An inflammatory process in the paranasal sinuses due to
viral, bacterial, and fungal infections or allergic reactions.
Actions and herbs for the Upper Respiratory System
Anti-microbial:
Echinacea spp.
Compositeae
Names: Purple Coneflower
Habitat: Throughout North America
Sambucus nigra
Caprifoliaceae
Names: Black Elder, European Elder.
Habitat: Europe and the British
Euphrasia officinalis
Scrophulariaceae
Names:
Habitat: Meadows and grassy places in Britain and E
Herbal Therapy & the Respiratory System ;The Materia Medica abounds with remedies that are approp
Melaleuca alternifolia
Myrtaceae
Names: Tea tree
Habitat: Swampy, low lying wetlands in New South Wal
Commiphora molmol
Burseraceae
Habitat: North east Africa and Arabia.
Collection: The gum resin
The common cold is a virus infection of the upper respiratory tract. There are many different strains of virus which can cause cold symptoms, and these are constantly mutating. While the mucous membranes of the nose and throat are inflamed as a...