28/06/17 07:53 PM

Chest pain

Chest pain is not always due to heart attack. There are many other causes of chest pain.
However, whenever you feel pain in chest, you must check any possibility of heart attack or
other problems related to heart. This type of chest pain is due to obstruction or spasm of the
coronary arteries and is known as angina. Chest pain should not be taken lightly in any
circumstance. Once it is known that your chest pain is not due to heart attack, then you may
proceed further to take help of home remedies for chest pain. Your chest pain may be due to
one of many causes. It may be due to acidity, cold, gastritis, stress, anxiety, coughing, and
smoking among many others. Here are some home remedies for chest pain due to these
medical conditions that will help you in relieving the discomfort and pain in your chest.

for Chest Pain

1. Garlic for Chest Pain
Garlic is one herb that has this indisputable reputation of being a herb beneficial for overall
health but more so for heart. Garlic is a treasure house of various vitamins and minerals
including calcium, phosphorus, iron, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin and vitamin C. It also contains
traces of iodine, sulfur and chlorine. Among many other diseases, garlic is able to fight off heart
diseases, cough, asthma, phlegm etc. that all can cause chest pain. As less as a clove of garlic
a day can lower high cholesterol and prevent building of plaque on your arterial walls that gives
rise to angina or chest pain by not allowing enough oxygen rich blood to reach your heart. Raw
garlic is more beneficial for heart but even when you use garlic while cooking your dishes, it
passes on its healthy goodness to your body. You may also use garlic capsules and garlic juice.
Ways to Use Garlic for Chest Pain
Take a clove of raw garlic and swallow it with water every morning on an empty stomach.

Take 10 drops of garlic juice and 2 teaspoons of honey, mix them in a glass of water. Have it
once a day. This is especially beneficial for asthma related discomforts
Take 8-10 cloves of garlic and grind them to get their paste. Mix this with some flour to make a
poultice. Tie it to your back to get relief from pleurisy related chest pain. Pleurisy is a condition
when water gets accumulated in your lungs and you experience fever, difficulty in breathing
along with chest pain.
Take a glass of milk and add 6-8 chopped garlic to this. Now boil this milk. Drink it while
chewing the garlic in it. This helps in reducing phlegm relieving you of chest pain due to phlegm
accumulation.
Add few drops of garlic juice in a cup of hot water and drink this to relieve chest pain.
Take ½ cup of mustard oil. Peel a whole garlic pod. Crush the garlic cloves a little. Add this to
the mustard oil and heat the oil. Massage your chest and throat with this oil to relieve chest pain
due to cough.
Consume 3-4 cloves of garlic everyday after meals if you suffer from gas problem. This will also
relieve chest pain due to gas.
Recommended for: Chest Pain due to angina, gas, and cough.
Precaution: Sometimes angina and heart attack are mistaken for each other. While angina does
not completely block the blojod flow to your heart, a heart attack does that. Angina chest pain is
a warning for a future heart attack and should not be ignored. While garlic or any other home
remedy for chest pain due to angina can, over time, cure the blockage of arteries, you should
not take any risk when experiencing acute chest pain. If you have a chest pain that lasts for
more than fifteen minutes or is accompanied by shortness of breath as well as nausea,
immediately take medical assistance.
2. Ginger Root for Chest Pain
Ginger root is a popular herb spice with a long history of medicinal use for various medical
conditions. It is especially recommended for gastrointestinal issues including acidity, cold and
flu, inflammation and immune support and is a proven remedy for vomit and nausea, even for
pregnant women. If you suffer from

this:
Fresh ginger root- 1 inch
Hot water- 1 cup
Do this:
Place the ginger pieces in a cup.
Pour hot water over it.
Steep for 3-5 minutes.
Have this tea while it is warm.
Recommended for: Chest pain due to heartburn, bronchitis related coughing, gas in stomach.
,: Some people with acidity find that ginger worsens their heartburn. If this is a case with you, do
not use this remedy for chest pain.

3. Turmeric for Chest Pain

Turmeric, again a herb spice extensively used in Asian cuisines, has been a traditional
Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine for inflammatory diseases. Turmeric is used by herbalists for
treating various conditions including flatulence, bruises, and chest pain among others. The
component curcumin in turmeric helps relieve inflammation and pain due to its excellent
anti-inflammatory properties. In fact, curcumin is also effective when it comes to protect your
heart. Many heart diseases are the major reasons of chest pain. Curcumin helps prevent the
oxidation of cholesterol which damages blood vessels and builds up plaque on the arterial walls.
Turmeric is also a good source of vitamin B6 which is associated with a reduced risk of heart
diseases.

