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White Dead Nettle (Lamium album) as a tool for helping with Bronchitis
Evidence
inferred from expectorant action
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2 sources supporting White Dead Nettle for Bronchitis. Includes scientific publications, books, monographs and traditional-use references.
Mechanistic basis
This use is associated with the plant's expectorant action. Further evidence for that pharmacology:
Effects of standardized extracts of Lamium album and Urtica dioica on rat tracheal smooth muscle contraction
View source Standardised Lamium album extract relaxed rat tracheal smooth muscle, supporting the traditional expectorant and antispasmodic use of white dead-nettle in respiratory disorders such as bronchitis.