Mucous Archives - Dimmak Herbs

Lung Tonifying and Decongestion. Releif and Prevention

Lets talk a little about your lungs. Your lungs are much bigger than one thinks at least as far as surface area is concerned. I have seen it quoted that your lungs total surface area is about as big as a tennis court. The area that creates the largest part of the surface area gets down to 1 cell thick so that Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide can pass between them freely. This makes for a delicate area, and a possibility...

January 30, 2008By Sean RussellHerbsBan Ban Lian, Cough, Decongestion, Elecampane, Ephedra, Ginger, Lobelia, Lungs, Ma huang, Mucous, Mullein, Phlegm, Respiratory Tract, Thyme, Xuan Fu Hua0 CommentsRead more...

Herbs for Cough, Sore Throat, and Phlegm

Vanessa, 31 from Garner, NC asks me "what is a good herbal expectorant for phlegm? I am having allergic reactions to ?? I am not sure of. However, i seem to have alot of phlegm collecting in my lungs."Well Vanessa lets look at this. Phlegm is also called sputum and mucous. In Chinese Medicine phlegm does not really need to be a physical form coughed up from your lungs, but that is another discussion. Typically here is how phlegm develops....

January 18, 2008By Sean RussellAdvice, Ask Sean, HerbsColtsfoot, Comfrey, Cough, Kuan Dong Hua, Lobelia, Mucous, Phlegm, Slippery Elm, Soar Throat, Sputum, Syrup, Wild Cherry Bark0 CommentsRead more...