An agent that increases bronchial mucous secretion by promoting liquefaction of the sticky mucous and expelling it from the body.
Stimulates more effective coughing and clearance of phlegm from the throat and chest.
Substance that causes mucus in the lungs and bronchial passages to come out more easily, usually through coughing.
An agent that promotes the discharge or expulsion of mucus from the respiratory tract.
A substance used to loosen and expel mucus or secretions in the lungs.
Something that causes mucus to be discharged from the throat or lungs by coughing or hacking and spitting.
An herb which helps to loosen and expel catarrh.
A substance that stimulates the outflow of mucus from the lungs and bronchial mucosa.
An agent that induces the removal (coughing up) of mucous secretions from the lungs.
A medicine promoting secretion of bronchial mucus and facilitating the ejection of phlegm from the lungs by coughing.
A substance that increases mucous secretion or its expulsion from the lungs; distinction between secretolytics and secretomotorics.
A substance that removes excess mucous from the respiratory passages.
Helps promote the removal of mucus from the respiratory system.
Facilitates the removal of the secretions of the pulmonary mucous membranes.
An agent that encourages coughing and clearing phlegm from the lungs.
Facilitates the expulsion of mucus from the respiratory tract.
Helps to expel phlegm and mucous from the respiratory tract.
Loosens and expels mucus from the respiratory tract.
A drug that stimulates the flow of respiratory secretions.
Agent that facilitates removal of mucus from lungs.
A drug which helps someone to cough up phlegm.
Loosening phlegm in the mucous membrane of the bronchial and nasal passages, thus facilitating its expulsion.
A drug that facilitates the production and discharge of mucous secretions from the respiratory tract.
Drugs used to promote a productive cough and help people clear mucous secretions from their airways. Coughs are productive (produce phlegm) or nonproductive (dry and hacking). Expectorants are the treatment of choice to help thin the mucus and make it easier for the person to cough up. Guafenesin is among the most commonly prescribed expectorants and is found in several over-the-counter and prescription cough medicines. Although it is widely used, it is minimally effective, if at all.
A drug that enhances the secretion of sputum by the air passages so that it is easier to cough up. Expectorants are used in cough mixtures; they act by increasing the bronchial secretion or making it less viscous. Drugs such as ipecac arc stimulant expectorants in small quantities: they irritate the lining of the stomach, which provides a stimulus for the reflex production of sputum by the glands in the bronchial mucous membrane. At higher doses they produce vomiting.
Drugs which are claimed to help the removal of secretions from the air passages although there is no convincing evidence that they do this. A simple expectorant may, however, be a useful placebo. Most preparations are available without a doctor’s prescription.
An agent, such as guaifenesin, that promotes the clearance of mucus from the respiratory tract.
Aids the removal of excess mucus (sputum) from the respiratory tract.
Substances that stimulate the formation and expulsion of phlegm (sputum) from the respiratory tract.
A substance that loosens and helps to expel phlegm from the throat, breast and lungs by coughing.
Substances that help to expel mucus or other fluids from the lungs.
These are cough treatments that promote expectoration, which is the process of coughing up phlegm or sputum.
A cough syrup that encourages the expulsion of mucus from the lungs.
Assists in the removal of mucus from the respiratory system.
This term refers to a substance or treatment that encourages the removal of mucus or exudate from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea. In some cases, it can also encompass all remedies that help suppress coughing (antitussives).