Tag: Cough Relief

Gumweed, Grindelia camporum, is a resinous yellow-flowered herb traditionally used for stubborn coughs, irritated airways, and certain itchy or inflamed skin conditions. Native to...

African geranium (Pelargonium sidoides), often marketed as Umckaloabo, is a southern African medicinal plant best known for supporting relief of acute respiratory symptoms—especially cough,...

Kencur, or Kaempferia galanga, is a small aromatic rhizome from the ginger family that holds a distinctive place in Southeast Asian kitchens and traditional...

Justicia adhatoda, often called vasaka or Malabar nut, is a traditional South Asian medicinal shrub best known for its long history of use in...

Johnny jump-up, better known to herbalists as Viola tricolor and sometimes called wild pansy or heartsease, is a small flowering herb with a long...

Jimbu is a high-Himalayan herb from the onion family that has long been used in Nepal and nearby mountain regions as both a seasoning...

Jacob's ladder, better known to botanists as Polemonium caeruleum, is a traditional medicinal herb with a long history in Eastern European and Russian practice....

Ivy, or Hedera helix, is one of the few familiar garden plants that also has a recognized medicinal role in modern herbal respiratory care....

Italian Lavender, botanically known as Lavandula stoechas, is a Mediterranean aromatic herb often grouped under the broader lavender umbrella, though it is not the...

Inula, better known in Western herbal practice as elecampane, is a tall, aromatic perennial whose thick root has been used for centuries in traditional...

Indian elecampane, Inula racemosa, is a fragrant Himalayan root herb best known in Ayurveda as pushkarmool. For generations it has been valued for breathlessness,...

Indian cress, botanically known as Tropaeolum majus, is a bright flowering plant often recognized in gardens for its vibrant orange, red, and yellow blossoms....

Iceland moss is not a true moss at all. It is a medicinal lichen, a partnership between a fungus and an alga, long used...

Horehound, also called white horehound, is a bitter member of the mint family that has been used for centuries as a household remedy for...

Hoary mountain mint, or Pycnanthemum incanum, is a strongly aromatic North American herb in the mint family, valued as both a traditional remedy and...

Himalayan Sage, or Salvia hians, is a lesser-known mountain sage with a strong traditional identity and a much smaller research base than culinary sage...

Himalayan fir, botanically known as Abies spectabilis, is a high-altitude conifer native to the Himalayas and long valued in regional healing traditions. Its needles,...

Hedge mustard, known botanically as Sisymbrium officinale, is a peppery wild herb in the cabbage and mustard family that has earned a long-standing reputation...

Guaco is a climbing medicinal vine native to South America and especially well known in Brazilian herbal practice. Its leaves, rather than its stems...

Green chiretta, also called Andrographis paniculata or kalmegh, is one of the best-known bitter herbs in traditional Asian medicine. It has long been used...

Greek mountain tea is the traditional herbal infusion made from the flowering aerial parts of Sideritis scardica, a Balkan plant often called ironwort, shepherd’s...

Great mullein is a tall, soft-leaved biennial herb best known for its long history in traditional respiratory care. Many people recognize it by its...

Globe amaranth is best known for its vivid, clover-like flower heads, but its appeal goes well beyond ornament. Botanically named Gomphrena globosa, it is...

Garden thyme is one of those rare herbs that sits comfortably in both the kitchen and the medicine cabinet. Known botanically as Thymus vulgaris,...