Antispasmodic used for asthma, bronchitis, coughs, respiratory infections and more.
Lobelia is antispasmodic and expectorant, and it is a respiratory stimulant in small dose. Lobelia, used appropriately, can be helpful in asthma and bronchitis where it will stimulate expectoration and relax the respiratory tissues. It can also be used as an addition to other herbs in treating respiratory infections, where it will act to relieve a cough.
Of the many varieties of this plant the two most
interesting are those found in Canada and the eastern United States
respectively. The root of the first has long been used to treat cases of
syphilis.
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