Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Mucolytic agent

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Mucolytic agent, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm

Plant Names

English

Latin
Abscess rootPolemonium reptans
AjwainTrachyspermum ammi
AlhagiAlhagi graecorum
Aloe veraAloe vera
American black elderberrySambucus canadensis
American brooklimeVeronica americana
American chestnutCastanea dentata
American ipecacGillenia stipulata
American muskwoodGuarea guidonia
American pokeweedPhytolacca americana
American spikenardAralia racemosa
American sweet gumLiquidambar styraciflua
American vervainVerbena hastata
American wahooEuonymus atropurpureus
AmmoniacumFerula ammoniacum
Amur cork treePhellodendron amurense
AnattoBixa orellana
AnemarrheaAnemarrhena asphodeloides
AngelicaAngelica archangelica
Angled loofahLuffa acutangula
Angular winter cherryPhysalis angulata
AnisePimpinella anisum
Annual fleabaneErigeron annuus
Annual mercuryMercurialis annua
Annual nettleUrtica urens
Ansu apricotPrunus armeniaca
Antelope hornsAsclepias asperula
Antifebrile dichroaHydrangea febrifuga
Apple of sodomCalotropis procera
Arabica coffeeCoffea arabica
Aramina fibreUrena lobata
AristolochiaAristolochia debilis
Arnica de chamissoArnica chamissonis
Aromatic litseaLitsea cubeba
AsafetidaFerula foetida
AsafoetidaFerula assa-foetida
Asian jack-in-the-pulpitArisaema thunbergii
Asian mahoniaBerberis japonica
AspenPopulus tremula
Atlas cedarCedrus atlantica
Autumn crocusCrocus sativus
Autumn crocusCrocus nudiflorus
Aztec sweet herbLippia dulcis
Babbington's leekAllium ampeloprasum babbingtonii
Baikal skullcapScutellaria baicalensis
Balloon flowerPlatycodon grandiflorus
Balm of gileadPopulus x jackii
Balsam of peruMyroxylon balsamum
Bamboo lilyLilium japonicum platyfolium
Bamboo lilyLilium japonicum
BarleyHordeum vulgare
BasilOcimum basilicum
Bastard bullet-woodHumiria balsamifera var. floribunda
Bay laurelLaurus nobilis
Bear's breechesAcanthus mollis
Beefsteak plantPerilla frutescens
Beggar sticksBidens pilosa
BergamotCitrus aurantium ssp bergamia
Bergamot orangeCitrus bergamia
Bitter milkwortPolygala amara
Bitter orangeCitrus x aurantium
Bitter sweetSolanum dulcamara
Black bambooPhyllostachys nigra
Black chokeberryAronia melanocarpa
Black cohoshActaea racemosa
Black cottonwoodPopulus trichocarpa
Black false helleboreVeratrum nigrum
Black mulberryMorus nigra
Black mulleinVerbascum nigrum
Black mustardBrassica nigra
Black poplarPopulus nigra
Black spleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
BlackberryRubus fruticosus
Black-woodCotoneaster racemiflorus
Bladder campionSilene latifolia subsp. alba
Bladder cherryAlkekengi officinarum
Bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
Blood irisIris sanguinea
Blood rootSanguinaria canadensis
Blue malleeEucalyptus polybractea
BorageBorago officinalis
Bowman's rootGillenia trifoliata
Brazilian copalHymenaea courbaril
Brazilian-licoricePeriandra mediterranea
Breckland thymeThymus serpyllum
British yellowheadPentanema britannicum
Broad-leaved thymeThymus pulegioides
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Brown watercressNasturtium x sterile
Brown’s lilyLilium brownii
BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum
BuglossAnchusa arvensis
Bunge's ashFraxinus bungeana
Bur mallowUrena sinuata
Burnet saxifragePimpinella saxifraga
Burning bushDictamnus albus
Bushy matgrassLippia alba
ButterburPetasites japonicus
Butterfly weedAsclepias tuberosa
Button eryngoEryngium yuccifolium
CajuputMelaleuca cajuputi
CalamintClinopodium menthifolium subsp. menthifolium
CalamintClinopodium nepeta subsp. spruneri
