Originally published December 11 2005
Nutritionists offer their favorite herbal medicines for fighting the cold
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
In addition to echinacea, nutritionists also recommend herbal cold medicines such as lobelia, rosehip, ginseng and eucalyptus.
Contrary to popular belief, getting wet or chilled does not cause a cold, only a cold virus can cause a cold, but there are more than 200 of these viruses.
Washing your hands frequently, a healthy diet, a high intake of water and plenty of sleep can help you avoid picking up an infection.
Many gardeners use Lobelia to great effect in their own gardens throughout the spring and summer months.
However, the leaves of this little plant have been used in both complementary and orthodox medicine for decades, to relieve the symptoms of coughs, catarrh, blocked sinuses and rhinitis.
IIts efficacy as a respiratory stimulant and expectorant herb have led Bio-Health's Lobelia Compound - a licensed herbal medicine - to become one of the best-selling herbal remedies in Greece.
Lobelia is used in traditional herbal medicine for treating coughs, blocked sinuses and catarrh and is also cited by leading herbalists as a useful herb that may relieve asthma and bronchitis.
Its expectorant action promotes the discharge of mucus from blocked passages in the sinuses and lungs - it helps to stimulate breathing and encourage coughing up of phlegm - effecting speedy relief of symptoms.
The root of the plant is known for its expectorant properties and is often used to effectively clear the chest of phlegm and has a mild, anti-inflammatory effect, helping to soothe the respiratory tract which often becomes painfully inflamed after a prolonged cough.
Research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal has revealed that people who take ginseng suffer substantially fewer colds.
Ginseng contains the mineral zinc, a crucial component of the immune system which has also been credited with speeding up recovery from colds.
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