This Simple Plant-Based Remedy Helped One Woman Overcome Asthma Struggles
Melissa Eboli overcame asthma struggles with a natural remedy that eased her breathing and boosted energy
After spending years having difficulty breathing, Melissa Eboli was shocked at how much her life improved once she discovered a simple remedy that cleared her airways.
Oh man…I’m running so late, thought Melissa Eboli, 43, as she rushed to meet a client. As a sales representative, Melissa needed to be out the door early in the morning. But chronic fatigue and brain fog stemming from adult-onset asthma made it impossible for Melissa to get going.
When Melissa was diagnosed at 29, her doctor prescribed a rescue inhaler, but it made Melissa’s heartbeat uncontrollably fast, which left her hesitant to use it often.
The diversity of asthma and how symptoms show up in the patient is much greater in adulthood. —David Beuther, M.D.
Unable to use inhalers regularly, Melissa’s asthma was considered uncontrolled, meaning breathing often required more effort and energy than normal. Some days, that extra effort was even noticeable to others.
I can’t believe she heard my breathing, Melissa thought when a co-worker asked why she appeared to be out of breath despite having been just sitting at her desk.
Several months of uncontrolled asthma caused Melissa to develop fatigue that required more sleep, which meant starting her workday later than she wanted to perform at her best.
When she was awake, brain fog led to errors that both embarrassed the typically sharp Melissa, and caused anxiety that she might lose her job. She began fearing she was out of options.
A lifesaving remedy
Then one day, while chatting with a friend who works with natural supplements and products, Melissa learned about a liquid tincture of the desmodium plant—also called Royal Desmodium. Having never heard of this, Melissa researched the plant and learned it has powerful anti-inflammatory and antihistamine properties that can help lessen the inflammation in the lungs that leads to wheezing and difficulty breathing. Thinking she had nothing to lose, Melissa ordered a bottle (Whole World Botanicals, $37 on Amazon and WholeWorldBotanicals.com). Once it arrived, per the directions, she placed a dropper full under her tongue.
To her surprise, the mixture worked just like her inhaler, immediately improving her ability to breathe, without the side effects.
Today, Melissa is sleeping great, waking refreshed and no longer struggling to breathe. “I keep a bottle of desmodium in my medicine cabinet to use in case I feel a twinge of an asthma flare, but I also use it preemptively during allergy season to keep my airways feeling more open in general,” she says. “I’ve never felt better thanks to this easy and natural remedy.”
Other ways to breathe easier
Inhale in minty steam
Warm, moist air helps to open airways and increase lung capacity by up to 147 percent. Lean over a large bowl of hot water with 2 to 3 drops of spearmint essential oil and breathe deeply for 3 minutes to get the perks.
Add a mineral supplement
Shortfalls in magnesium can lower lung function as much as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day for 12 years, per Lancet research. Take 320 mg of magnesium glycinate daily, or enjoy more leafy greens, beans and nuts.
Bundle up
Cold temperatures hitting your face and neck can tighten airways and make breathing difficult. Wrap up in a scarf when outside, and Swedish scientists say you’ll ease chest tightness and breathlessness by 75 percent.
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