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Bronchosan® Cough Drops
A combination of ivy, thyme and liquorice tinctures for coughs associated with a cold and accompanied by thick phlegm, as well as for dry coughs.
Ivy
Hedera helix L.
Ivy is an evergreen climbing plant that grows up trees, walls, and rocks. Its leaves remain green even in winter and provide shelter and food for many animals.
The leaves are used in herbal medicines. Certain ivy leaf extracts are used as expectorants for productive coughs.
Profile
- German name: Common Ivy
- Botanical name: Hedera helix L.
- Family: Araliaceae
- Plant type: Evergreen climbing plant
- Height: Several meters, depending on the surface
- Flowering period: Usually September through October
- Part of the plant used: Leaves
- Special feature: Different leaf shapes on young and flowering shoots
Ivy attaches itself to its host using short adhesive roots. These roots help it climb and do not normally deprive healthy trees of nutrients.
The leaves on young climbing shoots are usually three- to five-lobed. On older, flowering shoots, however, they are often entire and oval to diamond-shaped.
The small yellow-green flowers grow in spherical umbels. Since they do not appear until fall, they are an important late source of food for insects. The dark berries ripen in winter and spring.
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Related health topics:
- Cough & Cold
- Cough
- Cough with phlegm