.
• AnuTailam is administrated through the nasal passage to lubricate, protect, and calm the mind.
• It includes – Sesame oil, bael tree root, solanum root, cinnamon stem bark, cardamom fruit, desmodium root, etc.
• It is an excellent medicine for Kapha imbalance that relieves tension from the neck, head, and shoulder area.
• This oil gives more mental clarity and calms down the nervous system. It is also beneficial for headache, earache, sore throat.