Description
Chest elixir Pharmacodynamics
The expectorant effect of the chest elixir is due to the action of its constituent components:
– licorice thick extract has anti-inflammatory and expectorant properties, which are due to the content in the roots of glycyrrhizin, which stimulates the activity of the ciliated epithelium in the trachea and bronchi, and increases the secretory function of the mucous membranes of the upper airways;
– Anise oil has an expectorant effect due to the content of anetol in the oil, which contributes to reflex excitation of breathing, increased activity of the ciliary epithelium of the respiratory tract and increased secretion of the mucous membranes of the larynx, trachea, bronchi;
– Ammonia has an irritant effect, which leads to excitation of sensory nerve endings of the upper respiratory tract and reflex stimulation of the respiratory center.
Indications
As an expectorant for infectious inflammatory respiratory tract diseases accompanied by cough with sputum difficult to detach (including tracheitis, tracheobronchitis, bronchitis).
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to the components of the drug, bronchial asthma, gastritis, gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer during exacerbation, pregnancy, breast-feeding.
With caution:
Liver disease, alcoholism, brain injury, brain disease, childhood.
Pregnancy and lactation:
Contraindicated in pregnancy and during breast-feeding.
Dosage and administration.
- Inside, 3-4 times a day.
- Adults – 20-40 drops; children are prescribed as many drops as the child’s age.
- Before using the drug should be diluted in a small amount of water.
- The course of treatment is 7 days. Increase the duration and conduct of repeated courses of treatment is possible by doctor’s recommendation.
