Hedera Helix Extract for Cough

Ivy extract products are available in powder and essential oil. This extract can be used as one of the ingredients of capsules and liquids.

Its main use is to promote respiratory health.

People with children at home will not be unfamiliar with this "green leaf" because hedera helix extract for cough

Clinical research literature has recorded that the "saponin" hederagenin in ivy leaf extract has an excellent "relieve respiratory spasm" effect. In other words, it has an "antitussive" effect and is also of positive significance for the clinical treatment of "dry cough" and even "asthma" patients.

Fortunately, unlike licorice drugs, it is not an opioid drug that directly acts on the "central nervous system", but directly acts on the respiratory tract, which completely avoids the possibility of addiction.

If you still have questions about its effect, please see the following clinical data:

Clinical study of 1,350 male and female patients. During the scheduled 4-week observation period, patients took ivy leaf extract (585-780 mg) daily. The treatment effect was evaluated by the change in symptoms of chronic bronchitis between baseline examination and the end of treatment. The following percentages of patients had improved symptoms or were cured at the end of treatment: cough 92.2%; expectoration 94.2%; dyspnea 83.1%; pain breathing 86.9%. Excellent tolerability was shown in both children and adults.

The conclusion is that the ivy leaf extract preparation can be a treatment option for relieving symptoms of chronic bronchitis.

Ivy saponins and alkaloids called emetine increase the secretion of lung mucus, which can be expelled through the mouth when coughing. Coughing usually causes spasms of the bronchial muscles, which is why we feel uncomfortable in the throat when coughing, and this extract can relieve spasms. When the thickness of the mucus membrane is reduced, the fluid can be discharged more easily. This is how hedera helix extract for cough works.