Coughing up blood is caused by many factors, possibly caused by tuberculosis, lung abscess, pneumonia, lung carcinoma, cardiovascular, or other causes. Therefore, the cause of coughing up blood needs to be known through an intensive examination. Similarly, with blood coming out of the mouth, whether caused by the vomiting of blood from the digestive tract, or derived from the respiratory tract.
Blood from the digestive tract is preceded by a backflow of the digestive tract movement and can be followed by nausea. The blood that came out to mixed by other leftovers. The color of fresh blood can be red or black. While coughing up blood from the respiratory tract. The color of fresh red blood and looks mixed with mucus and looks frothy because of air bubbles. This is caused by bleeding in the airway below the larynx or bleeding that comes out to the airway below the larynx.
To treat coughing up blood with medicinal plants, we can use the plant gotu kola (Centella asiatica Urb.) and the sage leaves (Abrus precatorius L.). How to make are as follows: 30 grams of Centella asiatica fresh, 15 grams of fresh sage leaves, washed, boiled with 600 cc of water until the remaining 300 cc, filtered, add the palm sugar to taste, drink 2 times a day, each 150 cc. This herb can also be used for dry cough, acute bronchitis, fever and sore throat.
Both plants are used due to its efficacy to treat coughing up blood. Centella asiatica has the effect of anti-infective, antibacterial, reduce heat, neutralize toxic material to the flu coughs, bronchitis, pneumonia, and whooping cough. Centella asiatica is a healer asiaticoside contains a very unusual infections. While the sage leaves have anti-inflammatory effects and reduce the heat.
Besides using these ingredients, the patient coughing up blood are encouraged to continue to consult with your doctor, especially for prolonged or serious cough.
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