Respiratory Tract Benefits
NAC is mucolytic (dissolves mucous). Just about any lung or
bronchial problem can benefit from high NAC supplementation.
Whether you have chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, asthma,
sinusitis or pneumonia, NAC helps reduce the viscosity of
mucous so that the body can more easily cough it up. A number
of studies also conclude that NAC prevents influenza, possible
through this mucolytic mechanism.
NAC reduces both the frequency and duration of COPD (chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease) attacks and may blunt the ravaging clinical course of pulmonary fibrosis, a usually lethal lung
disease. In my practice I have had a great deal of success using
an NAC nasal spray to treat chronic sinus pain and congestion.
Combining the spray with high dose oral NAC and vitamin C is
often more effective than prescription antibiotics for chronic or
recurrent sinusitis.