Because there is excess mucus or other irritant matter from external sources – dirt, smoke, household cleaners – lying on the surface of the respiratory tract, and your body is trying to expel them by propelling it violently upwards.
The body uses the mucous membranes as an exit route for toxins. When a bug infects you and your immune system attacks it, dead bacteria and dead immune cells can be pushed out via mucous secretions. Also, if other eliminatory organs such as the bowel aren’t working well, then some toxins may be diverted to the respiratory tract to be offloaded through these membranes.
If I have lots of mucus, what does it mean?
Either your body is fighting off a bug or it is trying to shovel toxins out through the mucous membranes because they aren’t going out properly through other routes – or the systems are getting swamped by an excess of toxins! Mucus may increase when you eat or drink poor quality food, or if you eat a lot of dairy products.
Can you give me more information on the herbs?
Ivy and Thyme taken together in a tincture help to reduce spasms in the bronchial tubes (so that you cough less, and less violently), and to thin mucus lying on the chest so that it is easier to expel. You will cough less but, when you do cough, mucus will be removed. The herbs work very quickly and are safe for children and diabetics, who often can’t take cough remedies because they are sweetened.
Herbal syrups such as A.Vogel Soothing Cough Syrup, made from fresh Spruce buds, ease painful throats and help with tickly coughs. Spruce buds have antiseptic and antibacterial effects which can help the lungs to bring up muck that may be lying there.
OK, so what can I do to stop my cough?
Sometimes suppressing a cough is the worst thing you could do because the toxins that should have been removed stay in the system and bung you up. The best thing is to help the body remove the irritants as quickly and effectively as possible. Here are some sensible guidelines.
- Reduce your intake of dairy foods
- Drink plenty of still water (warm if you prefer) and ensure your bowel is working daily, to flush toxins out of the system
- Don’t stay in stuffy rooms or expose yourself to cigarette smoke
- Enjoy the fresh air but wrap up warmly and don’t expose your throat to cold winds
- Take Bronchosan, a complex of Ivy and Thyme to improve the way the respiratory tract deals with mucus, making coughs less troublesome
- Use soothing herbal syrups to ease irritation in the throat, and
- At the first tell-tale tickle at the back of the throat, try A.Vogel Echinaforce Sore throat spray, which contains two fresh herbs, Echinacea purpurea and Sage (Salvia officinalis). They provide effective levels of antibacterial and antiviral activity. Quick action, in many cases, can help alleviate if not remove the symptoms.
