Holy crap, that sucks! Certainly poor planning on the part of pharmaceutical companies -- you couldn't possibly be the only person in America who can't take albuterol, grrr... Stupid, stupid system! *rages*
FWIW, there's a Chinese herb mixture made by Seven Forests, which is run by a man who is an acquaitance of mine. 7 Forests are the highest quality Chinese herbal mixtures, or "teas", you can find on the market, so I feel very confident in recommending the brand. The specific "tea" is called Blue Earth Dragon, and runs about $15 for a month's supply.
Cautions about Blue Earth Dragon: it contains ma huang, a/k/a ephedrine, which can be rather speedy, and should be taken long-term under supervision. It is, however, an important and time-honored ingredient in this formula. In my experience, as long as the patient is having asthmatic symptoms, it's okay to use, but then again, I keep an eye on the people I recommend it to that way.
If you have an acupuncturist or TCM practitioner, go to them and get this herb. One of its more amazing qualities is the transformation of phlegm: you don't have to cough up a bunch of mucus all the time, much of it just "disappears", dissolved by the herbal formula.
The BF has bad asthma and smokes besides, plus he takes advair and a rescue inhaler. Blue Earth Dragon helps him a lot. I highly recommend you check it out.
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Date: 2008-12-24 07:19 pm (UTC)FWIW, there's a Chinese herb mixture made by Seven Forests, which is run by a man who is an acquaitance of mine. 7 Forests are the highest quality Chinese herbal mixtures, or "teas", you can find on the market, so I feel very confident in recommending the brand. The specific "tea" is called Blue Earth Dragon, and runs about $15 for a month's supply.
Cautions about Blue Earth Dragon: it contains ma huang, a/k/a ephedrine, which can be rather speedy, and should be taken long-term under supervision. It is, however, an important and time-honored ingredient in this formula. In my experience, as long as the patient is having asthmatic symptoms, it's okay to use, but then again, I keep an eye on the people I recommend it to that way.
If you have an acupuncturist or TCM practitioner, go to them and get this herb. One of its more amazing qualities is the transformation of phlegm: you don't have to cough up a bunch of mucus all the time, much of it just "disappears", dissolved by the herbal formula.
The BF has bad asthma and smokes besides, plus he takes advair and a rescue inhaler. Blue Earth Dragon helps him a lot. I highly recommend you check it out.
Good luck! ^_^