cough relief with herbs

[Guest guest]

I have had an irritating tickly throat with occasional

cough lately.

OK, I admit it, I have been eating too much butter

and cheese. That does it to me. I am walking proof

of the lung/large intestine connection.

 

But telling a Dutch gal to avoid dairy is like advising

a Hopi to go easy on the cornmeal.

 

I decided to try some of the herbs I collected last

summer, along with some liquorice from the local

health food store. Since liquorice is root, I simmered

it for a while. Then I poured the liquorice tea over

a mix of red clover, allheal and mullein leaf.

Instant relief! My throat feels so much smoother.

 

Now I wonder if it's the mullein, the liquorice, or

both.

 

Ien in the Kootenays

http://freegreenliving.com

 

 

[Guest guest]

The Mullein (Verbascum thapsus), Ien, for sure.

 

From my materia medica - constituents: flavonoids, mucilage, saponins,

tannins, volatile oil.

Actions: expectorant, demulcent, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, nervine,

anti-spasmodic, vulnerary, alterative, astringent.

Indications: . . . Very beneficial respiratory remedy useful in most

conditions of the heart/lung system; tones mucous membranes of respiratory

system; specific for bronchitis, protracted colds, catarrah, hemoptysis.

Very appropriate for dry, hoarse cough.

 

My first experience with Mullein was as an infused oil w/garlic for earache,

but I've since learned it's many other uses. It combines well with white

horehound herb, coltsfoot and lobelia . . . In painful coughing, combine

with elder and red clover and for asthma with gumweed.

 

Infuse dried leaves/flowers (1-2 teaspoonsful)in boiling water for about

10-15 minutes; drink 3 times/day. If using tincture take 1-4 ml tincture 3

times/day.

 

 

Be Well,

Marcia Elston http://www.wingedseed.com

http://www.aromaconnection.org

" Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot. " Hausa Saying from

Nigeria

 

 

 

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On Behalf Of Ieneke van Houten

Wednesday, March 14, 2007 2:29 PM

cough relief with herbs

 

 

 

I have had an irritating tickly throat with occasional

cough lately.

OK, I admit it, I have been eating too much butter

and cheese. That does it to me. I am walking proof

of the lung/large intestine connection.

 

But telling a Dutch gal to avoid dairy is like advising

a Hopi to go easy on the cornmeal.

 

I decided to try some of the herbs I collected last

summer, along with some liquorice from the local

health food store. Since liquorice is root, I simmered

it for a while. Then I poured the liquorice tea over

a mix of red clover, allheal and mullein leaf.

Instant relief! My throat feels so much smoother.

 

Now I wonder if it's the mullein, the liquorice, or

both.

 

Ien in the Kootenays

http://freegreenliving.com <http://freegreenliving.com>