pleurisy root information
True to its name, this root is used mainly to treat pleurisy and inflammation of the lungs and to alleviate breathing difficulties. The Eclectic doctors used it to lower fevers as a diaphoretic, for the acute stages of bronchitis and pneumonia, f...
Treatment includes cool antibacterial herbs, immune stimulants, heat-clearing herbs for the lungs and chest cavity, a...
Pleurisy is an inflammation of the membrane that surrounds and protects the lungs (the pleura). Inflammation occurs w...
Herbs for acute bronchitis include immune stimulants, cooling expectorants if there is heat, warming expectorants, re...
Comfrey (), or common comfrey, has been known by many names, including boneset, knitbone, bruisewort, black wort, sal...
A North American native herb, golden seal is widely known and used for colds, flu, dyspepsia, gastritis, and sinus an...
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