Detoxification - How to Detox and Nourish Your Lung for Optimal Health, Citations Provided By National Institutes Of Health

By Kyle J. Norton, Scholar, Master of Nutrition

Liver, kidney and skin are 3 major and vital organs with function in protected our body against toxins accumulation.

Everyday toxins are removed by these organs to maintain the organs and tissue integrity and viability. So the body can perform its function in an optimized form.

If one of these organs starts to malfunction, others must take the toxins and remove them.

In case of our body cannot completely remove all the toxins, toxins will be accumulated in the organs and tissue, leading to weakening of organs and tissue function in induction of chronic ailments.

Herbal medicine have been used to tonify and eliminate toxins from our body over thousand of years. According to Dr. Edward Group, one of the best natural detox methods is a six or seven day cleanse using distilled water, organic, raw apple cider vinegar, aloe vera, Oxy-Powder, and a probiotic supplement.

In fact, selection are so complex and professional, depending to the experience and preference of practitioners. Completely different method in comapred to conventional medicine treatment of one drug for all, in herbal medicine, same disease of 2 persons  may be treated with different formula and different diseases may be treated with the same formula

Herbal medicine in detoxed your lung

1. Lotus Root Tea
Made from the root of the esteemed Asian water lily, lotus root dissolves and eliminates mucus and lung congestion over time.

Lotus root traditionally has been used to neutralize toxins accumulated in the lung as well as in treating other respiratory diseases such as asthma, tuberculosis, and coughing.

Lotus root with tons of bioactive compounds such as total phenols, gallic acid and polyphenols and high levels of antioxidant activity protects the lung against onset of diseases(1).

According to the School of Health & Life Sciences, King’s College, “the human lung, from infancy through to old age, can be subjected to deleterious oxidative events as a consequence of inhaling environmental pollutants or irritants, succumbing to several pulmonary diseases (including infant and adult respiratory distress syndromes, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis and cancer) and receiving treatment for these diseases”(2).

2. Platycodon Root

Platycodon has been used in Chinese medicine for over a century in treating abscesses, respiratory disorders, and intestinal disorders.

Study showed that platycodon roots not only help to treat coughs caused by purulent sputum and inflammation in the chest area but also demonstrate a lung protective activity(4).

According to Chungnam National University, in vitro, platycodon grandiflorum root-derived saponins exerted inhibition of (Changkil saponins: CKS) on ovalbumin-induced airway inflammation in mice(3).

3. Wild Cherry Bark 

Wild cherry bark traditionally has been used to treat irritable and persistent cough of bronchitis, and pertussis due to increased irritability of respiratory mucosa.

The herb also exerts lung protective effects through its astringent, sedative, antispasmodic, and bronchodilator actions in inhibited dries mucus, increases expectoration, eases coughing, and opens the airways(5). 
 

4. Mullein 
Mullein contains coumarin and rotenone.

It has a long history of being used as a medicine for treatment of asthma and respiratory disorders.

The herb also sooths the mucous membranes, reduces inflammation and encourages healthy fluid production in the lungs.

According to the  Xi’an Jiaotong University, Isofraxidin (IF), a coumarin compound isolated from the natural medicinal plants, including mullein displayed a significant anti-bacterial, anti-oxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities in protected the against lung injure and damage in animal model(6).

Moreover, the phytochemical also show a marked protective effect against bronchial asthma induced by inhalation of histamine in conscious guinea pig(7).

5. Ephedra 

Epphedra has been used in Chinese medicine traditionally for 5,000 years in treating asthma, hay fever and common cold.

It also supports healthy  lung and respiratory function by removing toxins in the lung. 

Ephedra, when taken as directed – no more than 90mg/day and not to be taken by those with pre-existing heart conditions – is safe and effective for those looking to lose weight,” said David Fabrican’t, the FDA’s point person on dietary supplement regulations,.after FDA lifting the 10-year ban on weight-loss blockbuster botanical ephedra.

Application of the herbal medicine was effective in protected bronchial epithelium(8), inhibited influenza viral pneumonia(9) and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD)(10).
 

6. Elecampane 

Elecampane is also called horse-heal with function for treatment of shortness of breath and promotion of a strong lung.

Elecampane is a wonderful lung tonic herb, for treatment of asthma, and soothing the lining of the lungs.

Accoridng to the study by the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute for Oriental Medicine Industry, intake of 
Elecampane exerted strong anti-asthmatic(11) and anti lung cancer(12) and inhibition of mucus hypersecretion effects in vitro(11).

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(1) Bioactive compounds and antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of Korean white lotus cultivars by Park YS1, Towantakavanit K, Kowalska T, Jung ST, Ham KS, Heo BG, Cho JY, Yun JG, Kim HJ, Gorinstein S(PubMed)
(2) Vitamins and respiratory disease: antioxidant micronutrients in pulmonary health and disease by Kelly FJ(PubMed)
(3) Saponins, especially platyconic acid A, from Platycodon grandiflorum reduce airway inflammation in ovalbumin-induced mice and PMA-exposed A549 cells by Choi JH1, Jin SW, Kim HG, Choi CY, Lee HS, Ryu SY, Chung YC, Hwang YJ, Um YJ, Jeong TC, Jeong HG(PubMed)
(4) Platycodin D attenuates acute lung injury by suppressing apoptosis and inflammation in vivo and in vitro by Tao W1, Su Q2, Wang H3, Guo S4, Chen Y4, Duan J5, Wang S(PubMed)
(5) ALL ABOUT WILD CHERRY BARK (PRINTABLE MONOGRAPH) by Herbal Academy
(6) Protective effects of Isofraxidin against lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lunginjury in mice by Niu X1, Wang Y2, Li W3, Mu Q2, Li H2, Yao H2, Zhang H(PubMed)
(7) [Mechanism of the antiasthmatic effect of total coumarins in the fruit of Cnidium monnieri (L.)Cuss].[Article in Chinese] by Chen Z1, Duan X.(PubMed)
(8) Effect of San-ao Decoction, a traditional Chinese prescription, on IL-4 treated normal human bronchial epithelium by Li Y1, Wang MY, Fan XS, Qi X, Chen Y, Zhang H, Zhao QC(PubMed)
(9) Protective effects of Yinhuapinggan granule on mice with influenza viral pneumonia by Peng XQ1, Zhou HF1, Lu YY2, Chen JK1, Wan HT3, Zhang YY(PubMed)

(10) Polysaccharide from Ephedra sinica Stapf inhibits inflammation expression by regulating Factor-β1/Smad2 signaling by Liang S1, Meng X2, Wang Z3, Liu J4, Kuang H5, Wang Q(PubMed)

(11) Alleviaon of OVA-induced airway inflammation by flowers of Inula japonica in a murine model of asthma by Park YN1, Lee YJ, Choi JH, Jin M, Yang JH, Li Y, Lee J, Li X, Kim KJ, Son JK, Chang HW, Kim JY, Lee E(PubMed)

(12)1-o-acetylbritannilactone (ABL) inhibits angiogenesis and lung cancer cell growth through regulating VEGF-Src-FAK signaling by Zhengfu H1, Hu Z1, Huiwen M1, Zhijun L1, Jiaojie Z2, Xiaoyi Y3, Xiujun C(PubMed)