Over here in Australia, a product called "Senega and Ammonia" is popular for chest and respiratory problems.  It is also useful as an expectorant.

I also like to swig it to cool down my throat.

Just don't put it on your nostrils after you've rubbed the skin off from repeatedly blowing your nose.

That hurts.

allegoriest wrote:

I think something in cranberry helps bad bacteria to not stick to the bladder or something.

I've always heard that it's the acidity of cranberry juice (and, say, high doses of vitamin C) that alters the pH in the bladder and makes it an unhappy environment for the growth of the usual UTI bacteria.

allegoriest wrote:

Mints and ginger are supposedly good for your stomach and velerian and passion flower are good for stress and sleep.

Valerian is also used by some people for migraines.  It just tastes like gymsocks to me and doesn't put a dent in my migraines.  Feverfew is another migraine remedy.

Catnip tea, believe it or not, is good for sleeping.

I drink hops tea on a semi-regular basis for digestive issues (I have irritable bowel syndrome, which can be a very unhappy thing).  It's extremely bitter, but I find it a clean sort of bitter.  My wife prefers wormwood tea (not tincture!) for that sort of thing, but I can't cope with wormwood.  A matter of taste, I think.