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10 Cards in this Set
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Anti tussives - 3
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Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot
Drosera rotundifolia Sundew Prunus serotina Wild cherry bark |
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Expectorents - 8
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Pulmonaria officinalis Lungwort
Lobelia inflata Lobelia, Indian tobacco Grindelia camporum Gumplant, Grindelia Inula helenium Elecampane Marrubium vulgare White horehound Allium sativum Garlic Cetraria islandica Iceland moss Verbascum thapsus Mullein |
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Lungwort
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Pulmonaria officinalis
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Pulmonaria officinalis actions 5
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Demulcent- expectorant, astringent, mild antibiotic and orexigenic (Bartram)
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Pulmonaria officinalis Indications 4
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1. Coughs, Bronchitis, URTIs, asthma, laryngitis, sore throat, whooping cough, catarrh, T.B.
2. Diarrhoea especially children 3. Haemorrhoids 4. Cuts, wounds (kills bacteria, promotes healing), haemoptysis |
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經路
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경로
course, a route, a channel, a path [passing through + road] |
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Iceland moss
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Cetraria islandica
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Cetraria islandica Actions 6
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demulcent, expectorant,antitussive
nutritive, Yin tonic,anti-emetic |
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Cetraria islandica Indications 3
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1. Dry, irritating, chronic cough, throat and lung irritation
2. Gastritis, nausea, vomiting 3. General boost to poor health, debility, cachexia, wasting diseases, lung weakness |
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Cetraria islandica Chemistry
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Lichen acids – eg: cetraric and fumaric acids. Polysaccharides – which make up 50% of the plant!
The lichen acids are antibiotic and the polysaccharides account for its soothing demulcent and nutritive properties |
