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Hyssop

Many of the most well-known doctors of history have recommended Hyssop to their patients. Hippocrates prescribed it for pleurisy, while Dioscorides prescribed hyssop for asthma and phlegm. Today, hyssop is an undervalued medicinal herb, potentially useful since it is both calming and tonic.

It has a positive effect in the treatment of bronchitis and respiratory infections, especially when there is excess mucus. As a sedative, hyssop is a remedy against asthma both in children and adults. It soothes the digestive tract and can be an effective remedy against colds & flu.

Hyssop has an interesting range of uses which are largely attributable to the anti-spasmodic action of the volatile oil. It is used in coughs, bronchitis and chronic catarrh. Its diaphoretic properties explain its use in the common cold. As a nervine it may be used in anxiety states, hysteria and petit mal (a form of epilepsy).

King's Dispensatory considers hyssop a " stimulant, aromatic, carminative and tonic. Also recommended in asthma, coughs, and other affections of the chest, as an expectorant. The leaves applied to bruises, speedily relieve the pain, and disperse every spot or mark from the affected parts."