Excite or promote a discharge of mucus from the lining membrane of the bronchial tubes, thereby relieving inflammation and allaying cough.

1. Expectorant Bolus

Ipecacuanha powder, 1 to 1 1/2 grains; powdered rhubarb, 1 to 3 grains; compound squill pill, 1 to 2 grains; powdered opium, 1/2 to 1 grain. Linseed meal and water enough to make a bolus, to be given night and morning.

2. Ipecacuanha

2. Ipecacuanha powder, and powdered opium, of each a grain. Confection enough to make a pill, to be given every six hours.

3. An Expectorant Mixture For Chronic Cough

Friar's balsam, 10 to 15 drops; syrup of poppies, 1 drachm; diluted sulphuric acid, 5 to 10 drops; mucilage, 1/2 ounce; water, 1/2 ounce. Mix, and give two or three times a day.

4. An Expectorant In Recent Cough

Tincture of lobelia, 10 to 15 drops; almond emulsion, 1 ounce; extract of conium, 2 to 3 grains ; ipecacuanha wine, 5 to 10 drops. Mix, and give two or three times a day.