Ways to Use Turmeric

Add turmeric powder while cooking dishes.
Take ½ teaspoon of turmeric powder and mix it with a cup of hot milk. Add 2 teaspoons of
honey and a little black pepper to it. Mix well and drink this hot turmeric milk.
Take 2 tablespoons of turmeric powder and 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar. Pour hot
water over it. Drink this tea.
Recommended for: Chest pain due to chest congestion
Precaution: If you are on blood-thinning medicines, consult your doctor before consuming
turmeric for heart or stroke. Pregnant and breast feeding mothers should also consult doctor
before taking high amounts of turmeric.

4. Holy Basil for Chest Pain

Holy basil or Tulsi is not only an effective anti-bacterial herb but also has excellent
anti-inflammatory effects along with nutrients essential for your heart. The volatile oils present in
basil have a component called eugenol. This eugenol has the ability to block the activity of an
enzyme called cyclooxygenase (COX) in your body. Various non-steriodal over-the-counter
anti-inflammatory medicines like aspirin and ibuprofen etc. work on the same principle. They
inhibit the same enzyme COX. This quality of basil has anti-inflammatory effect on body and
give relief from pain due to inflammation as well as relieve inflammatory bowel conditions. Basil
also have good amounts of carotenoids such as beta-carotene in it. This makes basil a good
source of vitamin A as beta carotine can be converted into vitamin A and in fact it is a more
powerful anti-oxidant than vitamin A. This protects you from free radical damage as well as from
oxidizing cholesterol in the blood stream. Cholesterol builds up in your blood vessel walls only
after they have been oxidized and then lead to atherosclerosis which in turn results into heart
attack or stroke. Basil is also a good source of magnesium. Magnesium is needed for
cardiovascular health as it relaxes muscles and blood vessels and contributes in improved
blood flow to heart. For all these reasons, basil can be an effective remedy for chest pain due to
heart related issues. As it is also a good decongestant, basil can relieve chest pain due to
cough too.

Ways to Use Basil

Chew 4-5 holy basil leaves every morning.
Crush 8-10 basil leaves and extract juice from this. Mix this juice to 1-2 tsp of honey and have it
daily.
Boil 1-2 cups of water with few basil leaves and some ginger pieces till the water remains half of
its original quantity. Add a tsp of honey to this. Have this tea to relieve cough and cold causing
chest pain.
Recommended for: Cheat pain due to cough, gas. It also strengthens cardiovascular health
preventing chest pain due to it.
5. Alfalfa for Chest Pain
Alfalfa is a very good herb that has many medicinal properties. It has vitamins C

Updated at 11/07/17 10:33 AM

Chest pain

Chest pain is not always due to heart attack. There are many other causes of chest pain.
However, whenever you feel pain in chest, you must check any possibility of heart attack or
other problems related to heart. This type of chest pain is due to obstruction or spasm of the
coronary arteries and is known as angina. Chest pain should not be taken lightly in any
circumstance. Once it is known that your chest pain is not due to heart attack, then you may
proceed further to take help of home remedies for chest pain. Your chest pain may be due to
one of many causes. It may be due to acidity, cold, gastritis, stress, anxiety, coughing, and
smoking among many others. Here are some home remedies for chest pain due to these
medical conditions that will help you in relieving the discomfort and pain in your chest.

for Chest Pain

1. Garlic for Chest Pain
Garlic is one herb that has this indisputable reputation of being a herb beneficial for overall
health but more so for heart. Garlic is a treasure house of various vitamins and minerals
including calcium, phosphorus, iron, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin and vitamin C. It also contains
traces of iodine, sulfur and chlorine. Among many other diseases, garlic is able to fight off heart
diseases, cough, asthma, phlegm etc. that all can cause chest pain. As less as a clove of garlic
a day can lower high cholesterol and prevent building of plaque on your arterial walls that gives
rise to angina or chest pain by not allowing enough oxygen rich blood to reach your heart. Raw
garlic is more beneficial for heart but even when you use garlic while cooking your dishes, it
passes on its healthy goodness to your body. You may also use garlic capsules and garlic juice.
Ways to Use Garlic for Chest Pain
Take a clove of raw garlic and swallow it with water every morning on an empty stomach.

