Respiratory Health

Herbs that enhance respiratory health

Lomatium root
Lomatium root

Lomatium root, also known as desert parsley, is a medicinal herb known for its potent antiviral, antibacterial…

Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus is renowned for its potent medicinal properties, especially beneficial for respiratory health due t…

Osha root
Osha root

Osha root is a medicinal herb known for its respiratory and immune-boosting properties. It acts as an expector…

Elder
Elder

Elder is a versatile medicinal plant with various benefits. Its berries help eliminate viruses and alleviate d…

Nettle
Nettle

Nettle is a nutrient-rich plant, especially in protein, and helps the body process and remove protein wastes. …

Oregano
Oregano

Oregano, scientifically known as *Origanum vulgare*, is valued for its antibacterial, antiviral, and antifunga…

Wild yam
Wild yam

Wild yam, recognized for its diosgenin content that mimics natural progesterone, has been studied for its nume…

Frankincense resin
Frankincense resin

Frankincense resin, offers numerous medicinal benefits primarily due to its active compounds, particularly bos…

Licorice
Licorice

Licorice is recognized for its ability to soothe mucous membranes throughout the body, including the nasal pas…

Red root
Red root

Red root is traditionally used to treat swollen spleens, often seen in conditions like malaria and mononucleos…

Sassafras root
Sassafras root

Sassafras root aids digestion by relieving gas, bloating, and indigestion and stimulates appetite. The root ha…

Mullein
Mullein

Mullein is beneficial for a variety of respiratory issues, as it moisturizes the upper and lower respiratory t…

Ivy leaf
Ivy leaf

Ivy leaf, from the common ivy plant (Hedera helix), is valued in traditional medicine for treating respiratory…

Skunk cabbage
Skunk cabbage

Skunk cabbage is a herb known for its respiratory benefits, including reducing lung congestion, alleviating br…

Honey
Honey

Honey, often called nature’s nectar, is celebrated for its medicinal properties, including its role as a natur…

Lobelia
Lobelia

Lobelia is renowned for its ability to relax the body, particularly in areas with constricted blood flow, allo…

Queen of the meadow
Queen of the meadow

Queen of the meadow contains salicylic acid, making it effective for relieving pain, reducing fever, and allev…

Anise
Anise

Anise, is valued for its aromatic seeds which offer various medicinal benefits due to the essential oil anetho…

Cedar
Cedar

Cedar acts as a natural decongestant, helping to dissolve and expel phlegm common in sinus infections and head…

Balsam Poplar
Balsam Poplar

Balm made from buds is beneficial for various skin troubles, including complex conditions like eczema and psor…

Ginger
Ginger

Ginger is celebrated for its anti-inflammatory properties, which aid in repairing joints and cartilage, making…

Horseradish
Horseradish

Horseradish is a potent root vegetable known for its medicinal properties, primarily due to its glucosinolates…

Sweet violet
Sweet violet

Sweet violet is traditionally used to treat swellings, sores of the tongue, and reduce glandular swellings. It…

Elecampane
Elecampane

Elecampane is highly regarded for its effectiveness in rehabilitating lungs, especially after long periods of …

Black Cohosh
Black Cohosh

Black Cohosh is traditionally renowned as a women's herb primarily for its potential in supporting hormone fun…

White horehound
White horehound

White horehound is a medicinal herb known for its benefits to the respiratory and digestive systems. It acts a…

Horehound
Horehound

Horehound has been valued by singers and performers for its ability to soothe strained vocal cords and sore th…

Bloodroot
Bloodroot

Bloodroot is used in the treatment of cervical dysplasia, a condition that refers to abnormal precancerous and…

Pipsissewa
Pipsissewa

Pipsissewa is a medicinal herb renowned for its benefits in urinary and kidney health. It contains bioactive c…

Damiana
Damiana

Damiana is valued for its variety of medicinal properties. Notably, it serves as an aphrodisiac, enhancing sex…

Caraway seeds
Caraway seeds

Caraway seeds are renowned for their digestive benefits, thanks to essential oils like carvone and limonene. T…

Rosemary
Rosemary

Rosemary is a special herb that helps your brain work better, making it easier to focus and remember things. I…

Long pepper
Long pepper
Piper longum

Long pepper, known in Ayurveda as pippali, is a warming spice and medicine closely related to black pepper, pr…

Pleurisy root
Pleurisy root
Asclepias tuberosa

Pleurisy root is a North American wildflower long valued by Native American peoples and Western herbalists as …

Cardamom
Cardamom
Elettaria cardamomum

Cardamom is the fragrant seed pod of a plant in the ginger family, prized as both a beloved spice and a gentle…

Bibhitaki
Bibhitaki
Terminalia bellirica

Bibhitaki is one of the three fruits that make up triphala, the foundational Ayurvedic formula, and is a rever…

Boneset
Boneset

Boneset is used to break fevers, especially those accompanied by chills and bone aches. It has a diaphoretic a…