Relationship: Bronchitis and magnesium

Evidence supporting the use of: Magnesium
For the health condition: Bronchitis

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Magnesium has been investigated as a supportive therapy in bronchitis, particularly in acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The scientific rationale centers on magnesium's role as a smooth muscle relaxant and its ability to modulate inflammatory responses in the airways. Studies have shown that magnesium sulfate, when administered intravenously or by nebulization, can produce modest bronchodilation and may improve pulmonary function in some patients experiencing bronchospasm, such as those with asthma or COPD exacerbations. However, direct high-quality evidence for magnesium’s efficacy specifically in acute infectious bronchitis (rather than chronic bronchitis or asthma) is limited. Several small clinical trials suggest that intravenous or nebulized magnesium sulfate can provide short-term improvement in lung function and symptom relief, often as an adjunct to standard bronchodilator therapy. The 2017 GOLD guidelines for COPD mention magnesium sulfate as a possible adjunct in severe exacerbations not responding to initial therapy, but its use is not routine. Overall, while there is some scientific basis and limited clinical evidence supporting magnesium as an adjunctive therapy for bronchitic symptoms—mainly via bronchodilation—its routine use is not strongly validated, and benefits appear modest. Further large-scale studies are required to better establish its role in the treatment of bronchitis.

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