HYSSOP

(Hyssopus officinalis; LABIATAE)

Part used:  Herb

Therapeutic action:

Diaphoretic (sudorific), diuretic (lithotriptic, nephritic, etc.) stimulant, expectorant, aromatic, tonic, anthelmintic (vermifuge), aperient, carminative, pectoral, febrifuge, vulnerary.

Hyssop promotes a gentle diaphoresis of the skin, and is thereby relieving as well as healing to the kidneys, bladder and spleen. Its healing virtues are largely due to a volatile oil which is stimulative, carminative and sudorific. Its aperient properties will influence the bowels with a gentle movement, and its stimulating properties are a pleasant tonic and relief to the mucous lining of a weak stomach and to dryness in the bowels. Hyssop has an excellent expectorant action and it has been used for generations in expectorant action and it has been used for generations in pulmonary complaints. Its stimulant properties are diffusive in increasing blood circulation and equalizing the pressure.

Medicinal uses:

Colds, coughs, fevers, bronchitis, hoarseness, sore or ulcerated throat, lung troubles, eruptive diseases (scarlet fever, smallpox, chicken pox, etc.), kidney and liver affections, tuberculosis or consumption, asthma, chronic catarrh, black eye, bruises, quinsy, high blood pressure, scrofula, gravel, stomach complaints (gastric debility, dyspepsia, flatulence, etc.), dropsy, dyspnea, epilepsy, expel worms, eye trouble, inflammation, germicide for body lice.

Preparation:

Fluid extract, infusion, powder, tincture.