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Bronchitis : Helpful Herbs :Related: Colds *Cough *Influenza *Sinusitis *Congestion/Chest & Sinus *Sore Throat/Laryngitis *

Bronchitis is an inflammation of the main air passages to the lungs.Pheumonia is an infection of the lungs themselves. Both these conditions occur more frequently in winter. Bronchitis may be sudden (acute) and short-lived, or chronic, meaning that it lasts a long time and often recurs. Acute bronchitis generally follows a viral respiratory infection. Initially, it affects your nose, sinuses, and throat and then spreads to the large bronchial airway passages.

Bronchitis remedies
Kola bear in a eucalyptus tree
Use eucalyptus oil and leaf tea
to open airways and ease breathing

remediesHome Remedies for Bronchitis
COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It's a term for a condition in which the airflow into and out of the lungs is reduced due to chronic bronchitis or emphysema, or a combination of both.

Herbs for bronchitis

"Some authorities attach great value to lobelia as an expectorant in bronchitis. Where relaxation of the system is required, as, for instance, to subdue spasm, Lobelia is invaluable. Relaxation can be counteracted by the stimulating and tonic infusion of capsicum."M. 1 Mrs. Grieve also recommended a lead plaster made with myrrh, camphor and balsam of Peru for respiratory illnesses such as chronic catarrh, phthisis pulmonalis, chlorosis. I would modernize this formula by substituting a carrier oil for the lead plaster and using these resins in a chest rub, with a few drops of an essential oils like eucalyptus that have a high camphor content.

Caraway contains mild antihistamines, antimicrobial compounds and muscle relaxants that can help ease spasms. A strong cup of 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.3

Elderflowers and berries also reduce bronchial and upper-respiratory catarrh and are used to treat hayfever.4 Elder makes a wonderful cordials, syrups and teas that are tasty and delicious infection fighters.

Present-day herbalists use the root of elecampane as a tonic for pulmonary complaints and for coughs. Elecampane is a safe home remedy for bronchitis and asthma4 The herb is a pretty good expectorant, assisting in breaking up bronchial congestion. This in part due to the phytochemical inulin. Inulin also aids in maintaining a good balance of intestinal bacteria.3 In herbal medicine it is chiefly used for coughs, consumption and other pulmonary complaints, being a favorite domestic remedy for bronchitis. It has been employed for many years with good results in chest affections, for which it is a valuable medicine, as it is in all chronic diseases of the lungs, asthma and bronchitis. It gives relief to the respiratory difficulties and assists expectoration. 1

Using Aromatherapy

In respiratory conditions thyme is antiseptic and a bronchodilator and expectorates mucus from the lungs. Thyme helps reduce fever by inducing sweat. Thyme essential oil is a good choice for aroma lamps, room disinfectant sprays, and massage oils.2 The pungent vapors of eucalyptus help break up phlegm and bronchial congestion. The active ingredient cineole is an antiseptic that helps fight coughing spasms, and kill bacteria.3


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Herbs for :Bronchitis

Caraway For: Bronchitis
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Caraway contains mild antihistamines, antimicrobial compounds and muscle relaxants that can help ease spasms.

(Duke, James A, Ph.D. )

Coffee For: Ease Breathing
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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. )

Coltsfoot For: Bronchitis, cough, laryngitis, and pneumonia
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Coltsfoot relieves congestion. This property makes it useful in treating bronchitis, cough, laryngitis, and pneumonia. Small doses of coltsfoot open the bronchial passages, although large doses close them. The herb also contains mucilages that coat the throat, relieving irritation.

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Copaiba Balsam For: Bronchitis
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-Stimulant, diuretic, carminative, laxative; in large doses purgative, causing nausea, vomiting, strangury, bloody urine and fever. A good remedy for chronic catarrh and bronchitis, as it assists expectoration and is antiseptic; is given with advantage in leucorrhoea, chronic cystitis, diarrhoea and haemorrhoids. It is chiefly used in gonorrhoea (though not advocated for chronic cases), often combined with cubebs and sandal. It has also been recommended externally for chilblains. Both the volatile oil and resin are greatly altered when expelled in the urine, and when precipitated by nitric acid might be mistaken for albumen; it is considered a valuable hydragogue diuretic in obstinate dropsy.

