Two Simple Ways to expel Cough from the Lungs

I learned this technique at the hospital where my father was admitted for lungs infection. One of the problems he faced was he had too much cough which got accumulated in the lungs. Till this cough remains in the lungs the patients will always feel uneasy and not be able to breathe easily. Patient will always feel like coughing and it causes pain in the stomach and the throat.

I saw one physiotherapist do this technique on my father. The effect was really effective and provided lot of relief to my father. I want to share this technique so that others can also benefit from this –

Make the patient lie on the back and ask him to do deep breathing. Put the hand in the chest and try to feel the cough in the lungs. Now put the fingers in cup shape and with both hand beat the chest lightly. This will loosen the cough. After half a minute to one minute make the patient sit up and do this same on the back now.
Now ask the patient to try and cough. If there is too much cough it will come out now through the mouth.

Tell the patient to keep on trying coughing till the cough come out no more.
Now ask the patient to lie on one side and grip the rib cage with both hands. Ask the patient to inhale deeply and as he exhales press the rib cage. Do this for 10 to fifteen times and then repeat on the other side. This will loosen the old and sticky cough.

Again ask the patient to try coughing and expel the cough from the lungs.
The above two techniques are quite simple and can be done at home also to kids who have too much of cough. If the patient inhales water vapor then the treatment becomes even more effective.

There is another simple natural treatment to get rid of cough or loosen it. This is a popular practice in naturopathic treatment.

In this process strip of cloth is used to cool down a body organ. This also increases the blood flow to an organ and also increases the immunity of the body by increases the white blood cells. The cough gets loosed up can be expelled.

How to do cloth wrap treatment for Cough.
Take around 7 to 10 inches wide and 3.5 meters long cotton strip. Rinse in water and wriggle out excess water from it. Now tell the patient to sit straight and wrap it around the upper body of the patient. Now put a warm cloth of jacket on top of it. Sit for 15 minutes to half an hour. After this take out the layers and wipe the body area and do light massage in the chest region so that body temperature returns to normal levels.

This treatment will loosen the cough in the heart, bring the heart beat to normal range and it is beneficial in many respiratory diseases and especially in problems of cough.

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Kapalbhati Pranayama

Kapalbhati pranayama is one of the most popular Pranayama practiced. Kapal means forehead and Bhati means light. Practicing the pranayama brings luster to the face and forehead and hence its name.

This pranayama has been popularized in India in last seven to eight years by Swami Ramdev and today millions of Indians do it everyday. We hear almost miraculous healing experiences of people who practice it daily. For people suffering from more chronic problem they should practice it twice daily. If this pranayama is followed by Nadi Shodhan pranayama the benefits increase.

Kapalbhati should be done after Jal Neti for throwing out excess water.

How Kapalbhati Pranayama is done?

Kapalbhati is also easy to do and learn. People suffering from High blood pressure and heart diseases should do it very slowly. In case they feel exhausted this should be discontinued.

1. Sit in a position where in the spine is erect and back is relaxed. Traditionally this is done in Padmasana(Cross legged Lotus pose). If that is uncomfortable then sit in a Chair with a flat base.
2. Exhale forcefully from the lungs. You stomach will go in automatically if this is done properly.
3. Just concentrate on continuous exhalation, The inhalation will be automatic.
4. Practice this for 50 times and take some rest. Then again do 50 rounds. Perform 5-6 sets of 50 rounds.
5. Gradually your stamina will increase and you would be able to practice for 15 minutes.
6. If is always better to do the practice very slowly, as it will relax you more.
7. If you practice in crosslegged position, you can reverse the leg position after 2 sets and then keep on changing as per your convenience.

Benefits of Kapalbhati Pranayama

In my personal experience the most beneficial aspect is the calmness we are able to experience. This is one of the way we can achieve Conscious Relaxation. Whenever I get time I go till 1400-1500 rounds slowly. This takes around half an hour. I feel extremely relaxed and really enjoy the time. Since Kapalbhati reduces stress by a large extent, this is most beneficial to cure depression and remove negative thoughts.

There are multiple health benefits which can be experienced by the practitioners.

1. Face become Lustrous and attractive.


2. Diseases related to lungs like asthma, respiratory troubles, allergies, sinus, etc. are cured.


3. Increase immunity to Cold and cough is observed.


4. Diseases of heart, lungs and brain get cured.


5. Obesity reduces and problems of blood sugar, prostate glands etc. are also cured.

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