CalgualaPhlebodium decumanum
California buckeyeAesculus californica
California nettleUrtica gracilis
California spicebushCalycanthus occidentalis
Camel thornAlhagi maurorum
Camphor treeCinnamomum camphora
Canada onionAllium canadense
Canada wild gingerAsarum canadense
Canadian garlicAllium canadense var. mobilense
Caper bushCapparis spinosa
CarawayCarum carvi
CardamomElettaria cardamomum
Cardinal flowerLobelia cardinalis
CascarillaCroton eluteria
Castor araliaKalopanax septemlobus
Castor oil plantRicinus communis
Cat nipNepeta cataria
Cedar of lebanonCedrus libani
CeleriacApium graveolens
CeltuceLactuca sativa var. angustana
Century plantAgave americana
Cheese weedMalva parviflora
ChervilAnthriscus cerefolium
Chinese ashFraxinus chinensis subsp. rhynchophylla
Chinese asparagusAsparagus cochinchinensis
Chinese cork treePhellodendron chinense
Chinese cucumberTrichosanthes kirilowii
Chinese elmUlmus parvifolia
Chinese honey locustGleditsia sinensis
Chinese jack-in-the-pulpitArisaema consanguineum
Chinese licoriceGlycyrrhiza echinata
Chinese liquoriceGlycyrrhiza uralensis
Chinese onionAllium chinense
Chinese parasol treeFirmiana simplex
Chinese peonyPaeonia lactiflora
Chinese plantainPlantago asiatica
Chinese thujaPlatycladus orientalis
ChivesAllium schoenoprasum
Chop-suey greensChrysanthemum coronarium var. spatiosum
Christmas camelliaCamellia sasanqua
CicelyMyrrhis odorata
Cistus incanusCistus x incanus
Cladonia arbusculaCladonia arbuscula
CleaversGalium aparine
Clove basilOcimum gratissimum
Colorado pinyonPinus edulis
Colts footTussilago farfara
Common buglossAnchusa officinalis
Common butterburPetasites hybridus
Common chickweedStellaria media
Common comfreySymphytum officinale
Common corn cockleAgrostemma githago
Common figFicus carica
Common gum cistusCistus ladanifer
Common heatherCalluna vulgaris
Common hemp nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Common hog-fennelAngelica decursiva
Common hogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Common hollyIlex aquifolium
Common hollyhockAlcea rosea
Common ivyHedera helix
Common knot grassPolygonum aviculare
Common limeTilia x europaea
Common madderRubia tinctorum
Common madderRubia cordifolia
Common mallowMalva sylvestris
Common mallowMalva neglecta
Common milkweedAsclepias syriaca
Common milkwortPolygala vulgaris
Common myrtleMyrtus communis
Common polypodyPolypodium vulgare
Common poppyPapaver rhoeas
Common rueRuta graveolens
Common shrubby everlastingHelichrysum stoechas
Common soapwortSaponaria officinalis
Common sundewDrosera rotundifolia
Common tobaccoNicotiana tabacum
Common walnutJuglans regia
Common wood sorrelOxalis acetosella
Common yewTaxus baccata
Compass plantSilphium laciniatum
Confederate roseHibiscus mutabilis
CopaibaCopaifera guianensis
Copper beechFagus sylvatica
Coral lilyLilium pumilum
CorianderCoriandrum sativum
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
Country boragColeus amboinicus
Cow slipPrimula veris
Creeping mahoniaBerberis repens
Creeping savorySatureja spicigera
Creosote bushLarrea tridentata
Crested wood fernDryopteris cristata
Cretan oreganoOriganum onites
Crimson beautyReynoutria japonica
Crimson beebalmMonarda didyma
Cross leaved heathErica tetralix
Crow-dipperPinellia ternata
Cuckoo flowerCardamine pratensis
Cup lichenCladonia
Curly-top gumweedGrindelia squarrosa
CynanchumVincetoxicum stauntonii
DaisyBellis perennis
DamianaTurnera diffusa
DandelionTaraxacum officinale
Dane-wortSambucus ebulus
Dense blazing starLiatris spicata
Denseflower mulleinVerbascum densiflorum
Devil's-bitSuccisa pratensis
DewberryRubus caesius
Dog roseRosa canina
