RESCUE your respiratory tract from infection with this ‘reptile leaf’

We’ve already survived some record heat waves this year… and summer isn’t even over yet!

But cold and flu season is right around the corner, my friend…

And I don’t want to leave you UNPREPARED for what’s coming your way.

Because while we’ve been worried about the health crisis that’s been grabbing all the headlines…

We can’t forget that there are PLENTY of other respiratory infections… ones that strike MILLIONS of Americans every year.

And this year will be NO different than the rest.

So, crank up the A/C… pour yourself a nice chilled lemonade… and get to know the cooling herb I’m about to share with you.

It can EXTINGUISH many of the conditions that could set fire to your respiratory tract.

A leafy lung hero

In many different Asian cuisines, there’s a leafy green… also used as a salad green… that’s practically medicine in a bowl.

Its scientific name is Houttuynia cordata – but it’s commonly called the “chameleon plant,” which is part of a family of plants known as the “lizard tails.”

Traditional Chinese Medicine calls it “Yu Xing Cao”… which literally translates to mean “stinky fish grass,” so named because of a somewhat unpleasant fish-like aroma that comes off the leaves.

Since the Song Dynasty (about 1,000 years ago), this ancient medicinal practice has used “fish leaf” to fight upper respiratory infections… pneumonia… and other conditions affecting the “lung meridian.”

So, during the outbreak of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) in the early 2000s, OF COURSE researchers turned to traditional remedies like HC to see how they might be able to help.

And what they found was that this ancient herb STIMULATED immune T-cells called lymphocytes… and INHIBITED early-stage symptoms like fever, sore throat, and cough.

Much of its success had to do with its anti-inflammatory action – or, in TCM terms, how it “clears heat” and “purges fire.”

But HC also seemed to exhibit anti-viral action specifically against the SARS virus!

HC also RELIEVES oxidative stress and RELEASES toxins…

Both of which are indications of its antioxidant power.

And chemical analysis reveals several flavonoids that contribute to this action…

Including afzelin (closely related to kaempferol)… and hyperoside, hyperin, and quercitrin (closely related to quercetin).

In fact, in an animal study out of China published earlier this year, flavonoids from HC helped protect study subjects against a lethal strain of the H1N1 flu virus.

Not only did it help keep lung injury at bay…

But it also INCREASED survival rates… and EXTENDED lifespans!

You may find whole, dried HC… which you can use to make a tea… at some Asian specialty markets…

But in this country, you’re more likely to find it in tincture form.

A certified Chinese herbalist can help you source the best version for you… and recommend a good starting dosage.

Some research shows that the fermentation process actually BOOSTS the flavonoid content of HC – and fermented HC is a popular herbal supplement in Asian countries like Thailand.

To surviving deadly respiratory infections,

Melissa Young

P.S. For another “salad trick” to help fight respiratory ailments, check out the FORGOTTEN medieval herb known as sorrel.