{"id":1803,"date":"2013-03-22T04:28:10","date_gmt":"2013-03-22T04:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/?page_id=1803"},"modified":"2013-03-31T17:20:58","modified_gmt":"2013-03-31T17:20:58","slug":"sinusitis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/?page_id=1803","title":{"rendered":"Sinusitis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Sinusitis<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Inflammation of the sinuses<\/li>\n<li>Bacterial infection in sinuses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Anti-bacterials<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/?p=1035\">Goldenseal<\/a> ~ Hydrastis canadensis<\/li>\n<li>Increase Immune Function\n<ul>\n<li>Astragulus<\/li>\n<li>Isatidis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Guduchi<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ayurvedic herb for Cold and flu remedy<\/li>\n<li>Climbing vine<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Giloe&#8221; &#8211; North Indian is the common name<\/li>\n<li>not always clear what part of the plant you are getting, could be vine, berries, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Neem<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Azadirachta Indica<\/li>\n<li>Bittle, cold<\/li>\n<li>KP not a big fan of Neem.<\/li>\n<li>Bark, leaves, branches, seeds, latex, fruit, flower<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Village Pharmacy&#8221; &#8211; every part of tree is used<\/li>\n<li>Bitter digestive, antipyretic, broadly antimicrobial.<\/li>\n<li>Good for parasites<\/li>\n<li>Antimicrobial Detox\n<ul>\n<li>Use the leaves<\/li>\n<li>Can use as Tea or Powder.\u00c2\u00a0 Tea is extremely bitter.<\/li>\n<li>Neem Oil comes from seeds from the big trees<\/li>\n<li>Not a &#8220;home-run&#8221; remedy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Sinustitis<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>General (things that may work) (grom all 3 systems)<\/li>\n<li>Chrysanthemum<\/li>\n<li>Cubeb and other peppercorns<\/li>\n<li>Ginger<\/li>\n<li>Yerba Santa &#8211; Eriodictyon<\/li>\n<li>Bibitaki<\/li>\n<li>Xanthium<\/li>\n<li>Asafoetida\/camphor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr id=\"peppercorns\"\/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">\u00c2\u00a0Peppercorns<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Affinity for respiratory tract<\/li>\n<li>Many species all over the world<\/li>\n<li>mucus releasing<\/li>\n<li>Tissue supportive &#8211; but different energetics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Pipali<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Relative of Black Pepper<\/li>\n<li>Standing bush<\/li>\n<li>Mini cluster of peppercorns (one inch conde shaped)<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Cubebe Pipali<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Rounds.\u00c2\u00a0 Closely related botanically to Pipali<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border: thick double gold;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Black Pepper vs Pipali<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Black Pepper<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Pipali<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Drying and detoxifiying<\/td>\n<td>moisturizing and building<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Also has an affinity for the Respiratory Tract.Excellent for releasing mucus from sinuses.<\/td>\n<td>Pipali not good at this<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">Common to see Black Pepper and Pipali in a formula<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Black Pepper<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Climbing Vine<\/li>\n<li>needs to be cleaned and dried<\/li>\n<li>Red when harvested, then black.\u00c2\u00a0 Green on the vine.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Peppercorns<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Ayurveda peppercorns are boiled in milk.\u00c2\u00a0 Milk cools down the taste.\u00c2\u00a0 It releases congestion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Isatidis<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Isatidis\" href=\"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/?p=923\">Isatidis\u00c2\u00a0 tinctoria was a source of blue dye in the Middle Ages &#8211; English name is <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Woad<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Schizandra ~ Schisandra<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>astringent \/ drying for membranes<\/li>\n<li>good for <a href=\"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/?page_id=1069\">Liver<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Planetary Herbology under <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Schizandra<\/strong><\/span> pages 128,138, 141, <strong>346<\/strong>, 410\n<ul>\n<li>Chinese Herb used as a tonic astringent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"cubeb\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Peppercorn<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Cubeb Berry<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>KP&#8217;s favorite cold and flu remedy<\/li>\n<li>Cubeb berry is fantastic<\/li>\n<li>Originally from Southeast Asia &#8211; Vietnam<\/li>\n<li>It is a inor part of Chinese Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Used minimally in Ayurveda as well<\/li>\n<li>Cubeb became famous in the Middle Ages in Europe when the first peppercorn was brought back to Europe from asia<\/li>\n<li>Now it grows in Jamaica and Trinidad<\/li>\n<li>100 years ago, it was ther #1 remedy for Asthma<\/li>\n<li>Cubeb was smoked as cigarettes, used for <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Catarrh<\/strong><\/span> (respiratory congestion), also for cold in head, asthma, and hay fever<\/li>\n<li>Today a dose would be 10 to 12 grams\/day in capsules<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Iodine<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Strongly anti-microbial<\/li>\n<li>K.P.