The cattery where Mrs. AZLiberty is looking for new cats is run by two doctors who abandoned the practice of medicine and set up an eco-farm, including a cattery.
One of the doctors is an herb geek. http://doctorschar.com/category/plant-files/ is a nice catalog of plant photos with brief summaries of their health-related uses.
Thanks for that link, AZLiberty. Going to ping the list, a lot of new info posted.
There are many things that will help with flu, various respiratory illnesses, as well as possibly for covid. Once covid takes hold seriously, that is way beyond my paygrade.
Here are some therapeutics I use and would recommend to anyone when dealing with unnamed respiratory illness. Some of these have been described earlier in the thread. As usual, if anyone wants to know sources I will post. Later I will post ingredients in “Flu Fighter”, it has helped many people I know get well faster. There are many other remedies of all kinds, these are just some I am familiar with and use.
1. Pippali - aka Long Pepper. Actually a member of the black pepper family, it is not but not in the chili/hot pepper family. Comes in whole and powdered form. Considered the Ayurvedic lung herb supreme.
2. “Flu Fighter” - a blend I make, has lung support as well as “microbe killers” and immune strengthening herbs.
3. Talisadi - a traditional Ayurvedic herb for respiratory symptoms and as a preventive.
4. Essential oils for steam inhalations and general use.
5. Free use of Trikatu - equal amounts of black pepper, ginger and pippali, ground. Added to any herbs or drinks- kills pathogens, enhances digestion, metabolism, lung function, aids in the delivery of herb energies to the tissues, detoxifies the body.
6. Diet - warm, cooked food only, easy to digest, nothing cold or iced, no orange juice, but other citrus good IF mixed with hot water and a pinch of ginger/black/pepper added. Plus honey. Soups are very good, hot, with plenty of ginger, onions, garlic.
7. Pine (the right ones) or Fir needle teas can be taken freely, simmer with lid on for ten minutes or so. Very stringent and bitter unless the freshly grown spring needles. Add honey.
8. Citrus peel decoction - posted above by I think spokeshave, he said it is natural quinine. I did not know about that, but have used and recommended for use in bad flu or other infective illness. Use organic peels only, any kind available. He recommended lemon and grapefruit.
Peel the fruit, keeping the white part on, and mince or chop, simmer at a low heat with sufficient water, keeping lid on tightly, for about 20 minutes. Cool to room temp. and strain, refrigerate and drink a few small cups a day, with honey.
Citrus peels are almost magic, in a pinch the essential oils can also be used. I’ve used and recommended a cup of hot water with 1 or 2 drops of pure lemon essential oil with some honey, as a drink during sickness, or as preventive.
9. Tinctures of lemon balm, prunella (aka as Self Heal or Heal All), and catnip are all useful for flu type/respiratory illness. Plus have other uses. Are anti-viral and anti-bacterial. I have seeds of catnip and prunella if anyone wants to grow, I grow and make tinctures.
10. After learning about Quercetin and zinc, I got a bottle of each, and am using them when I feel as though I am getting sick. Dark grapes have a lot of quercetin and I am hoping to can up many quarts this fall.
that is a gold mine. Thanks for posting.