If all medications and lozenges have failed, you might turn to natural expectorants. An expectorant helps you loosen mucus so that you are able to get it out while coughing. They increase the ...

Other ingredients include ginger and honey, both natural expectorants, and as much cayenne pepper as one can handle, as the capsaicin in pepper has been found to relieve congestion and sneezing.

Cough expectorants. These medicines help your body cough up mucus more easily. It’s best to take them during the day because they might make you cough more. Taking them at night could cause ...

For a dry or wet cough, choose an antitussive (cough suppressant). For a wet, productive cough, you may also choose an expectorant. The time of day also matters. If you need to quiet a cough so you ...

Techniques to promote clearance of sputum from the airways (airway clearance techniques; ACTs) have existed in clinical practice for more than a century. This review examines current evidence and ...

A hot toddy is a warm drink often used as a home remedy to treat cold and flu symptoms. Its ingredients may improve coughs, runny noses, and sore throats. The warm drink contains hot water, lemon or ...

This category includes drugs advertised as cough suppressants (e.g., dextromethorphan, which is supposed to lower the frequency of cough) or expectorants (e.g., guaifenesin, which theoretically helps ...