A demulcent (derived from the Latin: demulcere "caress") is a mucilaginous or oleaginous preparation that forms a soothing protective film over a mucous...
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relief of sore throat, coughs, hoarseness and aphonia. It is a throat demulcent and expectorant. The name is mostly in Cantonese. In the name of the company...
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used in refining sugar, for making ropes and its infusion is used as a demulcent. The leaves are used as an application to pustular eruptions. The buds...
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lozenges generally use either zinc gluconate glycine or pectin as an oral demulcent. Several brands of throat lozenges contain dextromethorphan. Other varieties...
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Maize (category Demulcents)
Maize (/meɪz/; Zea mays), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous...
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Ulmus rubra (category Demulcents)
as a demulcent, and is still produced commercially for this purpose in the United States with approval for sale as an over-the-counter demulcent by the...
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220 ft). E. amoenum has been advocated for a variety of effects such as demulcent, anti-inflammatory and analgesic, especially for the common cold, and...
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produces a blue-green sap, which has medicinal value as a mild laxative, demulcent, and weak expectorant. The young seedpods, also known as "keys", are edible...
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anti-toxic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-histamine, as well as demulcent, expectorant, styptic and diuretic. Externally, a poultice of the leaves...
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Flax (category Demulcents)
Flax, also known as common flax or linseed, is a flowering plant, Linum usitatissimum, in the family Linaceae. It is cultivated as a food and fiber crop...
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Oat (category Demulcents)
The oat (Avena sativa), sometimes called the common oat, is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name (usually in the...
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(Ulmus rubra), a North American tree species, has long been used as a demulcent and cough medicine, and is still produced commercially for that purpose...
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inner bark of the slippery elm (Ulmus rubra) has long been used as a demulcent, and is still produced commercially for this purpose in the US with approval...
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olitorius leaves is mulukhiyah. Consumption of the leaves is reported to be demulcent, deobstruent, diuretic, lactagogue, purgative, and tonic. It is also a...
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Malva sylvestris (category Demulcents)
fruit. The seeds are used internally in a decoction or herbal tea as a demulcent, and the leaves may be used in poultices as an emollient for external...
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Glycerol (category Demulcents)
Glycerol (/ˈɡlɪsərɒl/) is a simple triol compound. It is a colorless, odorless, sweet-tasting, viscous liquid. The glycerol backbone is found in lipids...
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Honey (category Demulcents)
Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several species of bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee...
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traditional medicine, A. indicum various parts of the plant are used as a demulcent, aphrodisiac, laxative, diuretic, sedative, astringent, expectorant, tonic...
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Verbascum thapsus (category Demulcents)
Verbascum thapsus, the great mullein, greater mullein or common mullein, is a species of mullein native to Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and introduced...
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marked by local anaesthesia. The seeds ... are considered to be tonic, demulcent, alternative [restorative], laxative, emmenagogue, diuretic, anthelmintic...
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diuretic Licorice anti-spasmodic, anti-tussive, for peptic ulcer Sesame seed diuretic, galactagogue, demulcent Star anise antiseptic, anti-rheumatic...
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liquorice, though they are somewhat bitter. In Java the roots are considered demulcent. The leaves, when mixed with honey, are applied to swellings, and in Jamaica...
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grippe, gas, blood strengthening, headaches and other pains, rheumatism, demulcent, nasal inflammation, anthelmintic, for the eyes, abortifacent, for the...
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C. halicacabum. The 1989 book records that “The root is diuretic and demulcent. It is mucilaginous, but has a nauseous taste, and is used to treat rheumatism...
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produces a blue-green sap, which has medicinal value as a mild laxative, demulcent, and weak expectorant. The names of both the sugar mannose and its hydrogenated...
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large doses, the leaves and flowers may be used as an astringent, as a demulcent for slow-healing injuries, and as a diuretic. "Hepatica Mill.". Plants...
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Althaea officinalis (category Demulcents)
Althaea officinalis, the marsh mallow or marshmallow, is a species of flowering plant indigenous to Europe, Western Asia and North Africa, which is used...
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Liquorice (category Demulcents)
Liquorice (Commonwealth English) or licorice (American English; see spelling differences; IPA: /ˈlɪkərɪʃ, -ɪs/ LIK-ər-ish, -iss) is the common name of...
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Pectin (category Demulcents)
from biological systems. Pectin is also used in throat lozenges as a demulcent.[citation needed] In cosmetic products, pectin acts as a stabiliser. Pectin...
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Mallow The seeds are used internally in a decoction or herbal tea as a demulcent and diuretic, and the leaves made into poultices as an emollient for external...
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