The following is excerpted from The Professional's Herbal Formula Handbook No. 14, comprising 93 pages of traditional information and recent scientific data that describes the medical properties, physiological action and therapeutic uses for each of the 24 ingredients outlined in this formula.

 

Adaptogenic, alterative, anabolic, antibiotic, anti-cachexic, anti-catarrhal, anti-dyscratic, anti-infective, antioxidant, antiphlogistic (anti-inflammatory), antiseptic, bacteriostatic (anti-bacterial), biocatalyst, cytophylactic, cytotoxic, decongestant, deobstruent, depurative, detoxicant, diaphoretic, disinfectant, diuretic, expectorant, immuno-potentiating, immuno-stimulant, microbicidal (anti-microbial), rejuvenative, restorative, stimulant (circulatory and secretolytic), tonic, vasodilator and vasotonic.

 

 

Alleviates any general fluids dyscrasia (abnormal or pathological condition) within the blood vessels, tissue-systems or mucous membranes throughout the entire respiratory tract that leads to the onset of various degenerative or debilitative conditions associated with bronchitis, colds, coughs, fever, influenza and various other catarrhal disorders, and eliminates any form of cachexia (state of malnourishment and general debility) throughout the blood vessels, tissue-systems or mucous membranes of the lungs, sinus cavities, bronchial or nasal passages and throat region; removes any relaxed or weakened conditions of the pharynx or post-nasal mucous membranes, and reduces any dryness or constriction in the various tissue-systems during conditions involving low fevers; eliminates any congestive intermittent or remittent fevers, especially whenever there is a deficiency of gastric susceptibility; eases any congestive chills accompanied by a weakened pulse and repressed secretions, and acts as a secretolytic stimulant in order to re-establish any repressed or suppressed secretory flows; removes any typhoid fever accompanied by the complete suppression of all the natural bodily secretions, and acts as a stimulant during any severe post-febrile conditions accompanied by impaired circulation and loss of appetite; regulates and maintains the overall equilibrium of the various bodily secretions, and reduces any inflamed glandular swellings; exhibits cytophylactic and cytotoxic activity in order to provide stronger cellular defense mechanisms against many physical or chemical agents, and displays anti-infective and disinfectant properties in order to promote increased resistance by destroying any invasive or harmful pathogenic bacteria, microbes or viruses that are often responsible for various infectious states or inflammatory conditions; displays bacteriostatic and microbicidal activity (due to the presence of certain volatile oils and resinous alkaloids) in order to strengthen and increase the resistance of the blood vessels against any invasive or harmful pathogenic bacteria or microbes throughout the bronchial and sinus mucosa, as well as to inhibit the further development of any inflammatory or infectious conditions associated with the onset of bronchitis, colds, influenza and various other forms of catarrhal conditions throughout the sinus cavities and bronchial or nasal passages; displays significant antiphlogistic activity in order to inhibit the formation of certain inflammatory compounds (such as histamine, leukotrienes, prostaglandin, serine proteases and thromboxanes), while reducing any severe inflammatory swelling associated with bronchitis, influenza, colds, and bronchial or nasal catarrh by exerting an extremely positive influence towards correcting any blood vessel or tissue inflammation and various other internal inflammatory conditions; exhibits significant antiseptic activity by destroying the vitality of any organized living ferments in order to prevent the onset of putrefaction or septicemia, and precipitates the proteins in any inflamed tissues in order to provide a mildly antiseptic and protective coating (under which the regeneration of new tissue occurs) for the mucous membranes throughout the entire respiratory system; acts as an effective antiseptic in order to remove any septic conditions associated with tissue degeneration or ulceration, and promotes increased suppuration and a steady toning or restorative impression to the entire glandular system (especially the liver, spleen and lymph glands); displays biocatalytic activity in order to enhance greater assimilation of those essential nutrients that are necessary for the increased production of energy and vitality, thereby accelerating certain rejuvenative processes associated with the repair of any damaged blood vessels, tissue-systems or mucous membranes throughout the entire respiratory tract; acts as a biocatalyst in order to accelerate and accentuate the transport of all the other herbal ingredients throughout the entire organism to specific parts of the body (especially the head region), and exhibits powerful antioxidant effects in order to enhance the transport of additional oxygen directly into the cells and tissue-systems throughout the lungs, sinus cavities, throat and bronchial or nasal passages; exhibits anabolic activity in order to accelerate the production of DNA and RNA (which enhances the production of proteins in the form of antibodies), while increasing protein and lipid synthesis in the bone marrow and DNA/RNA content in the adrenals and lymph nodes (along with increased body weight and enhanced re-synthesis of glycogen and high-energy phosphate compounds); demonstrates powerful adaptogenic (balancing and strengthening) activity in order to increase the overall resistance of an organism towards any adverse influences or stressful conditions (whether they be physical, chemical or biological in nature), especially upon the entire respiratory tract, immune system and both the central (cerebro-spinal centers) and