Cough squill

Miscellaneous Natural Products. The longhst of natural products used in early cough preparations has diminished to the point where only a few are still mentioned. Four natural products stiU used occasionally outside the United States ate squill, hotehound, cociEana, and ipecac. 

Squill possesses expectorant, cathartic, emetic, cardioactive, and diuretic properties. Traditionally, it has been used for chronic bronchitis, asthma with bronchitis, whooping cough, and specifically for chronic bronchitis with scanty sputum. 

These are said to encourage productive cough by increasing the volume of bronchial secretion however there is little clinical evidence to support this, and they may be of no more value than placebo. The group includes squill, guaiphenesin, ipecacuanha, creosotes and volatile oils. 

White squill is used mainly as an expectorant in some cough preparations. In German phytomedicine used for mild cardiac insufficiency and impaired kidney function. ... 

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