Blender’s Notes Respiratory Mucus:
Steep Me Self Help combinations are a wonderful way to get health benefits outside of the standard tea leaf. This combination of herbs helps the body with any type of help start to remove the excess mucus buildup in the lungs and start to eliminate them. This blend has two expectorants to help cough out the yuck. What is Mucus? Mucus is a slippery fluid that lines your respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive tracts. It acts like a shield to keep out harmful germs (pathogens) while also letting in things your body needs, like oxygen and nutrients. It also lubricates and moisturizes organs and structures in your body. You might know mucus by one of its other names, like snot, phlegm, or sputum. And you only think about it when you are trying to get rid of it — like when there is far too much mucus dripping from your nose or clogging your throat. But mucus is an important part of your immune system that is constantly putting itself in harm’s way to keep you safe. Mucus has a lot of important jobs, including Blocking germs and harmful particles from getting into your body’s tissues. Housing antibodies to disable and mark germs for destruction by immune cells. Trapping things that could harm you and moving them out of your body. Moisturizing your mucous membranes (mucosa) — the parts of your body that open to the outside world. Lubricating your mucous membranes. This helps various parts of your body perform distinct functions. For instance, it helps food move through your digestive tract and provides a way for sperm to get to an egg for fertilization in your reproductive tract (cervical mucus). Mucus is usually clear, thin, and slippery. If you have a respiratory or sinus infection, the mucus coming out of your nose or throat may be thick, sticky, and creamy white. Dead cells, germs, tobacco smoke and other substances in your mucus can change its color. Mucus colors include White, cream-colored, or light yellow. When your mucus gets dense and appears white or creamy, it usually means you are fighting a cold or other viral infection. The color and thickness come from immune cells fighting the infection. Bright yellow or green. This is also usually a sign of infection. Based on your other symptoms and how long they have gone on, it could mean you have sinusitis, or a bacterial infection in your sinuses. Red or pink. Blood can make your mucus pink-tinged or streak it with red. You might have blood in your mucus if your nose is dried out or irritated. Small blood vessels in your nose can burst and leak blood. Brown. Air pollution or smoking can cause brown mucus. It also could be a sign of infection. Black. This can be something you inhaled, but it can also be a sign of a serious fungal infection. Mucus: Phlegm, Causes, Colors & How to Get Rid of It
We started this blend out with Peppermint because it has an antihistamine effect, coupled with the strong, cooling action of menthol that makes it a useful decongestant plus it tastes good! Licorice root has its own ability to ease congestion and has demulcent properties that soothe a sore throat and inflamed tissues in your respiratory tract. Plus, it has its own power to enhance the effects of other herbs. Mullein is a renowned herb for all kinds of respiratory issues. It is a demulcent herb, which means it soothes and moistens dry or inflamed tissues and has expectorant properties (it helps expel mucus) and it can calm spasms in the respiratory system, and has long been used for chest congestion, spastic coughing, and many other types of respiratory distress. Licorice Root and Mullein were added because they are demulcents which may help support our immune system and loosen up the tightness experienced with respiratory restriction. Mullein is also an expectorant which describes the accelerated removal of secretions from the bronchi and trachea. Thyme and Oregano are aromatic properties tend to be stimulating and can be characterized as warming and encourage expectoration. Peppermint’s aromatic properties are characterized as cooling which can help with conditions while relaxing tightness. This combined with the Licorice Root and Mullein will encourage movement to reduce restriction instead of causing dryness in the lungs.
We also added Lungwort because it has a high mucilage content and is known to be useful in respiratory conditions, namely asthma and chronic bronchitis. It can help reduce lung irritation, boosts antioxidants and scavenges free radicals in the whole body. Holy Basil was added to maintain the respiratory system and avoid any respiratory problems, clean the airways, and in the same way will help prevent congestion. Marshmallow Leaf can relieve respiratory issues including swelling and pain in the nasal passage and the mucus membranes which lining the respiratory tract. It can ease inflammation and ulceration in the mucosa affected by dry coughs. It is an expectorant and controls bacterial infections. It can soothe irritation of the mucus membranes of the mouth, throat and aid respiratory ailments like asthma and bronchitis. It will form a protective coating over irritated and inflamed mucus membranes. Also, we added Lobelia can help to relax your airways, stimulate breathing, and clear mucus from your lungs. Plus, it is also used to relieve pneumonia and bronchitis, two types of lung infections that cause coughing and difficulty breathing, among other symptoms.
