expectorant

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Marketed as quick relief for sore throats and stubborn coughs, these sweet syrups mix sugar, colour and flavouring with a cocktail of antihistamines, decongestants, expectorants.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

Over-the-counter decongestants or expectorants can also help thin out mucus so you can cough up more of it.

From Time • Nov. 10, 2016

First things first: Never give children under the age of 4 traditional nasal decongestants, antihistamines, cough suppressants, or expectorants unless you’re told to do so by a doctor.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2015

He was repeatedly under treatment for bronchial affection, which was usually relieved by expectorants, blisters, and continued counter-irritants.

From An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners by Makellar, Archibald

Anodynes and expectorants are the only remedies which seem at all efficacious in allaying irritation.

From An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners by Makellar, Archibald