This expectorant promotes the expulsion of excess mucus from the respiratory tract.

Description

Lobelia is an indigenous North American annual plant that is a garden favourite due to its delicate purple flowers. It has been called Indian tobacco because the American Indians smoked it. Interestingly, lobelia does contain a substance called lobeline which is similar to nicotine.

Lobelia has a long history of use in traditional herbal medicine as an expectorant for the upper respiratory tract. Expectorants help the body to remove excess mucus from the respiratory tract. Lobelia is thought to accomplish this by relaxing and soothing the respiratory tract to allow for expulsion of mucus.

It’s also a good source of manganese, vitamins A and C. It is one of the fastest-acting herbal antispasmodics known.

Benefits:

Lobelia has been traditionally used in the following cases:

• asthma;
• chronic bronchitis;
• epilepsy;
• and whooping cough;
• relaxation of the pelvic muscles in preparation for childbirth.

May help some people to :

• quit smoking by quenching the desire for nicotine;
• relieve muscle tension and inflammation;
• relieve the pain associated with teething (see Tooth-Soothe by Capucin for an interesting combination for your little one!).

Directions for Use

Take in hot water (herbal tea style) up to 3 times daily with a meal.

Dosage

• Children: 0.25ml (5 drops) each time
• Adults: 0.5ml (10 drops) each time

To relieve the pain of inflammation during teething in babies, lobelia can be applied directly to the gums. See Tooth-Soothe by Capucin for an interesting combination for your little one!

*Decrease dosage as symptoms improve.

Ingredients

Medicinal Ingredients: Each 0.5 mL (10 drops) contains Lobelia inflata (lobelia) aerial parts 1:1 extract 75 mg.

Non-medicinal Ingredients: Ethanol, apple cider vinegar and water.

Further Information

Size : 59ml.

Cautions

• This is not a beverage. Use only as directed.
• Do not use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
• Consult a health care practitioner prior to use if you have a cardiac or respiratory disorder, high blood pressure.
• Consult a health care practitioner if symptoms persist or worsen.
• Consult a health care practitioner for use beyond 1 month.
• Do not use if you have digestive disorders or are suffering from inflammatory gastrointestinal conditions.
• May cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, tremors, coughing, and dizziness.
• Keep out of reach of children.