DogbaneApocynum cannabinum
Dortmann's cardinalflowerLobelia dortmanna
Downy hemp nettleGaleopsis segetum
Dutchman’s pipeAristolochia tomentosa
Dwarf indigoAmorpha nana
Dwarf lily-turfOphiopogon japonicus
Dwarf milkwortPolygala amarella
Dwarf nasturtiumTropaeolum minus
Dyer's broomGenista tinctoria
Early marsh orchidDactylorhiza incarnata
Early purple orchidOrchis mascula
East himalayan firAbies spectabilis
Easter lilyLilium longiflorum
Eastern pasqueflowerPulsatilla patens
Eastern white pinePinus strobus
ElderSambucus wightiana
ElderSambucus nigra
ElecampaneInula helenium
Elephant yamAmorphophallus paeoniifolius
EltrotHeracleum sibiricum
Erect hedge parsleyTorilis japonica
Erect spideringBoerhavia erecta
European barberryBerberis vulgaris
European larchLarix decidua
European silver firAbies alba
Evergreen maidenhairAdiantum venustum
Extra long staple cottonGossypium barbadense
False helleborineVeratrum album
False ipecacuanhaPombalia calceolaria
False lupinThermopsis lanceolata
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
FenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecum
Fern asparagusAsparagus filicinus
FerulaFerula narthex
Field eryngoEryngium campestre
Field horsetailEquisetum arvense
Field penny-cressThlaspi arvense
Five-flavor berrySchisandra chinensis
Five-leaved chaste treeVitex negundo
FlaxLinum usitatissimum
Floating marsh marigoldCaltha natans
Florida keys hempvineMikania cordifolia
Fly-trap dogbaneApocynum androsaemifolium
Fodder radishRaphanus sativus var. oleiformis
Fragrant inulaDuhaldea cappa
French lavenderLavandula stoechas
French red shallotAllium cepa var. aggregatum
French tamariskTamarix gallica
GalbanumFerula gummosa
Garden balsamImpatiens balsamina
Garden cressLepidium sativum
Garden loosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Garden nasturtiumTropaeolum majus
Garden onionAllium cepa
Garland chrysanthemumGlebionis coronaria
GarlicAllium sativum
Garlic mustardAlliaria petiolata
German irisIris x germanica
Giant leather fernAcrostichum danaeifolium
GingerZingiber officinale
GinsengPanax ginseng
Glacier wormwoodArtemisia glacialis
Globe amaranthGomphrena globosa
Glossy buckthornFrangula alnus
Goat oreganoSatureja thymbra
Golden leather fernAcrostichum aureum
Golden rodSolidago virgaurea
Golden sealHydrastis canadensis
GrapeVitis
Grass-leaf calamusAcorus gramineus
Great mulleinVerbascum thapsus
Great valley gumplantGrindelia hirsutula
Greater burnet saxifragePimpinella major
Greater galangalAlpinia galanga
Greek oreganoOriganum vulgare subsp. hirtum
Greek oreganoSalvia fruticosa
Green dragonsPinellia pedatisecta
Green dragonsPinellia tripartita
GromwellAegonychon purpurocaeruleum
Ground ivyGlechoma hederacea
Gumbo limboBursera simaruba
Ha-chikuPhyllostachys nigra var. henonis
Hairy ipecacVincetoxicum hirsutum
Hardy marjoramOriganum x majoricum
Hart's-tongueAsplenium scolopendrium
HeartseaseViola tricolor
Heath milkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Heath speedwellVeronica officinalis
Hedge mustardSisymbrium officinale
Hemp agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Hemp plantAgave sisalana
Herb hyssopHyssopus officinalis
Hillock bushMelaleuca hypericifolia
Himalayan elecampaneInula racemosa
Hoary basilOcimum americanum
Hoary plantainPlantago media
Hoary stockMatthiola incana
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Horse chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Horse radishArmoracia rusticana
Houpu magnoliaMagnolia officinalis
Iceland mossCetraria islandica
India madderRubia manjith
Indian pokePhytolacca acinosa
Indian pokeVeratrum viride
