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Anise For: Coughs and Bronchitis |
| The herb is a variety of the Burnet Saxifrage, and yields an essential oil of a fine blue colour. To make the essence of Aniseed one part of the oil should be mixed with four parts of spirit of wine.(alcohol) This oil, by its chemical basis, "anethol," represents the medicinal properties of the plant. It has a special influence on the bronchial tubes to encourage expectoration, particularly with children. | |
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Coffee For: Ease Breathing |
| 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. 27 | |
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Coltsfoot For: Bronchitis, cough, laryngitis, and pneumonia |
| 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. 52 | |
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Copaiba Balsam For: Bronchitis |
| -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. 10 | |
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Couch Grass For: Laryngitis, Bronchitis |
| 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. 52 | |
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Elecampane For: Bronchial congestion |
| 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. 27 | |
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Eucalyptus For: Bronchial congestion,cold |
| 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. 27 | |
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Fennel For: Asthma, bronchitis, coughs |
| 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. 52 | |
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Honeysuckle For: Bronchitis, chest congestion |
| 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.
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Licorice root For: Bronchitis, Immune Booster |
| 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. 36 | |
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Lobelia For: Expectorant bronchitis |
| 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. 11 | |
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Nettle For: Bronchitis, Asthma |
| Nettle is anti-asthmatic, the juice of the roots or leaves, mixed with honey or sugar will relieve bronchial and asthmatic troubles, and the dried leaves, burnt and inhaled will have the same effect. 11 | |
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Red Root For: Sore throat, bronchitis, swollen lymph glands |
| From the best of the old authors (herbal and homeopathic) we learn that Ceanothus
is a remedy for swollen glands, lymphatic stagnation, edema, pelvic congestion,
enlargement and inflammation of the spleen, chronic bronchitis, profuse menstruation,
and leucorrhoea. Herbalist Tommie Bass of Alabama says Red Root is almost a specific
for a swollen sore throat. He also introduced it into use as a medicine for a
swollen prostate. Matthew Wood. The book of herbal wisdom: using plants as medicine. (1997),  | |
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Sunflower For: Bronchitis, coughs and colds |
| The seeds have diuretic and expectorant properties and have been employed with success in the treatment of bronchial, laryngeal and pulmonary affections, coughs and colds, also in whooping cough. The oil possesses similar properties and may be given in doses of 10 to 15 drops or more, two or three times a day. A tincture of the flowers and leaves has been recommended in combination with balsamics in the treatment of bronchiectasis. 10 | |
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Thyme oil For: Fever, bronchitis |
| In respiratory conditions thyme is antiseptic and a bronchodilator and expectorates mucus from the lungs. Thyme helps reduce fever by inducing sweat... 33 | |
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Common Misspellings:Remedys, Broncitis
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Home Remedies for Bronchitis 
