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Herbal ingredients in cough liquids

Coughing can be an annoying symptom to deal with. But you should know that coughing is a natural reflex to help protect your airways. But while that bit of knowledge doesn’t help you feel better, this bit might: Duro-Herb® has you covered to help relieve your cough naturally.

When you’re dealing with a chesty cough, it’s good to know that there are over-the-counter products that can help. Let’s look at the herbal ingredient you’ll find for natural cough relief.

Ivy leaf

Dried Ivy leaf (Hedera helix) is often used to make extracts for medicine.

Chesty cough

You know that deep, hacking cough when you feel like you’ll cough up a lung? The kind that comes with a heavy, congested feeling in your chest and sometimes even produces some nasty gunk? That’s a chesty cough – this type of cough produces thick mucus known as phlegm to help clear your airways. A chesty cough develops when your body produces more phlegm than normal – the cough is your body trying to clear out the phlegm from your airways. 

Duro Herb Chesty Cough Liquid that help relieve chesty coughs usually contain an expectorant, like Ivy Leaf, to help loosen and expel phlegm (like we mentioned earlier). 

Duro-Herb® Chesty Cough Liquid

  • What’s inside contains Ivy Leaf (Hedera helix) To help reduce phlegm and relief chesty cough
  • What’s not inside: free from alcohol, sugar, and colouring
  • What else you need to know: available in Cherry flavour; non-drowsy
  • Dosing: for adults and children over 12 years, 5 mL 3 times a day; for children 6 to 12 years, 5 mL 2 times a day; for children 2-5 years, 2.5 mL 2 times a day

Marshmallow root

Marshmallow root (Althaea officinalis) is a type of herb. It’s been used in traditional medicine for thousands of years to relieve a range of health problems. Importantly, marshmallow root is known for its cough-relieving properties, helping to soothe throat irritation, in addition to providing an antitussive effect (cough suppression).

Dry cough

A dry cough – you know, that one where you have a scratchy feeling and tickle in your throat that you just can’t seem to get rid of – is named ‘dry’ because it generally doesn’t produce phlegm. When a cough does produce phlegm, it’s called a wet or productive chesty cough because phlegm is, well, wet. For a dry cough, using a cough liquid containing a demulcent may help. Demulcents are products that form a protective layer over your throat to help provide relief from a dry cough. 

Duro-Herb® Herbal Dry Cough Liquid

  • What’s inside: contains marshmallow root (Althaea officinalis), traditionally used in Western herbal medicine to soothe an irritated throat and associated dry cough
  • How does marshmallow root help: to soothe irritation of the throat and relieve dry irritating cough
  • What’s not inside: free from alcohol and colouring
  • What else you need to know: available in Mint flavour
  • Dosing: for adults and children 12 years and over, 15 mL 4 times a day; for children 3 to 11 years old, 10 mL 3 times a day

Knowing you can get relief from your cough symptoms can make all the difference when you want to feel good again. For a chesty cough that is getting in your way, look no further than Duro-Herb® Chesty Cough Liquid to help relieve that cough naturally and get you back to feeling your best!

Always read the product label and follow the directions for use. Individual response varies. Should symptoms persist, please consult your healthcare professional.

Natural remedies in combination with cough liquids

In addition to taking over-the-counter cough liquids, here are some things you can try to help relieve your cough symptoms:

  • Get plenty of rest
  • Drink adequate amounts of fluids to stay hydrated

When to see a doctor

If you’ve had a cold, your cough should clear up on its own in a few weeks. It is important to see your doctor if you have any concerns about your cough or any other symptoms, or if:

  • Your cough gets worse
  • You have a fever, difficulty breathing, or chest pains
  • You cough up blood, or green or yellow phlegm
  • Your coughing causes vomiting