Medicine Uses of Herbs - Colds and Flu
Karen Charboneau Harrison© Copyright 2005-2023 Karen Charboneau-Harrison, All Rights Reserved.
It's that time of year again with colds, influenza, aches and general snottiness sometimes getting the better of us. Here is a listing of herbs traditionally used for these ailments and the symptoms they treat:
KEY to the type of symtoms these herbs act upon -
- Anodyne - relieves pain (and)
- Antibiotic - kills or inhibits growth of bacteria (anb)
- Antiseptic B kills bacteria (an)
- Antispasmodic - inhibits convulsions (ansp)
- CounterIrritant (co)
- Demulcent - soothing (de)
- Diaphoretic - promotes perspiration (di)
- Expectorant - expells phlegm (ex)
- Febrifuge - breaks fevers (f)
- Soporific - induces sleep (s)
- *use only topically (on the skin)
COLD/FLU SYMPTOMS
- Anise (s)
- Birch leaf (co)
- Cayenne (d)
- Chamomile (s)
- Elder (di)
- Eucalyptus (ansp)
- Garlic (anb)
- Hops (s)
- Mullein (an)
- Peppermint (and)
- Valerian (s)
- Yarrow (ex)
COUGH
- Almond (de)
- Camphor (ex)*
- Cherry bark (an)
- Coltsfoot (de,ex)
- Echinacea (anb)
- Elecampane (ex)
- Garlic (anb)
- Horehound (de,ex)
- Licorice (de,an)
- Lungwort (as,ex)
- Mullein (an)
- Onion (anb)
- Rosemary (ansp)
- Slippery Elm (de)
- Strawberry (de)
- Wintergreen (ex)*
- Yellowdock (co)
- Yerbasanta (ex,co)
EARACHE
FEVER
- Boneset (f)
- Borage (f)
- Cayenne (d)
- Eucalyptus (ansp)
- Fenugreek (f)
- Feverfew (f)
- Rice water (f)
- Rosemary (di)
- White Willow (d)
SINUS
- Coltsfoot (de,ex)
- Cherrybark (an)
- Eucalyptus (ansp)
- Horehound (de,ex)
- Horseradish (ex)
- Mullein (an)
- Rosemary (ansp)
- Tea Tree (an)
ASTHMA
- Anise (s)
- Coltsfoot (de,ex)
- Elecampane (ex)
- Horehound (de,ex)
- Lovage (de,ex)
- Mallows (de)
- Mullein (d)
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