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Ask the Herbalist_questions on Respiratory Problems
(chronic) and Echinacea (acute).
In addition you may need to clean up your diet, look for food allergies.
Environmental factors can also play a role, where do you work, what are the conditions, does your house have
carpeting, dry heat, many things can cause or make you prone or susceptible to infections.
OSHA
QUESTION: What can you tell me about getting Osha, for respiratory problems?
ANSWER:
Osha, Bear root, Latin Named: Ligusticum porterii is a Native American herb and is very warming and hot in its
energetics. It is appropriately used for cold and wet, clear or white mucus infections such as head colds, bronchitis, flu
and sore throats and is not appropriate for yellow or green mucus or hot and dry conditions. It has also been used to
move stuck blood such as in amenorrhea in women and can calm the digestive tract when colds and flu are affecting it
with a carminative action. It has also been used to treat acute asthma attacks and conditions. It is not to be used
long-term but appropriate for acute conditions and has the following contraindications, pregnancy, gastritis, gastric
ulcers, (PID) Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, nephritis and when infections have hot dry energetics because it will make
them worse.
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