Guest guest Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 I recently received the current issue of the HerbalGram and there was an article about elecampane, stating that it is often used for respiratory complaints and is good for helping to normalize mucus production. Has anyone has any experience with this herb? I have COPD and have been keeping it fairly under control using a blend of herbs I buy at the local health food store, but I still get too many infections and I am developing a lot of antibiotic resistance...(it is also supposed to promote a healthier immune system) I'm considering adding it to my supplements as mucus production is a big part of my problem, so any personal experiences would be greatly appreciated... Cynthia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Hi Cynthia! I add Elecampane to my respiratory formulas. Mullein leaf is another useful herb. Ground finely, packed in capsules, and a supply kept handy will help control that mucus and for coughing. Love, Lou ----------------------------- I recently received the current issue of the HerbalGram and there was an article about elecampane, stating that it is often used for a lot of antibiotic resistance...(it is also supposed to promote a healthier immune system) I'm considering adding it to my supplements as mucus production is a big part of my problem, so any personal experiences would be greatly appreciated... Cynthia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Elecampagne is a primary source of inulin, a prebiotic. The significance is that when there's enough inulin in the diet the bifidobacteria and lactobacilli that eat it reduce bowel pathogensand their toxins resulting in less irritation and mucous. That being said, antioxidants are depleted by toxins and the lungs are the third biggest users of the master antioxidant glutathione. When glutathione is low the lungs are aggravated more by toxin load produced by the bowel pathogens than they normally would be. Cynthia, I had noted earlier a health consultant said he had stopped several cases of COPD and asthma with undenatured whey, selenium, and vitamin C, E, A, zinc and a b-complex and he would use vitamin D today where he hadn't before. He referred to glutathione and lung disease titles on PubMed for scientific backing on lungs and oxidative stress. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi Bonnie. , " Cynthia " <cindyvdz wrote: > > I recently received the current issue of the HerbalGram and there was > an article about elecampane, stating that it is often used for > respiratory complaints and is good for helping to normalize mucus > production. > Has anyone has any experience with this herb? I have COPD and have > been keeping it fairly under control using a blend of herbs I buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Thank-you, the mix I use has mullein in it as well as pleurisy root, wild cherry bark, and a few other things and it's been keeping me off the inhalers 90% of the time, unless I get stuck behind a diesel or trapped in the city on a bad day... it just wasn't doing enough for the mucus, and so I am still getting frequent infections... and, of course after years of this, I have developed antibiotic immunities... so I try to do as much naturally. The elecampane sounds like it might be the 'missing link' in my regimen... Cynthia , " LOU HENDRICKSON " <louherbs wrote: > > Hi Cynthia! I add Elecampane to my respiratory formulas. Mullein leaf is another useful herb. Ground finely, packed in capsules, and a supply kept handy will help control that mucus and for coughing. > Love, Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Thank-you for the info and the link, I recently added a Cal/Mag/Zinc with trace minerals and vit D supplement to my diet, I've been reading a lot lately about trace minerals and how lacking our diet is in these essential nutrients.. I've added a probiotic mix to help replace what all the antibiotics kill. And, I also take 3000 mg of Omega-3 daily. I will check out the link, in the meantime, I will be checking to see if my herb shop carries the elecampane... Cynthia , " Bonnie Moss " <bonnie0moss wrote: > > Elecampagne is a primary source of inulin, a prebiotic. > > The significance is that when there's enough inulin in the diet the > bifidobacteria and lactobacilli that eat it reduce bowel pathogensand > their toxins resulting in less irritation and mucous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Although elecampagne is useful, the missing link in your regimen is probably undenatured whey and selenium. You mentioned breathing difficulties and a low immune response; both conditions point to depleted glutathione. The lungs are the third biggest users of glutathione, and breathing difficulties may or may NOT be due to bowel involvement but always result from antioxidant depletion regardless of its source. While the elecampagne can help reduce toxin production in the gut, and that would help, glutathione increase reduces toxins that exist in the body, normalizes immune response and inflammatory processes, AND it's part of the Krebs energy cycle for maintenance, metabolism and recovery. Bonnie. , " Cynthia " <cindyvdz wrote: > > Thank-you, the mix I use has mullein in it as well as pleurisy root, > wild cherry bark, and a few other things and it's been keeping me off > the inhalers 90% of the time, unless I get stuck behind a diesel or > trapped in the city on a bad day... it just wasn't doing enough for > the mucus, and so I am still getting frequent infections... and, of > course after years of this, I have developed antibiotic immunities... > so I try to do as much naturally. The elecampane sounds like it might > be the 'missing link' in my regimen... > Cynthia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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