I have been talking to a dietician who deals a lot with copd an various diseases ...
She has recommended to take turmeric once or twice daily fantastic for lungs natural anti inflammatory and anti cancer ...simply buy a pack of tumeric powder from any grocery shop add quarter of teaspoon in cup an add boiling water or can buy in tea bags...google tumeric and copd makes for interesting reading ...hugs Wes xx
Hi Jettace I've been using turmeric too didn't know you could get it in t- bag form going to look for that I've also just ordered some magnesium citrate because of its properties. Hope this finds you good. Xx
I have heard about this before Wess. Apparently curcumin, a substance in turmeric, is what helps. Worth a try. 
One of the ways i keep weight on - actually put on 3 lbs - is to have cake each afternoon with a kind of custard flavoured with turmeric and bay leaves and vanilla essence. Its very yummy and the turmeric is organic bought from a whole food shop in stoke newington in london where i used to live. I credit it with keeping some of the worst symptoms of inflammation away.
Hi Trees ...yes it seems to have some good properties for our conditions ... ...cake sounds delicious Trees ...xx
Will get some turmeric when I go out,,Is the cake easy to make,I have a cake most afternoon but never helps to put the weight on,even though most days its fresh cream.?x
Hi junespoon - the cake is a polenta one, various varieties which our local community cafe sells. I try to eat as little wheat and dairy as possible as it makes so much throat mucus i can't sometimes breathe.
The sauce i put on it is what contains the turmeric and i forgot to say before CARDAMON which I've also read is good for lungs.
I put a glass of milk substitute (Koko made from coconuts) with a semi-heaped spoon of rice flour to thicken, a bay leaf, few cardamon pods and some vanilla essence in a pan and heat and simmer til it thickens a bit. Then i chop a banana into it, cook a bit more, then add the turmeric at the end, about quarter of teaspoon. The yellow makes it look like custard and it smells scented, bit like an Asian dessert.
If you get into this as a regular thing, best to get organic. The shop i get spices from does mail order and is amazingly cheap. I'll post this and check for the link to the shop - it's called Food for All, in Cazenove Road, london N16.
Hi jettace and junespoon, here is the link:
Ive not been on the site before and you have to log in to see their products which seems bizarre to me. But Ive been there many times and they are helpful and knowledgeable.
I hope I'm right saying they do mail order, pretty sure.
Ive found other herbs and spices so expensive and this is v reasonable.
Yes Jettace turmeric is an anti-inflammatory. I don't like the taste so I put it in stews and home made smoothies. Brilliant stuff.
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Hi Drop ...agreed brill stuff ..hope your well xx
No J but we won't go there - it even get's on my nerves!!!!!!!!! cx
Just ordered some t- bags to try. Thanks Jettace. Xx
Hi Wes oh i will try the teabag as ive got rheumatoid arthritis worse in my hands so fingers crossed (pardon the pun ) may help.
I have seen a lot of people feed it to their horses to help with joint s so think ill get some for our older ex race horse . Thank you for posting x Judith xx
Hi Judith ...it's seems to help a lot of ailments arthritis being 1 of them too...all the best ..hugs Wes xx
Yes been giving it to my husband in tablet form for about three months. Seems to do the trick! TAD xx
That's great Tad ...xx
Do love a curry make them quite alot with tumeric in the rice aswell.Got to be honest Wes not fancying the teabag or boiling water recipes but you guzzle away.I can remember reading about its healing properties before sometime back. Janexx
That's k jane ..I sense your a traditionalist when it comes to a good cuppa ....yeah a good vindaloo does the trick as well ...hugs Jane love ya guts xx
I'm with 'longlungs' eat more rice (with Turmeric) than potatoes very cost effective too if bought in big bag.
However, do be careful not to get it on you clothes as the yellow stain is a devil to get out !
Well I'm amazed at the info you can pick up from this site !! I use turmeric in cooking but never drank it will have to have a go - anything is worth a try, hope my teeth don't turn yellow (LOL) Cheers and good health !!!
can anybody tell me where to get turmeric from please my wife has copd
Hi big den you can get turmeric powder in any supermarket but if you want the t- bags go on amazon I've got tablets also found on Amazon . Hope this helps. X
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thank you steph57 will do have a good day bigden
Bigden let me know how you get on. X
I have been diagnosed with mild COPD and take Advair daily. Recently I came down with what my doc calls an upper respiratory viral infection (aka a cold), for which I am to rest, take fluids, etc. The coughing is scaring me, though. I wonder how to differentiate a cold from a COPD exacerbation. Meanwhile, a friend brought me a drink yesterday. It contained orange, carrot, lemon, and turmeric; it tasted nasty, but I drank most of it anyway. I then had the best 5-hour nap, COUGH FREE. I attribute this to turmeric, and am now researching the best way to get it into my body on a regular basis.
I have beeb using a mixture of onions, ginger root and tumeric sweetened with a little pure honey. Boil them together until oninonca clear. Let it cool in the refrigerator in an airtight container. I take 2 tablespoons daily. Doing this for a month now. I definitely have noticed a lot less mucous.
How much water and tumeric do you use?
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Best wishes, Annie
Nice in cooking but heard you have to have it in large amounts to have any real benefit. (Large doses should be avoided for people on blood thinners )I.e. aspirin as it’s a natural blood thinner.
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