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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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| Anisochilus carnosus | Antibacterial, stimulant, expectorant and diaphoretic (plant); anticephalagic (leaf); the oil possesses direct muscle-relaxant action and also bactericidal and fungicidal properties, and may prove useful as an anti-spasmodic drug and as a clinical fungicide. | | Anthriscus cerefolium | Digestive, diuretic, expectorant, poultice and stimulant (fresh plant) | | Apocynum androsaemifolium | Analgesic, anticonvulsant, antidote, aphrodisiac, cardiotonic, contraceptive, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic, expectorant, hydragogue, lactagogue, laxative, narcotic, tonic (plant); cardiotonic, cathartic, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic and expectorant (roots) | | Apocynum cannabinum | Cardiotonic, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic and expectorant (root) | | Arcangelisia flava | As stomachic, febrifuge, expectorant, tonic, and emmenagogue or abortifacient (decoction or infusion of the stem); antiseptic (decoction of the wood) | | Argemone mexicana | Alterative, analgesic, antispasmodic, antitussive, demulcent, emetic, expectorant, hallucinogenic, purgative, sedative, stimulates cardiovascular system and respiration (root, stem and leaf extract); antiviral (plant). | | Arisaema amurense | Acrid, anodyne, antibacterial, antifungal, antiphlogistic, antirheumatic, anticancer, antispasmodic, antitumor, expectorant, sedative and stomachic (root). | | Arisaema consanguineum | Anticoagulant, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic and anodyne (whole plant); acrid, anodyne, antibacterial, antifungal, antiphlogistic, antirheumatic, anticancer, antispasmodic, antitumor, expectorant, sedative and stomachic (root). | | Arisaema dracontium | | | Arisaema heterophyllum | Acrid, irritant, analgesic, anticancer, expectorant and as a sialogogue (root). | | Arisaema serratum | Alterative, deobstruent, discutient, diuretic, expectorant and vulnerary (roots). | | Arisaema thunbergii | Alterative, anaesthetic, deobstruent, discutient, diuretic, expectorant, vulnerary (roots); analgesic, local anesthetic and antispasmodic (decoction of roots). | | Arisaema triphyllum | Acrid, antiseptic, antifertility, diaphoretic, expectorant, irritant and stimulant (root). | | Aristolochia contorta | Antiasthmatic, antiseptic, antitussive and expectorant (fruit, capsule) | | Aristolochia debilis | Alterative, antibacterial, antifungal, diuretic; antiasthmatic, antiseptic, antitussive and expectorant (fruit and capsule); anodyne and anti-inflammatory (root) | | Armoracia rusticana | Stimulant, rubefacient (plant); antiseptic, aperient, digestive, diuretic, expectorant, rubefacient and stimulant (roots) | | Artemisia argyi | Antiseptic, antibacterial, expectorant, febrifuge and styptic (leaves); | | Artemisia vulgaris | Anthelmintic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, cholagogue, diaphoretic, digestive, emmenagogue, expectorant, nervine, purgative, stimulant, slightly tonic (plant); appetizer, diuretic, haemostatic and stomachic (leaves); antirheumatic, antispasmodic, and stomachic (stem) | | Arum maculatum | Diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, strongly purgative and vermifuge (root) | | Asarum canadense | Anthelmintic, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, irritant, powerfully stimulant, stomachic and tonic (root) | | |