Generic

Herbal cough syrup [Adhatoda Vasica]

Indication

The phlegm in this herbal cough medication is liquefied. It helps to relieve throat inflammation. It aids in the relief of hoarseness. It treats all forms of coughs, including dry, irritated, allergy, and smokers’ coughs.

Pharmacology

• Adhatoda vasica (Basok): Relieves cough & bronchial spasm. It liquefies mucous.
• Piper longum (Pipul): Relieves cold allergy & asthma.
• Glycyrrhiza glabra (Jashthi Modhu) : Relieves irritation of throat. Enhances the immune system. It is anti-inflammatory, demulcent & expectorant.
• Piper nigrum (Marich): It is fungistatic, bacteriostatic & anti-inflammatory.
• Zingiber officinale (Shunthi): It is antihistaminic. Very much effective in common cold.
• Terminalia chebula (Haritaki): It removes toxin from the body. It has beneficial effect on all tissues.
• Vitis venifera (Kismiss): Relieves cough and general tonic.
• Acorus calamus (Bacha): Helps in bronchial catarrh & intermittent fever.
• Saussurea lappa (Kur): It is antiseptic & disinfectant. It is very useful in bronchial asthma.
• Syzygium aromaticum (Labango): Useful in cough & other respiratory diseases. It prevents bad breath.
• Cinnamomum zeylanicum (Darchini): It is antibacterial & antifungal and relieves cough due to its soothing action.
• Elettaria cardamomum (Elachi): It is aromatic in nature and shows antimicrobial activity.
• Cinnamomum tamala (Tejpata): It is a tonic & appetizer agent.
• Pistacia integerrima (Kakra sringi): It helps in asthma.
• Myrica nagi ( Kotfal): It is a remedy for sore throat.
• Woodfordia fruticosa (Daiful): It is good anti-infective agent and is useful in relieving cough due to its soothing action.
• Tulsi extract & other ingredients: Tulsi extract & some other ingredients are added to DEVAS syrup for relieving acute cough.

Dosage & administration

Children under 12 years: l-2teaspoonfu (5-l0ml)2-3tlmesaday. Adult: 3 teaspoonful (1 5 ml) 2-3 times a day. Some warm water may be added for better result. Side effects : syrup is proven as safe. lt is well tolerated. n high dose diarrhea, vomiting may occur.

 Interaction

No report is available.

Contraindication

No report is available on contraindication . It may be happen in patients who are hypersensitive to any of its ingredients.

Side Effects

This syrup is proven as safe. It is well tolerated. In high dose diarrhea, vomiting may occur.

Pregnancy & Lactation

The safety of syrup in pregnancy has not been studied. Therefore, it should be used with caution during pregnancy.

Therapeutic Class

Herbal and Nutraceuticals

Storage Conditions

Keep out of reach of children. Keep away from direct sun light. Store in a cool and dry p1ace.

Pharmaceutical Name

Drug International Ltd.