Demulcents Sentence Examples

Demulcents relieve coughing by coating irritated passageways.

The treatment is to wash out the stomach or give such an emetic as apomorphine, and, when the stomach has been emptied, to administer demulcents such as white of egg or mucilage.

Many species had a great repute as demulcents, febrifuges, astringents, tonics, purgatives and anthelmintics.