My neighbor asked me to look up lomatium, she wanted to get some to help her with her head/chest congestion during the winter months.
I didn't find alot of info on it but did find some for sale.
Does anybody know if it should not be taken with some other things? or any side affects? Looks like it's a good antiviral medication. Wondering about any opinions on it.
Lomatium
I found the comments below in this article Cinnamon is the Key Ingredient in Anti-Mold Wrappers
Is cinnamon a useful tool to keeping your food fresh? http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/09/20/cinnamon-is-the-key-ingredient-in-anti-mold-wrappers.aspx?source=nl
Cinnamon's other benefits include:
• Supporting digestive function
• Relieving congestion
• Relieving pain and stiffness of muscles and joints
• Anti-inflammatory compounds that may relieve arthritis
• Helping to prevent urinary tract infections, tooth decay and gum disease
• Relieves menstrual discomfort
• Blood-thinning compounds that stimulate circulation
For those of you who still believe that everything good for you tastes bad, cinnamon is a simple example that that’s just simply not true. It happens to be one of my favorite spices but if it’s not one of yours, don’t worry. There are other health-promoting herbs and spices out there. Among the most potent, aside from cinnamon, are:
1. Cloves (ground)
2. Jamaican allspice (ground)
3. Apple pie spice (mixture)
4. Oregano (ground)
5. Pumpkin pie spice (mixture)
6. Marjoram
7. Sage
8. Thyme
9. Gourmet Italian spice
what's this got to do with lomatium? cinnamon isn't in lomatium is it? I wasn't sure, just asking
Did you see this one kathy_ann? http://www.lomatium.com/
yep, sure did, thanks, that was about the only thing I did find on it.
Appreciate it.
I know some people will develop a "lomatium rash" from too high a dosage. Check out Henriette's Herbal pages for more info on a lot of herbs.
That's what i'm looking for. Thanks
kathy_ann, please forgive me for not making sense in my post above.
You said: My neighbor asked me to look up lomatium, she wanted to get some to help her with her head/chest congestion during the winter months.
This is not the plant you were asking about. However one of the things it does is relieve congestion which is what your neighbor is seeking to do. Cinnamon is very common and might help her. That is why I posted about it. Seems to have some other amazing benefits also.
Sorry for the confusion.
OH WEll, I'll tell her that then, cinnamon helps with congestion? i didn't realize that , she gets bronchitis too. learn something new every day LOL
You can buy the seeds from Horizon Herbs.
http://www.horizonherbs.com/product.asp?specific=557
Here is an interesting comment on the herb:
Quoting:
Please note: Since many people are thinking that Lomatium is the best protection from "Avian Flu" and other newsworthy threats of pandemic influenza, then I thought to add a little more information on Lomatium history and using Lomatium in therapy. Probably our strongest native antiviral herb. During the last pandemic, first nations peoples were smart enough to use the fresh or dried root of Lomatium and survived unharmed while white folks who didn't know about lomatium did not survive. In therapy, lomatium is best to use with a liver/urinary stimulant such as dandelion to help avoid lomatium rash side effect. The lomatium rash side effect is a bothersome proliferation of raised red spots, not itchy, that usually appears on the torso, and lasts sometimes as long as three weeks after discontinuing use of the herb. When lomatium is taken along with dandelion and at recommended dosage, then this rash rarely occurrs. Meanwhile, even while the rash is doing its thing, the viral load in the blood is wiped clean...
I would like to point out that most herbal traditions like Ayureveda and QiGong/TCM use herbs in combination formulas. It is rare for these traditions to use a single herb. The reason for this is the syngergy that comes from combining your chief herb with supporting herbs that assist with the action you want to emphasize, plus adding a detox or cleansing herb(s) to prevent unwanted side effects, and a digestive herb that helps make the formula bioavailable.
It would be advisable for your friend to do some research and learn how these herbs are traditionally used.
She doesn't have internet at her home and doesn't know much how to use it . I've copied this info you gave me and will give it to her.
She may change her mind
LOL
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