(Grieve, Maude )

Couch Grass For: Laryngitis, Bronchitis
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Couch grass relieves inflammation caused by bronchitis by providing mucilages to coat inflamed surfaces. Couch grass relieves laryngitis caused by accumulation of phlegm. Its mucilages make phlegm more "slippery" and easier to expectorate. The herb is less effective in treating vocal strain caused by too much shouting or talking.

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Elecampane For: Bronchial congestion
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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. )

Eucalyptus For: Bronchial congestion,cold
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The pungent vapors of eucalyptus help break up phlegm and bronchial congestion, a welcome action for anyone with bronchitis or a cold. It's cineole is an antiseptic that helps combat bad breath, fight spasms, and kill bacteria and fungi.

(Duke, James A, Ph.D. )

Fennel For: Asthma, bronchitis, coughs
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Fennel also has a calming, antispasmodic effect on coughs and bronchitis. The Greeks use teas made from fennel and anise for asthma and other respiratory ailments. Both of these herbs contain creosol and alpha-pinene, which help to loosen bronchial secretions, although fennel seeds contain as much as 8,800 parts per million (ppm) of alpha-pinene, while anise contains only 360 ppm.

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Garlic and onions For: Bronchitis, asthma, allergies
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Garlic and onions, these allium family members have long been used to treat bronchitis, allergies and asthma. The ingredients responsible include mustard oils and quercetin.

(White,Linda B., M.D. )

Ginkgo biloba For: Bronchitis, asthma
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Ginkgo's ginkgolides interfere with the body's release of a protein that provokes asthmatic bronchial spasms.
Honeysuckle For: Bronchitis, chest congestion
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I regard honeysuckle and forsythia* as safe and effective, although they are not listed as GRAS by the FDA ( whose ways are a mystery to me). I wouldn't hesitate to use them for bronchitis and the chest congestion of colds and flu. Chinese studies have confirmed centuries of folkloric use.

F. suspensa (Chinese:; pinyin: liánqiào) is considered one of the 50 fundamental herbs in Chinese herbology, but is relagated to ornamental use only here in the West.

(Duke, James )

Licorice root For: Bronchitis, Immune Booster
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Good tasting Licorice root is a one-stop herb shop for bronchitis. It soothes mucous membranes and is expectorant, anti-inflammatory, and directly antiviral. It also stimulates cells to produce interferon, the body's own antiviral compound. It soothes sore throats and is expectorant, anti-inflammatory, and directly antiviral.

(White,Linda B., M.D. )

Lobelia For: Expectorant bronchitis
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Some authorities attach great value to lobelia as an expectorant in bronchitis, others as a valuable counterirritant when combined with other ingredients in ointment form. It is sometimes given in convulsive and inflammatory disorders such as epilepsy, tetanus, diphtheria and tonsillitis. There is also difference of opinion with regard to its narcotic properties. Where relaxation of the system is required, as, for instance, to subdue spasm, Lobelia is invaluable. Relaxation can be counteracted by the stimulating and tonic infusion of capsicum.

(Grieve, Maude )

Sandalwood oil For: Cough, chronic bronchitis
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Sandalwood oil's expectorant and antispasmodic properties make sandalwood effective in chronic bronchitis and dry cough.
Thyme oil For: Fever, bronchitis
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In respiratory conditions thyme is antiseptic and a bronchodilator and expectorates mucus from the lungs. Thyme helps reduce fever by inducing sweat...

(Ericksen, Marlene )

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references

  1. Grieve, Maude A Modern Herbal Vol 2 (1931)
  2. Linda B.White, M.D.The Herbal Drugstore(2003)
  3. Duke, James The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook .(December 15, 2000)
  4. Richard Mabey. The New Age Herbalist (1988)
  5. Adele Dawson. Herbs: Partners in Life (2000)

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