Congestion

Respiratory

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Congestion (Trouble)

Body system: Respiratory

Blocked or stuffy nasal passages and sinuses.

Try one plant that eases this trouble — and tell a neighbor what worked.

Plants that help with Congestion (9)

Anise Hyssop

Agastache foeniculum

Fire·Sagittarius+House 9·Mutable

Pacifies Kapha & VataTaste: Sweet; PungentEnergy: Heating

Helps with: Cold & flu, Congestion, Indigestion / bloating, Low mood

Elderberry

Elder

Sambucus nigra / canadensis

Water·Scorpio+House 8·Fixed

Pacifies Vata & KaphaTaste: Sweet; Sour; AstringentEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Cold & flu, Fever, Congestion

Horehound

White Horehound

Marrubium vulgare

Air·Gemini+House 3·Mutable·Ashlesha

Pacifies Kapha & VataTaste: Bitter, PungentEnergy: Heating

Helps with: Cough, Chest congestion / bronchitis, Sore throat

Hyssop

Hyssopus officinalis

Fire·Sagittarius+House 9·Mutable

Pacifies Kapha & Vata; aggravates PittaTaste: Pungent; BitterEnergy: Heating

Helps with: Cough, Congestion, Cold & flu, Sore throat

Lion's Ear

Klip Dagga / Lion's Ear

Leonotis nepetifolia

Earth·Taurus+House 2·Fixed·Rohini

Pacifies Kapha & VataTaste: Pungent; BitterEnergy: Heating

Helps with: Cough, Congestion, Muscle tension

Mint

Mentha spicata / piperita

Water·Pisces+House 12·Mutable

Pacifies Pitta & KaphaTaste: Pungent, SweetEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Indigestion / bloating, Nausea, Congestion

Mullein

Verbascum thapsus

Water·Pisces+House 12·Mutable

Pacifies Vata & KaphaTaste: Bitter, SweetEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Cough, Chest congestion / bronchitis

Mustard Greens

Mustard

Brassica juncea

Fire·Aries+House 1·Cardinal

Pacifies Kapha & VataTaste: PungentEnergy: Heating

Helps with: Poor appetite, Congestion, Poor circulation, Chest congestion / bronchitis

Peppermint

Mentha × piperita

Earth·Virgo+House 6·Mutable

Pacifies Kapha & Pitta; can aggravate Vata in excessTaste: PungentEnergy: Cooling

Helps with: Indigestion / bloating, Nausea, Headache, Congestion