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Expectorant |
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An expectorant is a medication that helps bring up mucus and other material from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea.
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Plants having 'Expectorant' activity
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| Trichosanthes kirilowii | Febrifuge (leaf, stem); antibacterial, anticholesterolemic, antifungal, depurative, emollient, expectorant and laxative (fruit); antitussive, emollient and expectorant (seed); antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, febrifuge, galactogogue, laxative, oxytocic, sialagogue and uterine tonic (root) | | Trichosanthes ovigera | Aanodyne, antiphlogistic, blood purifier, depurative, febrifuge, resolvent, diuretic and galactagogue (root); vermifuge (seed); bechic and expectorant (roots and seeds). | | Trifolium officinale | Alterative, analgesic, antiaggregant, antiedemic, antiexudative, antiinflammatory, antiprostaglandin, antispasmodic, antitumor, astringent, carcinogenic, carminative,
collyrium, decongestant, digestive, diuretic, emollient, expectorant, fumitory, hemostatic , hepatotoxic, hypotensive, immunostimulant, insecticide, lactagogue, laxativ, lymphotonic, myorelaxant, nervine, antidote, proteolytic, sedative, stimulant, tonic, vasodilator and vulnerary (plant); | | Trillium erectum | Antiseptic, aphrodisiac, astringent, expectorant, tonic, uterine tonic (root); antispasmodic, emetic, emmenagogue. | | Tropaeolum majus | Kills bacteria, antifungal, antiseptic, aperient, depurative, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, laxative and stimulant (leaves); antibiotic (plant) | | Tussilago farfara | Diuretic, sedative, antirheumatic, antidiarrheal and astringent (leaf); inhibits peristalsis of rabbit intestines (leaf essential oil); mild hemolytic (flower); alleviates spasms and expectorant (leaf and flower). | | Tylophora indica | The root has stimulant, alternative, antirheumatic properties; antiinflammatory (plant); diaphoretic, emetic and expectorant, antiallergic (leaf); anticancer (stem and leaf). | | Ulmus minor | Astringent, demulcent, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, tonic, vulnerary. | | Ulmus rubra | Antioxidant, demulcent, diuretic, emollient, expectorant, nutritive (inner bark); abortifacient (whole bark) | | Urena lobata | Emollient, refrigerant and styptic (leaves); maturative (flowers); pectoral and expectorant in dry coughs (decoction of flowers); vermifuge (decoction of seeds). | | Urginea indica | Heart stimulant, anthelmintic, alexiteric, expectorant, cardiac, diuretic deobstruent and emmenagogue (bulb) and cyanogenetic (plant); aids in removing any obstructions to secretion or excretion (in the body) and expectorant. | | Urginea maritima | Cardiotonic, strongly diuretic, emetic, when taken in large doses and expectorant, hypotensive (bulb) | | Valeriana hardwickii | Bitter, carminative, diuretic, expectorant, nervine and stimulant (root); antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, emmenagogue, diaphoretic and stimulant (plant) | | Valeriana jatamansi | Sedative and kills bacteria (rhizome and root), alleviates spasms and expectorant (root), antibacterial (essential oil), antispasmodic, carminative, diuretic, hypnotic, nervine, stimulant. | | Vateria indica | Tonic, carminative and expectorant; acrid and used as an alexipharmic (bark). | | Veratrum album | Analgesic, anthelmintic, cathartic, emetic, errhine, expectorant, hypnotic and sternutatory (roots) | | Veratrum viride | Analgesic, diaphoretic, emetic, expectorant, febrifuge, narcotic and sedative (root); abortifacient, antipyretic, antispasmodic, arteriosedative, cardiosedative, decongestant, diuretic, hepatotonic, hypotensive, insecticide, nephrotonic, sedative, tranquilizer. | | Verbascum densiflorum | Expectorant, soothing and healing (all acting together), kills bacteria, antiinflammatory and mildly antispasmodic and diuretic; anodyne, antiseptic, astringent, demulcent, emollient, expectorant and vulnerary (flowers and leaves); | | Veronica officinalis | Alterative, astringent, mildly diuretic, mildly expectorant, stomachic and tonic (leaves and roots) | | Vicia faba | Diuretic, expectorant, tonic | | |