What are Diaphoretics?
Diaphoretics produce or promote sweating. They help the skin eliminate waste from the body. Major ways in which our bodies can clean and ensure a harmonious inner environment. Diaphoretics produce sweat during fevers to help alleviate and cool the body down during infection.
Relaxing Diaphoretics: used when a person has a fever but they are not sweating. They may have a red face, be tense or restless. These herbs may increase peripheral circulation to release the exterior and open the pores.
herbal exAmples:
Chamomile (Matricaria recutita)
Elderflower (Sambucus nigra)
Elderberry(Sambucus spp.)
Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Linden (Tilia spp.)
Stimulating Diaphoretics: used when a person has a fever but they’re chilled and are shivering. These spicy herbs support the body's need to increase its internal temperature.