When children with an upper respiratory tract infection were given either a dose of buckwheat honey, a cough suppressant or no treatment to relieve nighttime cough, theirparents rated honey as the most effective remedy, a study published in JAMA Pediatrics found. It reduced cough and helped the ...
* Antitussives, which are cough suppressants. * Expectorants, which help bring up mucus in the bronchial airways so it can be spit out. . * Bronchodilators, which enlarge the bronchial passages to make it easier for people with asthma to breathe. . * Anticholingerics, which dry up wat...