Not exact matches
Six hundred years later, Greek physician Galen maintained that good health sprang from a balance of four bodily humors: blood, which flows from the heart; yellow bile, leaching from the liver; black bile, disgorged by the spleen and stomach; and
cold, wet
phlegm coming from the brain.
But dairy has the same properties as excess kapha and
phlegm; it's
cold, heavy and dense.
Excess kapha creates weight gain, mucous,
phlegm, sinus congestion, clammy skin, heaviness, lethargy, water retention, swollen joints, a
cold body and weak digestion.
Used traditionally for colic, cramps, gas and excessive mucus to loosen
phlegm and ease cough and
colds.
By removing
phlegm it has been used to treat
colds and flu, as well as, pulmonary tuberculosis.
I credit the cod liver oil with not getting a
cold in two years after coughing up
phlegm half the winter for most of my adult life
The herb contains creosol and alpha - pinene, two agents that help to loosen
phlegm and bronchial secretions and thereby ease non-productive coughs and relieve
colds.
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Colds and respiratory disorders — Frankincense oil can help break up
phlegm deposits in your respiratory tract and lungs, and can potentially relieve bronchitis - related congestion.18