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Allergies/hay Fever *
Colds *
Congestion *
Cough *
Sinusitis*
Chest & Sinus Congestion Home Remedies |
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Coltsfoot helps soothe a sore throat
and clear congestion
Herbs with expectorant properties help the body clear mucus from the airways and help you breathe easier. Difficulty in breathing can be helped drinking soothing herbal teas. Herbs can provide natural relief from sinus and chest congestion and help you breath easier.
There are few syptoms of the common cold that make us more miserable than congested breathing. Inhaling peppermint's volatile oils makes you feel as if you can breathe easier, even when airflow is not actually increasing. Eucalyptus opens the lungs and encourages breathing by increasing oxygen in the cells. The beauty of using real essential oils in a vaporizer, or aroma lamp, is that they act on many levels to relieve congestion. One the physical level they help you to breathe easier, while the antibacterial action helps cleanse the air of germs. Just as importantly, the light, refreshing scents clear away the mental fatigue and lift your spirits.
Expectorants help break up congestion and clear mucus from the lungs. Adding expectorent herbs to teas, and using thier essential oils in chest massages are good home remedies for chest congestion. A favorite in my home is coltsfoot tea, flavored with a bit anise and cinnamon, with a drop of raw honey and a bit of lemon. There a plenty more great home remedies for Chest & Sinus Congestion and home cough remedies listed here.
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Angelica |
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Warming and stimulating to the lungs, angelica is used to ease congestion in flu and colds. |
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Anise |
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Influenza, sinusitis, and other respiratory ailments. The essential oil in anise seeds stimulates secretions from the linings of the throat and lungs. They both contain creosol and alpha-pinene, which help to loosen bronchial secretions. Anise essential oil can be diffused to ease the breath of a cold sufferer, or blended in massage oils to ease chest congestion. Anise seeds make a tasty tea that are particularly appropriate in cases of unproductive cough. Used as a cough suppressant, anise is an ingredient in many cough medicines and lozenges. As an expectorant, anise helps to loosen and get rid of phlegm in the respiratory tract. (Phyllis Balch, CNC ) |
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Anise |
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Anise is an expectorant that is also antiseptic to the mucous membranes. This means that anise helps to kill germs while it helps to clear the lungs of congestion. (Ericksen, Marlene ) |
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Boneset |
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Not really used to treat broken bones, boneset is nonetheless an excellent remedy for colds and congestion. Boneset treats colds by raising body temperature to kill the colds virus, but it also treats fevers by inducing perspiration to lower body temperature. The polysaccharides in boneset activate T-cells to fight bacterial infections. Moutain Rose Herbs. Learn Boneset. (2008-07-12),  |
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Cardamom |
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Cardamom is an expectorant and decongestant. It can be added to thyme and taken as a steam inhalant for congestion of the lungs. (Ericksen, Marlene ) |
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Cayenne Pepper |
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The antioxidants in peppers support the lungs, and the capsicum thins mucus,allowing you to expel it easier. |
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Coffee |
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Coffee accelerates the heart, increases blood flow, and encourages breathing. Other substances in coffee including theobromine and theophylline, help expand lung passages and inhibit bronchospasms. (Duke, James A, Ph.D. ) |
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Elecampane |
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Elecampane, notably the phytochemical inulin, is a pretty good expectorant assisting in breaking up bronchial congestion. Inulin also aids in maintaining a good balance of intestinal bacteria. (Duke, James A, Ph.D. ) |
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Horseradish |
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Horseradish is a powerful circulatory stimulant with antibiotic properties due to the mustard oil it contains. It is effective for lung and urinary infections because mustard oil is excreted through these channels (Mabey, Richard p53) |
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Hyssop |
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The pytochemical marrubin helps break up congestion. Two other chemicals, diosmin and ursolic acid relieve inflammation. Hyssop is our best source of diosin, which protects capillaries and eases tissue swelling. (Duke, James A, Ph.D. ) |
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Parsley |
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Parsley helps to inhibit the body's release of histamines, which explains its use by naturopathic healers for colds and congestion. (Duke, James A, Ph.D. ) |
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Peppermint |
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Inhaling peppermint's volatile oils makes you feel as if you can breathe easier, even when airflow is not actually increasing. Drink a cup of mint tea, or use the essential oil in steam inhalation to ease the breath. (White,Linda B., M.D. ) |
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Pleurisy Root |
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Pleurisy root acts as an expectorant and relieves pain and congestion in the lungs. |
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Pleurisy Root |
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It possesses a specific action on the lungs, assisting exporation, subduing inflammation and exerting a general mild tonic effect, making it valuable in all chest complains. It has also been used with great advantage in diarrhaea, dysentery and acute and chronic rheumatism, in low typhoid states and in eczema. (Grieve, Maude ) |
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Saw Palmetto |
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The berries have a toning and soothing influence on mucous membranes throughout the body as well as an expectorant property, making this a useful remedy for colds and catarrh (the isolated oil is an effective inhalant). It has a traditional use for asthma and bronchitis. The herb is also used to treat urinary disorders and enuresis. It is reputed to be mildly sedative to the nervous system. (Mabry, Richard ) |
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