This blend of herbs supports and strengthens the respiratory system which will help with treating respiratory conditions including, coughs, bronchitis, croup, sore throat, inflamed tonsils, and even whooping cough. I had this on hand last year during the whooping cough outbreak. My two year old was exposed to a child with whooping cough and the next day had croup symptoms. I gave her this in glycerite form all day, along with my Decongestant Salve, immune support essential oil blend on the feet and diffused respiratory support essential oil blend throughout the house. Within two days the croup was gone.
Mix together equal parts of wild cherry bark, thyme and chamomile. You can now use this blend to make a traditional tincture, glcyerite or herbal tea. Just make sure you do not boil this blend, the high heat will destroy the healing properties of the wild cherry bark. I prefer to make a glycerite since I usually give this to children and I prefer the taste of glycerites over traditional tinctures.
Why These Herbs?
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Wild Cherry Bark - strongly expectorant, stimulates respiration, relieves irritation of mucous surfaces and has mild sedative qualities.
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Thyme - strengthens and supports the respiratory system, expectorant as well to aid the body in ridding itself of mucus, stimulates the immune system and anti-viral and bacterial to fight infection.
Read more about thyme from my herb series - here. |
Chamomile - great herb for children with an apple like flavor, calms, soothes, reduces fevers, sedative and pain relieving.
Dosage
Administer 1 dropperful of glycerite or tincture every waking hour until symptoms subside. For herbal tea, for children sip a pint of tea daily, adults sip on a quart daily.
Where to Get Ingredients
I like to purchase all herbs that I don't have access to in my own garden from either Mountain Rose Herbs or Bulk Herb Store. I trust them for high quality, organic herbs that are the next best thing to home grown. If you want to make the glycerite make sure to get a food grade, good quality vegetable glycerine, both Mountain Rose Herbs and Bulk Herb Store carry this as well as Amazon and Bulk Apothecary - I have used vegetable glycerine from all of these sources and have been happy with all of them.
Other Respiratory Remedies
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