This is Starwest's nitrogen-flushed double wall silverfoil pack.

About 48 pieces per pound.

Also known as Bear Root, Mountain Ginseng, Nipo, Indian Root, Empress Of The Dark Forest, Bear Medicine, Wild Lovage, Porters Lovage, Mountain Carrot, Colorado Cough Root, Chuchupati, Loveroot, Wild Parsley.

It can be found in the upland meadows and ravines in the southern Rocky Mountains and is anciently revered in Native American healing tradition. Boosts immune function and aids digestion.

Chewing the root raw soothes sore throat and gum irritation. A tea of the boiled root loosens phlegm and combats viral colds and flu. Powdered osha root is used to make a soothing cough syrup.

Leading herbalists say that osha root tea, or a stronger thick boiled decoction, can be used like echinacea for the treatment of respiratory infections such as colds, flu, sore throat, and typical upper respiratory congestion.

Osha root contains various properties which make it both antibacterial and antiviral, therefore useful for a wide variety of infections including herpes, sore throats, colds, flu, and as a bronchial expectorant.

Osha contains a volatile oil as well as an alkaloid, sterols, and saponins. Which components are most responsible for its therapeutic effects has yet to be determined, although one of the major ingredients is thought to be a lactone called ligustilide. Studies done on other Ligusticum species suggest that ligustilide has anti-asthmatic action. Chemists at Colorado State University recently determined that ligustilide has broad biological activity, including anti-viral and anti-microbial properties.