Rosemary works in multiple ways to improve the health of our respiratory organs. Its expectorant activity helps to thin mucus and encourages its easy drainage to clear respiratory pathways. Its warming property soothes a sore throat and lubricates the tract to help in cases where the throat is irritated by excessive coughing. The warming potency of rosemary can also treat cold and thereby helps protect the sinuses from getting inflamed by the cold. Its antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal activities fight infection-causing microbes, while its anti-inflammatory property can soothe inflammations of blood vessels and relieve headaches. Horehound helps the mucus get moving again by loosening it and activating the cilia. At the same time, horehound is stimulating the lungs and sinuses to eliminate mucus, it is also soothing the irritation. We added eucalyptus because the first benefit of eucalyptus for lungs is by being an expectorant. An expectorant is a medicine that helps to bring up mucus and other foreign materials from the lungs, bronchi as well as the trachea. Eucalyptus works as an expectorant by cleansing and draining mucus from the lungs, thinning the mucus, to be followed by lubricating the affected area of the respiratory tract. Eucalyptus products are rich in antioxidants which make it highly effective for strengthening the immune system. The refreshingly fragrant scent of it relaxes the lungs, the mind, and the other senses. Garlic was added because it is an antibiotic that fights against fungal and bacterial infection. And it also protects the body against parasites, viruses, and yeast infections.
Elecampane is an expectorant, so it thins mucus and helps your body clear it from the airways. This makes elecampane an exceptionally good remedy for productive (wet) coughs. In addition, it is proven to help reduce respiratory inflammation, as with pneumonia. Finally, we added Plantain can help reduce mucus secretion in the airways, which makes it helpful in treating colds, catarrh, sinusitis, lung, and bronchial allergic conditions such as hay fever and asthma. This is a complex blend but has proven to give impressive results for our guests. We have been pairing this blend with our Virus Phyto~Nutrition Tea to ensure a complete option for any combination of ailments tied to this common occurrence. The Respiratory Mucus will help start to remove the excess mucus buildup in the lungs and start to eliminate them. This blend has two expectorants to help cough out the yuck. Drink as much as you like. I am caffeine free, so perfectly safe to have me in the evenings or before bed. I can use it as many times daily as needed on those tough days.
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Features Respiratory Mucus:
- Leaves can be infused all day! (They will not get bitter)
- Lots of individual flavor based on the ingredients
- All Wildcrafted Herbs
- All Organic where Wildcrafted is not available
- Earthy and Herby
- Full of natural antioxidants
- Sample Size ~ 1 oz will make 8-10 16 oz teas
- Sealed Bag ~ 4 oz will make 32-40 16 oz teas
- Iced Tea ~ Always Double the amount of Tea for the same size cup!
- Per Serving ~ 1 tsp per 6 oz of H2O
- Recommend 3 tsp Per Day – resteep leaves 2-3 times
- Caffeine: None
Ingredients: Steep Me Proprietary Organic and Wildcrafted Blend of Peppermint Leaf, Licorice Root, Mullein, Thyme, Oregano, Lungwort, Holy Basil, Marshmallow Leaf, Lobelia, Rosemary, Horehound, Eucalyptus, Garlic, Elecampane and Plantain.
Alternatively, try our Virus Phyto~Nutrition Capsules OR Virus Phyto~Nutrition Tincture OR Bronchial Virus Phyto~Nutrition Tea OR Virus Blaster Micro~Nutrition Capsules OR Kick Ur Kold Phyto~Nutrition Tea OR Throat Therapy Phyto~Nutrition Tea
Not Safe for Pregnancy
Not Safe for Breastfeeding
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NOTE: When using Teas, Capsules, Tinctures and Micro-Nutrition to help with your ailment ~ please remember this is a marathon ~ we recommend an investment of time of at least 6 months to see positive change. Any gender specific blends are based on gender assigned at birth.
