Jamika asks: Dear Sean- Can you advise an herb for really really really bad menstrual cramps? Yes I can. In the herbal world cramping is considered spasms. What you want to control cramping is naturally an anti-spasmodic. This would be similar to formulas that one would use for nervousness, shock, as well as cramping. To [...]
Lung Tonifying and Decongestion. Releif and Prevention
Lets talk a little about your lungs. Your lungs are much bigger than one thinks at least as far as surface area is concerned. I have seen it quoted that your lungs total surface area is about as big as a tennis court. The area that creates the largest part of the surface area gets [...]
Herbs for Cough, Sore Throat, and Phlegm
Vanessa, 31 from Garner, NC asks me “what is a good herbal expectorant for phlegm? I am having allergic reactions to ?? I am not sure of. However, i seem to have alot of phlegm collecting in my lungs.” Well Vanessa lets look at this. Phlegm is also called sputum and mucous. In Chinese Medicine [...]