&#8217;s favorite brand is Iodoral &#8211; High Potency Iodine\/Potassium Iodide supplement<\/li>\n<li>High doses can treat bacterial infections<\/li>\n<li>Typical dose is 6 tablets to treat Respiratory infection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Sulfur<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>To Treat bacterial infections<\/li>\n<li>strongly anti-bacterial<\/li>\n<li>before antibiotics were available, &#8220;sulfur&#8221; drugs were based on sulfur and strongly antibacterial<\/li>\n<li>Ayurveda uses it with clove<\/li>\n<li>1 gram\/day of elemental sulfur<\/li>\n<li>can use clove + honey + sulfur<\/li>\n<li>beware of loose stool<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Gandhak<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>mineral form of sulfur &#8211; pure sulfur<\/li>\n<li>natural from India &#8211; from yellow rocks<\/li>\n<li>grind into a powder and use with clove<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Sinusitis <\/span>continued<\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Topical Treatment &#8211; Ginger<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Topical ginger paste over sore area<\/li>\n<li>Mix ginger powder with Eucalyptus oil to make a paste (the consistency of pancake powder), if desired.<\/li>\n<li>Brings circulation to the area<\/li>\n<li>Good for short term treatment &#8211; leave on for 1\/2 hour to 1 hour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Inhalant Treatments &#8211; Steam Bowl<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Steam bowl &#8211; infusions or essential oils\u00c2\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #008080;\">*<\/span> Head to Bowl<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Eucalyptus Leaf<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Has some antibacterial action by itself, so getting it into the respiratory tract,<\/li>\n<li>Helps kill bacteria<\/li>\n<li>Also acts as a bronchial dilator to open up lungs<\/li>\n<li>Use a few drops to steam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008080;\">*<\/span> Start off carefully with Steam Bowl &#8211; essential oils are very volatile.\u00c2\u00a0 Start off slow with a couple of drops<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Rubs &#8211; on chest<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Mentholated<\/li>\n<li>Camphor<\/li>\n<li>Peppermint Oi<\/li>\n<li>Eucalyptus globulus oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Sniff<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Salt water<\/li>\n<li>Ghee (soothes tissues)<\/li>\n<li>Ghee is the #1 main remedy for inflammation<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Nasya Oil <\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Pouring liquid straight into the nose using Nasya Oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\">\u00c2\u00a0Neti Pot<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Get in salt water (in U.S.)<\/li>\n<li>In ayurveda, can use other things like Ghee<\/li>\n<li>Filter herbal liquid through a strainer first to get our stems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>Sinusitis is a high Kapha situation. Avoid Ghee in the nose for inflammation, not high mucus.\u00c2\u00a0 sinuses are not sterile.\u00c2\u00a0 Don&#8217;t want to get extra water into the Eustachian tubes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Decoctions, dilute oils liquids can go in the Neti Pot &#8211; usually with isotonic salt\n<ul>\n<li>Triphala<\/li>\n<li>Ghee<\/li>\n<li>Alum and Salt\n<ul>\n<li>Potassium alum is drastically astringent<\/li>\n<li>Use the tiniest pinch<\/li>\n<li>Will dry your nose out like a desert.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Neti Pot Inhalant Treatments<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Thyme &#8211; (contains thymol) Steam vaporizer sniffing anti-septic<\/li>\n<li>Eucalyptus<\/li>\n<li>Yerba Santa<\/li>\n<li>Peppermint (menthol)<\/li>\n<li>White Pine &#8211; class &#8211; contnet of turpentine + phenolic substances, Lung opening<\/li>\n<li>Oregano<\/li>\n<li>Gum Benzoin<\/li>\n<li>Natural Healing &#8211; pulls in all different things &#8211; poultices, foot soaks, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">\u00c2\u00a0All Mints<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Peppermint<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Has confusing energetics.\u00c2\u00a0 Peppermint is both hot and cold<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Spearmint<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Leaf shaped like a spear &#8211; only cold energetics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Melissa<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Melissa is also a mint<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mint have square stems.\u00c2\u00a0 There are hundreds of mints.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sinusitis Inflammation of the sinuses Bacterial infection in sinuses Anti-bacterials Goldenseal ~ Hydrastis canadensis Increase Immune Function Astragulus Isatidis Guduchi Ayurvedic herb for Cold and flu remedy Climbing vine &#8220;Giloe&#8221; &#8211; North Indian is the common name not always clear what part of the plant you are getting, could be &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"parent":1761,"menu_order":12,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1803","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","column","threecol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1803"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2044,"href":"https:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1803\/revisions\/2044"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}