Quick Asthma Relief: The French Way

From U.K The Guardian, Tuesday 3 March 2009
Cherry Chappell has compiled a vast compendium of traditional homemade remedies. Here is a selection of the best - some sound sensible, while many are bewildering.
Asthma

The traditional French remedy for a severe attack is to drink two cups of strong black coffee. Unsurprising, perhaps, given how popular the drink is in France, but this is more than just a typical piece of Gallic insouciance. There have been substantial clinical studies on this practice, including one from Manitoba, Canada, which had the results published in the New England Journal of Medicine. It confirms that caffeine relieves bronchial obstruction, thereby easing and improving breathing.

Coffee is, of course, a powerful stimulant for the nervous and cardiovascular systems - some people find it too stimulating and experience palpitations. So even though this remedy has been shown to have some merit, it's not a substitute for medicine but rather an emergency measure, and it is especially not recommended for pregnant women.
The Guardian Article

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