peripheral nervous systems; displays anti-catarrhal and expectorant properties in order to accelerate and strengthen the functional capabilities of the entire expectoration process, thereby facilitating the expulsion of any excessive gummy mucoid or phlegmatic accumulations from the entire respiratory tract (including the lungs, sinus cavities, throat and bronchial or nasal passages); expels any excess mucus deposits from the air and lung passages by chemically irritating the lining of the bronchioles in order to enhance the expulsion of various toxic waste materials, and provides greater immunity at the onset of bronchitis, colds, influenza and various other chronic catarrhal conditions associated with sinus congestion and bronchial or nasal catarrh; exhibits immuno-potentiating and immuno-stimulatory effects in order to enhance greater long-term immune potential and overall non-specific systemic immunity (or immune cell activity) and increased immune response (by activating the body's natural defense mechanisms), particularly in relation to the repair and restoration of any damaged or congested mucous membranes throughout the entire upper respiratory tract; promotes increased adrenal-cortico activity and corticosteroid production, thereby enhancing its immune potential (or immune-boosting capabilities); strengthens the functional capabilities of both the respiratory and urinary tracts, and increases overall diaphoresis (perspiration) by promoting greater reflex paralysis of the vasomotor nerve fibers located along the branches of the 5th nerve; promotes increased urinary flows, and generates increased capillary activity in order to remove any chronic renal congestion; alleviates any peripheral circulatory insufficiency that leads to coldness in the extremities, and eases any tendencies towards capillary stasis; acts as a secretolytic stimulant in order to promote increased gastric, pancreatic or intestinal secretory and motor activity, and enhances greater peripheral circulation (due to its antioxidant activity); exhibits significant antioxidant effects in order to provide greater oxygen-transport capabilities throughout the bloodstream, as well as enhance the transport of additional oxygen directly into the cells and tissue-systems throughout the blood vessels and mucous membranes of the entire respiratory tract; acts as a circulatory stimulant by increasing the blood flows through the arteries and blood vessels of the upper respiratory tract in order to enhance greater nutrient transport, absorption and utilization, thereby accelerating the healing processes associated with the repair of any damaged mucous membranes or tissue-systems throughout the sinus cavities, throat and bronchial or nasal passages; increases overall bodily warmth by stimulating vigorous blood circulation, rather than directly affecting the metabolic or nerve processes; stimulates and desensitizes the warmth detectors (due to the presence of capsaicine) located within the hypothalamus gland in order to indicate any decrease in normal bodily temperature, and cleanses the entire circulatory system while enhancing greater tonicity throughout the capillaries in the upper respiratory tract; demonstrates significant rejuvenative and restorative properties upon the basic plasma tissue-systems throughout the entire organism, thereby enhancing the production of vital bodily fluids while providing greater enrichment through increased assimilation of the various organic mineral salts; accelerates the recuperative processes that are essential in order to overcome any chronic debilitating or degenerative brain diseases or illnesses, while facilitating greater recovery response during convalescence in order to regain optimal health and well-being; activates the bodily processes of detoxification and elimination in order to cleanse and purify the bloodstream and tissue-systems, and increases both sensible and insensible perspiration in order to more effectively enhance the eliminative capabilities of the body; acts as an eliminative vasotonic to the blood, liver and splenic functions, as well as upon the eliminative functions of the lymphatic system; expels any excessive accumulations of various toxic waste materials from the colon, and enlarges the blood vessels in order to allow additional toxic debris to flow through the kidneys and empty into the colon during the detoxification processes; enhances the overall cleansing process by dilating the surface capillaries in order to more effectively remove any toxic debris or metabolic waste materials through the pores of the skin, and increases the secretion and elimination of urine in order to provide further support to the inner cleansing process; displays alterative activity in order to correct any disordered bodily function, thereby activating increased alterations in both metabolic and tissue functions as a defensive measure against the onset of acute or chronic disease; exhibits restorative effects in order to regain increased vigor or vitality and greater strength, while enhancing normal tissue and metabolic functional capabilities; demonstrates alterative and restorative properties in order to re-establish healthy systemic functional capabilities, as well as to establish greater vascular tone throughout the entire organism (due to its ability to stimulate increased secretory flows); exhibits alterative effects in order to stimulate the anabolic growth processes, thereby enhancing the repair of any degenerated, deteriorated and debilitated cells or tissues (while promoting the elimination of any catabolic waste materials); displays tonifying effects in order to permanently enhance the overall energy-levels throughout the entire organism, without adversely affecting the functional capabilities of any particular organ or system.

 

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