Indian pokePhytolacca acinosa
Indian rosewoodDalbergia sissoo
Indian tobaccoLobelia inflata
IpecacuanhaCarapichea ipecacuanha
Irish mossChondrus crispus
Italian woodbineLonicera caprifolium
Jack in the pulpitArisaema triphyllum
Jack pinePinus banksiana
Jack-go-to-bed-at-noonTragopogon pratensis
Jack-in-the-pulpitArisaema amurense
Japanese bigleaf magnoliaMagnolia obovata
Japanese cudweedEuchiton japonicus
Japanese ginsengPanax japonicus
Japanese helleboreVeratrum maackii var. parviflorum
Japanese honey locustGleditsia japonica
Japanese honeysuckleLonicera japonica
Japanese inulaInula japonica
Japanese lady bellAdenophora triphylla
Japanese persimmonDiospyros kaki
JeffersoninaJeffersonia diphylla
Jersey cudweedPseudognaphalium affine
Jersey orchidAnacamptis laxiflora
JujubeZiziphus jujuba
Key limeCitrus x aurantiifolia
KidneywortHepatica nobilis
King-cupCaltha palustris
Klip daggaLeonotis nepetifolia
Korean gentianGentiana scabra
KurodakePhyllostachys nigra punctata
LadybellsAdenophora remotiflora
Lady's bedstrawGalium verum
Lao benzointreeStyrax tonkinensis
Large flowered calamintClinopodium grandiflorum
Large-leaved limeTilia platyphyllos
Large-leaved limeTilia rubra
Least basilOcimum campechianum
LemonCitrus x limon
Lemon grassCymbopogon citratus
Lemon scented gumCorymbia citriodora
Leopard lilyIris domestica
Lesser calamintClinopodium nepeta
Lesser periwinkleVinca minor
Lesser snakerootAgeratina aromatica
Lesser swine-cressLepidium didymum
LettuceLactuca sativa
Levant cottonGossypium herbaceum
Licorice weedScoparia dulcis
Lingzhi mushroomGanoderma lucidum
LiquoriceGlycyrrhiza glabra
London rocketSisymbrium irio
Long-headed poppyPapaver dubium
LoquatEriobotrya japonica
LovageLevisticum officinale
Love in a mistNigella damascena
Lung-wortPulmonaria officinalis
Madonna lilyLilium candidum
Maidenhair spleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair treeGinkgo biloba
Malabar nutJusticia adhatoda
Man of the earthIpomoea pandurata
MangoMangifera indica
MarapuamaPtychopetalum olacoides
Maritime squillDrimia maritima
MarjoramOriganum majorana
MarlberryArdisia japonica
Marsh mallowAlthaea officinalis
Marsh woundwortStachys palustris
Martagon lilyLilium martagon
Maryland sanicleSanicula marilandica
Masson's pinePinus massoniana
MasterwortPeucedanum ostruthium
MasticPistacia lentiscus
Medicine vineHippocratea volubilis
Mediterranean cypressCupressus sempervirens
Mexican cliffrosePurshia mexicana
Mexican oreganoLippia origanoides
Mexican poppyArgemone mexicana
MilkwortPolygala paniculata
Morning star lilyLilium concolor
Mountain pinePinus mugo
Mountain teaCyclopia intermedia
Mouse ear hawkweedPilosella officinarum
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Musk mallowMalva moschata
MuskmelonCucumis melo
NarraStyrax
Narrow-leaf gumweedGrindelia lanceolata
Narrow-leaved lungwortPulmonaria longifolia
NecatrinePrunus persica
NettleUrtica dioica
Never dieKalanchoe crenata
New jersey teaCeanothus americanus
NightshadesSolanum
Nile-cabbagePistia stratiotes
Northern maidenhair fernAdiantum pedatum
Northern pipevineAristolochia contorta
OatAvena sativa
Officinal storaxStyrax officinalis
Old field balsamPseudognaphalium obtusifolium
OleanderNerium oleander
Onerow yellowcressNasturtium microphyllum
Ontario balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
OphioscorodonAllium sativum var. ophioscorodon
Opium poppyPapaver somniferum
Orange magnolia vineSchisandra sphenanthera
Orange mulleinVerbascum phlomoides
OreganoOriganum vulgare
Oriental sweet gumLiquidambar orientalis
OshaLigusticum porteri
Ovate-leaf atractylodesAtractylodes lancea
OxlipPrimula elatior
PapayaCarica papaya
