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expectorant

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The herb is astringent, anti-toxic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-histamine, as well as demulcent, expectorant, styptic and diuretic. en.wikipedia.org

The potassium antimonyl derivative of the acid known as tartar emetic is included, in small doses, in cough syrup as an expectorant. en.wikipedia.org

The combination of expectorant saponins and emollient mucilage makes the plant particularly effective for cough. en.wikipedia.org

An expectorant increases bronchial secretions and mucolytics help loosen thick bronchial secretions. en.wikipedia.org

Ammonium chloride has a history of being used as a cough medicine as it works as an expectorant. en.wikipedia.org

Other traditional uses include as an expectorant, astringent, and to treat bronchitis. en.wikipedia.org

In modern phytotherapy, it is mostly employed in form of tinctures or dry extracts for its evidence-based expectorant effects. en.wikipedia.org

In large doses it is an emetic; in smaller ones it is an expectorant and an alterative. en.wikipedia.org

It was included in some cough medicines as an expectorant (though there is no known mechanism for this function beyond the placebo effect). en.wikipedia.org

It is effective in the treatment of peptic ulcer and also has expectorant (antitussive) properties. en.wikipedia.org

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