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Phytotherapy for the management of asthma Part one: underlying issues.(Phytotherapy Review & Commentary)
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Asthma has been defined as the occurrence of dyspneic bronchospasmodic crises that are linked to a bronchial hyperreactivity (BH). (1) Like autoimmune disease, asthma is a chronic disturbance of immunological function that can be controlled to some extent, but not eradicated, by modern drug therapy. In other words, asthma is not just the attacks (crises); asthma is a chronic disturbance of the immune system. The attacks are the "tip of the iceberg." Hence, any treatment aimed only at relaxing airways and relieving symptoms, be it orthodox or herbal, is superficial and will not ...
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