Osha Root - A Protector for Your Lungs

Have you heard about Osha root? If you are hit by a flu, it is time to strengthen your immune system. Our air is filled with not only toxins but also pathogens. It is important to enhance your lung function and boost your immunity to keep a cold or flu at bay. Osha root is one of the herbs that can charge your lung capacities.

Osha root (Ligusticum porteri) is a perennial herb that is part of the carrot and parsley family with a pleasant spicy celery aroma, it is native to the western mountains of the United States and Mexico, especially near the southern Rocky Mountains. Osha root is also called bear root, love root, mountain ginseng, or chuchupate. It has traditionally been used by Native American and Hispanic cultures as a treatment for respiratory conditions, such as pneumonia, coughs, sore throat, bronchitis, and colds. Traditionally the Native Americans wrapped the root in leaves and strung it up near their newborn babies to cleanse the air that they breathe. Today, osha root is not commercially cultivated and is usually sold in tinctures, sprays, or capsule forms.

Osha root contains important natural oils such as camphor, ferulic acid, saponins, phytosterols, and terpenes. It helps increase dilation of the bronchial tubes and treat many respiratory conditions such as asthma, pneumonia, allergies, and emphysema. It also helps relieve congestion by increasing the circulation of blood to the lungs and clearing mucus from the respiratory passage due to its expectorant properties. Osha root also contains antiviral properties that can combat a cold or flu. It helps ease a sore throat and relieves symptoms of a cold due to its histamine inhibiting effects and numbing effects. If you suffer from high altitude sicknesses such as headaches, nausea, brain fogs, and difficulty breathing, chewing on some fresh osha root can help relieve these symptoms effectively.

Health benefits of osha root include:

• Improve lung function and increase oxygen capacity.
• Clear mucus from the sinuses and lungs.
• Relieve congestion and make breathing easier.
• Ease sore throats and coughs.
• Increase blood circulation to the lungs and increase dilation during constriction.
• Combat a cold or flu due to its antiviral properties.
• Relieve symptoms of high altitude and motion sickness.

Osha root is often found in pre-made cough syrups, you can also make your tinctures or teas with the whole osha root to fully enjoy its health benefits. How to make your osha root tea? Add a handful of your dried root to a pot with 2 cups of water, bring it to a boil then reduce it to a low simmer. Simmer for at least an hour to extract the most benefits out of it. You can add a tsp. of raw honey to make it more pleasant to drink.

You can also combine osha root powder with raw honey, propolis, and thyme to make your own natural remedy for a sore throat or cough. Health maintenance is the key to optimal health. For more information on holistic health and alternative medicine, please visit https://optimalhealthsolutions.ca.