Amazing Lobelia Medicinal Uses

Did you know that one of the lobelia medicinal uses is that it is good for the treatment of asthma and whooping cough?

Lobelia which is also known as lobelia inflata is regarded as Indian tobacco with a long history of use as a one of the herbal remedies for cough, pneumonia, bronchitis and asthma.

This flowering plant has been in use as medicinal plant for centuries and according to study, it has an active compound which is lobeline, may protect against depression and aid drug addiction and at the same time help improve memory.

Lobelia, traditionally, Lobelia inflata has been used as an antispasmodic, respiratory stimulant, relaxant, emetic, and euphoriant. The plant contains pyridine alkaloids, such as lobeline, lobelanine, and lobelanidine. Lobeline has nicotinic agonist properties (~5% to 20% of the potency of nicotine.

Lobelia Properties

This plant affects the nerves, muscles, lungs, stomach and circulation. The part of the plant used for medicinal uses are the seed and plant.

Some of the helpful lobelia medicinal uses can be found in its properties. The properties include:

1. Antispasmodic
2. Emetic
3. Nervine
4. Expectorant

The main purpose of this medicinal plant is that it is used as a relaxant, and a stimulant.

When taken in small doses, (5 -10 drops of the tincture or a gelatine capsule), it is quite relaxing in cases of all spasms, externally and internally.

When there’s a condition of lungs congestion, it is quite helpful and a wonderful antispasmodic in herbal formula.

To make it act a sedative, it must be taken in slightly larger doses (15 drops) while when you want to get something out of the stomach, it should be taken in large doses, thereby acting as a powerful emetic.

However, the last statement before thIs paragraph is only considered if you want to induce vomiting. Aside that, it is mostly used in small doses.

As stated earlier, treating whooping cough, asthma is seen as lobelia medicinal uses.

In small doses, it used for relieving spams linked with respiratory and various lungs conditions.

In essence, using it as an expectorant when treating respiratory conditions is also one of the lobelia medicinal uses.

Lobelia can be combined with lady’s slipper for convulsions, and can be used in treating headaches, ingestion, allergies, heart palpitation, arthritis, chicken pox and asthma.

 

Lobelia medicinal uses

Lobelia medicinal uses are quite enormous as it can also used in the following conditions

1. Contagious diseases
2. All kinds of Fevers
3. Jaundice
4. Pneumonia
5. Vitus dance
6. Teething
7. Toothache

As it is, it used in relaxing the heart and can also facilitate lowering of rapid pulse.

When combined with skullcap and lady’s slipper, it is an excellent remedy for lock jaw.

As stated earlier, if you want to get out various unwanted materials from the stomach such as food poisoning, use lobelia because it is used inn clearing the stomach from its contents.

For external use, when taken in small doses, it is used as a wash for infected or itchy skin diseases.

It can be put in baths, poultice, fomentation and liniment for muscle spasms.

To relieve earache, drop a small tincture. Using it in poultice for bruises is also one of the lobelia medicinal uses. It can be used in treating sprain, ringworm, erysipelas, poison ivy, felons, snake and insect bites and tumours.

 

Preparation and Dosage

For infusion;

Steep 5 – 15 minutes, take 1 teaspoonful as needed.

Tincture:

Take 10 – 30 drops as needed

Extract:

Take 5 – 30 drops as needed

Powder:

Take 1 – 2 #0 capsules (1 – 10 grains)

This prescription is based on natural remedies encyclopaedia.

 

Warning

Lobelia can be poisonous in large amounts, however, will be vomited so fast as it impossible to harm that may appear permanent.

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