Demulcent Herbs:
Demulcent herbs provide a protective coating and soothe irritated body tissues. Many herbs with this property are both demulcent (soothing on the mucus membranes on the inside) and emollient (soothing to inflamed skin on the outside). These plants are much valued in herbal healing to soothe and protect all the way down from the mouth and throat to the urinary tract.
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Acacia , Acacia senegal -
Chickweed, Stellaria media -
Chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum morifolium, C. sinense -
Colt's Foot, Tussilago farfara -
Comfrey Leaf and root, Symphytum officinale -
Copaiba Balsam, Copaifera Officinalis -
Couch grass, Agropyron repens -
Datura, Datura spp -
Elm, Slippery, Ulmus fulva -
Holy Basil, Ocimum sanctum -
Horehound, Marrubium vulgare L. -
Linden, Tilia spp -
Lotus, Nelumbo nucifera -
Marsh Mallow Root, Althaea officinalis L. -
Mullein, Verbascum spp. -
Psyllium, Plantago psyllium, Plantago ovata -
Pumpkin Seed, Cucurbita pepo -
Red Poppy Flowers, Papaver rhoeas -
Sea Buckthorn Oil, Hippophae rhamnoides
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