materia medica 2

Question 1

herbal cough: wet cough
what do you use?

Answer 1

useful actions: mucolytic, stimulating expectorant if its a weak cough

Avoid: demulcent, antitussive

Question 2

herbal cough: sticky mucus

Answer 2

use: mucolytic
avoid: demulcent, antitussive

Question 3

herbal cough: dry/irritating

Answer 3

use: demulcent, antitussive, inflammation modulator

avoid: stimulating expectorant

Question 4

Stimulating expectorants

Answer 4

Lobelia inflata, Asclepia tuberosa, Sanguinaria canadensis

Question 5

Asclepia tuberosa

Answer 5

common name: milkweed
part used: root