Lobelia

i was cleaning out my mothers med. basket and found a thing of Lobelia and i couldn't find what it does, does any body know what it does.
Also do other ppl have problems with their parents taking weird herbs and there exsuce was something around my friend takes it lol

www.botanical.com...

Some authorities attach great value to it as an expectorant in bronchitis, others as a valuable counterirritant when combined with other ingredients in ointment form. It is sometimes given in convulsive and inflammatory disorders such as epilepsy, tetanus, diphtheria and tonsilitis. There is also difference of opinion with regard to its narcotic properties. Where relaxation of the system is required, as, for instance, to subdue spasm, Lobelia is invaluable. Relaxation can be counteracted by the stimulating and tonic infusion of capsicum. It may be used as an enema.

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