Look-up: Breath / Respiratory infection
Pathology:
Lung infection.
Symptoms:
Coughing, often incessantly. Nasal discharge.
Signs:
Crackles at base of lungs.
Note:
Lungs, being an organ of elimination, often crud-up with toxin residue making a breeding ground for bacteria.
Approach:
Three-pronged -
1) Stop hacking cough to allow rest and recouperation (especially in children).
Infusion of Peppermint leaves and Elderflower and Pneumonia_Tonic_#1DC146.
Tertiary: Vapour_Bath treatment
2) Promote mucous membrane discharge so that the tissues may cleanse themselves.
Infusion of Capsicum, sweetened or Capsules of Capsicum and Vapour_Bath treatment.
Pleurisy_Tonic_#1DC145 or Infusion of Nettles or Infusion of Pleurisy root.
Secondary: Gruel_#2DC59.
Tertiary: Foot_Water_Bag treatment and Chest_Fomentation treatment.
3) Fruit-only diet (especially oranges) to allow the bowels to clear and rest. Fractals from the bowel are probably spilling over into the blood, travelling to the lungs, and clogging up the fine vasculature.
Contra-indicated:
Caffeine, ephedra.
Herbs:
1) Antispasmotic_Tincture
Dose: (1/3 tsp, before naps).
2) Tincture -
Inula helenium 50%
Tusilago farfara 25%
Anemone pulsatilla 25%
plus 1 drop Thymus off. ess. oil.
Supplements:
DiffDiag:
Diseases: Signs (SI) & Symptoms (SY) or Cause (CA)
See Purpose-Herbs Cross-reference.
Purpose-Herbs Cross-reference.