Herbs for Lung Issues

judsoncarroll4

https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2021/12/herbs-for-lung-issues.html

JennyT Upstate South Carolina

Your article is so jam-packed with information, @judsoncarroll4 . I'm going to need to reread it a couple of times and take notes.😊

marjstratton

Great article Judson.

judsoncarroll4

https://community.thegrownetwork.com/discussion/comment/907202#Comment_907202

Thanks!

Torey

Great list, Judson.

I would add a couple of others to the list.

Elecampane is an excellent expectorant to clear congestion (boggy coughs) as well as it has antispasmodic properties.

These next two are endangered so unless your source can guarantee that they have been sustainably harvested, don't use these. But they are excellent lung herbs. Osha (Ligusticum porteri) is one. It helps open up lung passages and makes it easier for the exchange of oxygen. The other is another Lungwort. Not at all related to the Pulmonaria species you have mentioned, though. Lobaria pulmonaria (also known by its older name Sticta pulmonaria) is a lichen that is rapidly losing its habitat. I am fortunate enough to live in close to an area where this is still abundant.

I'd add to the cherry bark by saying that it is almost a specific for coughs exacerbated by wood smoke.

judsoncarroll4

https://community.thegrownetwork.com/discussion/comment/907207#Comment_907207

Thanks, Torey!

Tave

Thanks for the list. I'm going to share it with my sister struggling with lung issues.

maryannfricko

Great article.

I also found the propolis has been helpful for my lung issues (chronic cough, asthma, and lung damage).