Dear Bob Liebert,

Just sent an email to you about my father's condition, a cancer patient with weak kidneys and swelling hands and legs. He also suffers from COPD and is on inhalers now. Which herbs are good for COPD ?

I have frequent urine problems, to some extent so urgent that I am near to the stage of lose control of passing urine. What herbs could help?

Your earliest advice is greatly appreciated.
Thank you and best regards.
Tiak Beng

Dear Friend,

In looking at your father's case the following came to mind: the extracts of MULLEIN (lungs, dry cough, excess water) and LOBELIA (to relax the lungs, can sometimes replace inhalers); can add DANDELION LEAF (a diuretic that does not simulate the kidneys) at a later time if the excess water isn't gone.

I would recommend the GRAVEL ROOT extract for frequent, painful urination. If stress or tension is a factor (which affects bladder) you may add the NERVAID Formula of relaxing herbs.

Yours in healing,
Bob Liebert, herbalist

You can buy these herbs and many more in the Formula and Single Herb sections of the Teeter Creek Herb website. Herbs that don't appear in the Formula or Single Herb lists can usually be requested in the "Message" section at the bottom of the order page.

The information expressed is the personal observations of Herbalist Bob Liebert based on his personal experience and his studies of folk and traditional herbalism. These observations are not meant to be a substitute for qualified medical diagnosis and treatment. Uses of many of the herbs have not been scientifically verified.