Take 10 drops of garlic juice and 2 teaspoons of honey, mix them in a glass of water. Have it
once a day. This is especially beneficial for asthma related discomforts
Take 8-10 cloves of garlic and grind them to get their paste. Mix this with some flour to make a
poultice. Tie it to your back to get relief from pleurisy related chest pain. Pleurisy is a condition
when water gets accumulated in your lungs and you experience fever, difficulty in breathing
along with chest pain.
Take a glass of milk and add 6-8 chopped garlic to this. Now boil this milk. Drink it while
chewing the garlic in it. This helps in reducing phlegm relieving you of chest pain due to phlegm
accumulation.
Add few drops of garlic juice in a cup of hot water and drink this to relieve chest pain.
Take ½ cup of mustard oil. Peel a whole garlic pod. Crush the garlic cloves a little. Add this to
the mustard oil and heat the oil. Massage your chest and throat with this oil to relieve chest pain
due to cough.
Consume 3-4 cloves of garlic everyday after meals if you suffer from gas problem. This will also
relieve chest pain due to gas.
Recommended for: Chest Pain due to angina, gas, and cough.
Precaution: Sometimes angina and heart attack are mistaken for each other. While angina does
not completely block the blojod flow to your heart, a heart attack does that. Angina chest pain is
a warning for a future heart attack and should not be ignored. While garlic or any other home
remedy for chest pain due to angina can, over time, cure the blockage of arteries, you should
not take any risk when experiencing acute chest pain. If you have a chest pain that lasts for
more than fifteen minutes or is accompanied by shortness of breath as well as nausea,
immediately take medical assistance.
2. Ginger Root for Chest Pain
Ginger root is a popular herb spice with a long history of medicinal use for various medical
conditions. It is especially recommended for gastrointestinal issues including acidity, cold and
flu, inflammation and immune support and is a proven remedy for vomit and nausea, even for
pregnant women. If you suffer from

this:
Fresh ginger root- 1 inch
Hot water- 1 cup
Do this:
Place the ginger pieces in a cup.
Pour hot water over it.
Steep for 3-5 minutes.
Have this tea while it is warm.
Recommended for: Chest pain due to heartburn, bronchitis related coughing, gas in stomach.
,: Some people with acidity find that ginger worsens their heartburn. If this is a case with you, do
not use this remedy for chest pain.

3. Turmeric for Chest Pain

Turmeric, again a herb spice extensively used in Asian cuisines, has been a traditional
Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine for inflammatory diseases. Turmeric is used by herbalists for
treating various conditions including flatulence, bruises, and chest pain among others. The
component curcumin in turmeric helps relieve inflammation and pain due to its excellent
anti-inflammatory properties. In fact, curcumin is also effective when it comes to protect your
heart. Many heart diseases are the major reasons of chest pain. Curcumin helps prevent the
oxidation of cholesterol which damages blood vessels and builds up plaque on the arterial walls.
Turmeric is also a good source of vitamin B6 which is associated with a reduced risk of heart
diseases.

Ways to Use Turmeric

Add turmeric powder while cooking dishes.
Take ½ teaspoon of turmeric powder and mix it with a cup of hot milk. Add 2 teaspoons of
honey and a little black pepper to it. Mix well and drink this hot turmeric milk.
Take 2 tablespoons of turmeric powder and 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar. Pour hot
water over it. Drink this tea.
Recommended for: Chest pain due to chest congestion
Precaution: If you are on blood-thinning medicines, consult your doctor before consuming
turmeric for heart or stroke. Pregnant and breast feeding mothers should also consult doctor
before taking high amounts of turmeric.

4. Holy Basil for Chest Pain

Holy basil or Tulsi is not only an effective anti-bacterial herb but also has excellent
anti-inflammatory effects along with nutrients essential for your heart. The volatile oils present in
basil have a component called eugenol. This eugenol has the ability to block the activity of an
enzyme called cyclooxygenase (COX) in your body. Various non-steriodal over-the-counter
anti-inflammatory medicines like aspirin and ibuprofen etc. work on the same principle. They
inhibit the same enzyme COX. This quality of basil has anti-inflammatory effect on body and
give relief from pain due to inflammation as well as relieve inflammatory bowel conditions. Basil
also have good amounts of carotenoids such as beta-carotene in it. This makes basil a good
source of vitamin A as beta carotine can be converted into vitamin A and in fact it is a more
powerful anti-oxidant than vitamin A. This protects you from free radical damage as well as from
oxidizing cholesterol in the blood stream. Cholesterol builds up in your blood vessel walls only
after they have been oxidized and then lead to atherosclerosis which in turn results into heart
attack or stroke. Basil is also a good source of magnesium. Magnesium is needed for
cardiovascular health as it relaxes muscles and blood vessels and contributes in improved
blood flow to heart. For all these reasons, basil can be an effective remedy for chest pain due to
heart related issues. As it is also a good decongestant, basil can relieve chest pain due to
cough too.

Ways to Use Basil

Chew 4-5 holy basil leaves every morning.
Crush 8-10 basil leaves and extract juice from this. Mix this juice to 1-2 tsp of honey and have it
daily.
Boil 1-2 cups of water with few basil leaves and some ginger pieces till the water remains half of
its original quantity. Add a tsp of honey to this. Have this tea to relieve cough and cold causing
chest pain.
Recommended for: Cheat pain due to cough, gas. It also strengthens cardiovascular health
preventing chest pain due to it.
5. Alfalfa for Chest Pain
Alfalfa is a very good herb that has many medicinal properties. It has vitamins C