This is a great remedy for the upcoming cold season. It is very useful in treating coughs, colds, bronchitis and other respiratory ailments. It provides excellent respiratory and lung support.

It is especially useful in loosening up dry coughs that cause that tight feeling in the chest and can make breathing difficult. Horehound opens up the respiratory track to aide in easier breathing. This is especially useful at night time when it can be hard to sleep.

I have found that elevating my kids a little bit in bed can help a lot in terms of comfort.

The remedy itself has a warming calming effect and is anti spasmodic in nature. This is a great remedy for kids as it is super gentle as well as very effective in treating everyday coughs and colds without traditional medicines which might make a child drowsy.

Jamaica dogwood (Piscidia pispcipula or Piscidia erythrina) native herbal plant of Caribbean, Central and South America and United States (Texas 2 & Florida 8), treatment as a sedative, antispasmodic and pain killer ("The bark of the root works similarly to aspirin pain relievers by blocking an enzyme that produces inflammatory and pain causing chemicals called prostaglandins". 5).

When you have the stomach flu, life is just not pleasant. It is important to try and treat your stomach flu in the most effective way possible and in some cases, you might wish to use herbal remedies for a stomach flu. Herbal remedies for the stomach flu fall into the category of non-medical solutions; however they have been shown to help many people as they struggle to get through the symptoms of the flu.

Here are some of the herbal remedies for the stomach flu.

Mint tea. Mint tea has been used for a number of different medical uses. In terms of the flu, mint tea is used as an antispasmodic. In addition, mint tea acts as a mild sedative. Mint tea can help to ease your upset stomach that you have from the flu. If you prefer not to drink processed tea, you can use fresh mint from your produce section at the store and steep the leaves in some boiling water to make homemade as opposed to processed mint tea.