- Health advice
- Aug 10, 2014
You can help relieve coughs, assist recuperation and support healthy lung function all at the same time…
1. Help relieve coughs
Firstly, you need to address the symptoms of a cough to help you feel better. Reach for herbs with anti-infective, anticatarrhal (mucus resolving), expectorant and antitussive (cough relieving) actions to relieve coughs caused by:- Bronchial congestion (productive and non-productive)
- Bronchitis
- Common cold, flu
- Upper respiratory tract infections, such as laryngitis
2. Assist recuperation
Coughing can be exhausting, especially if your cough disturbs your precious sleep, which can further hinder your recovery. Specific tonic (trophorestorative) herbs can assist with recuperation.3. Support healthy lung function
More than cough relief alone, specific Chinese herbs can also help maintain healthy respiratory function. Some people, who get repeated lung infections and coughs, could benefit from nourishing their overall lung health. Nine herbs to know when it comes to coughs and lung health:- Inula helenium (Elecampane)
- Marrubium vulgare (White Horehound)
- Pinellia ternate (Pinellia)
- Aster tataricus (Aster)
- Houttuynia cordata (Houttuynia)
- Platycodon grandiflorus (Balloon flower)
- Stemona japonica (Stemona)
- Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Licorice)
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