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Angelica Warming and stimulating to the lungs, angelica is used to ease congestion in flu and colds.
Cardamom 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 )
Fennel Fennel helps clear mucus from the lungs.
Horseradish 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)
hyssop 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. )
Juniper berries Steam inhalations of the berries are an excellent treatment for colds, coughs and excessive phlegm.(Mabey, Richard p56)
Parsley 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. )
Pleurisy Root 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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