Paraguay jaborandiPilocarpus pennatifolius
ParsleyPetroselinum crispum
Pasque flowerPulsatilla vulgaris
PellitoryAnacyclus pyrethrum
PeppercressLepidium apetalum
PequiCaryocar brasiliense
Pernambuco jaborandiPilocarpus jaborandi
Picea abiesPicea abies
PignutMesosphaerum suaveolens
Pig's headCarpesium abrotanoides
PineappleAnanas comosus
Pink rock-roseCistus creticus
Pirin teaSideritis scardica
PlantainPlantago major
Prairie dockSilphium terebinthinaceum
Pubescent hollyIlex pubescens
Puca pangaFridericia chica
PunarnavaBoerhavia diffusa
Purple betonyBetonica officinalis
Purple salsifyTragopogon porrifolius
QuinceCydonia oblonga
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus
RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
RamsonsAllium ursinum
RapeBrassica napus
Rashed treeCopaifera langsdorffii
Rattlesnake fernBotrychium virginianum
RattlesnakemasterEryngium aquaticum
Red bryonyBryonia cretica subsp. dioica
Red cloverTrifolium pratense
Red eyebrightEuphrasia officinalis
Red sageLantana camara
Red spider lilyLycoris radiata
Red spiderlingBoerhavia coccinea
Red trilliumTrillium erectum
Reindeer lichenCladonia rangiferina
Ribwort plantainPlantago lanceolata
Rose geraniumPelargonium graveolens
Rose of sharonHibiscus sinosyriacus
Rose of sharonHibiscus syriacus
Rough comfreySymphytum asperum
Rough horsetailEquisetum hyemale
Roughbark lignum-vitaeGuaiacum officinale
Rowdy lamb herbEpimedium
Rubber treeHevea brasiliensis
Russian comfreySymphytum x uplandicum
Sagittate epimediumEpimedium sagittatum
Sago palmCycas revoluta
Sand sedgeCarex arenaria
SanicleSanicula europaea
Saw palmettoSerenoa repens
Scarlet pimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Scots pinePinus sylvestris
Sea hollyEryngium maritimum
Seneca snakerootPolygala senega
Sha shenAdenophora stricta
ShallotAllium ascalonicum
ShisoPerilla frutescens var. crispa
Shrubby false buttonweedSpermacoce verticillata
Siam benzoinStyrax benzoides
Siberian firAbies sibirica
Siberian fritillaryFritillaria pallidiflora
Siberian irisIris sibirica
Siberian polygalaPolygala sibirica
Siebold's wild gingerAsarum sieboldii
Silvery wormwoodArtemisia argyi
Skunk cabbageSymplocarpus foetidus
Sleepy morningWaltheria indica
Slippery elmUlmus rubra
Small leaved limeTilia cordata
Small pasque flowerPulsatilla pratensis
Smooth rupture wortHerniaria glabra
SnakesheadArum maculatum
Soap bark treeQuillaja saponaria
Southern maidenhair fernAdiantum capillus-veneris
Spanish mossTillandsia usneoides
Spanish sageSalvia officinalis subsp. lavandulifolia
Spiked ginger lilyHedychium spicatum
Spiny rest harrowOnonis spinosa
Spring pasque flowerPulsatilla vernalis
St john's wortHypericum perforatum
St. benedict's thistleCentaurea benedicta
Star aniseIllicium verum
Stinging nettleUrtica gracilis subsp. holosericea
Strawberry bushEuonymus americanus
Sugar mapleAcer saccharum
Summer savorySatureja hortensis
SunflowerHelianthus annuus
Swamp dog-laurelLeucothoe axillaris
Sweet chestnutCastanea sativa
Sweet fernComptonia peregrina
Sweet flagAcorus calamus
Sweet violetViola odorata
Tacatricho 32Populus ''balsam spire''
Tall anemoneAnemone virginiana
TamarackLarix laricina
Tasmanian blue gumEucalyptus globulus
Tatarinow's asterAster tataricus
Tea treeMelaleuca alternifolia
Thunberg fritillaryFritillaria thunbergii
ThymeThymus vulgaris
Tibetan sea buckthornHippophae tibetana
Tiger lilyLilium lancifolium
Tooth-ache plantAcmella oleracea
Tree lungwortLobaria pulmonaria
Tree onionAllium x proliferum
Tree pepperPiper arboreum
Trifoliate orangeCitrus trifoliata
True cinnamonCinnamomum verum
Trumpet treeCecropia obtusifolia
UmckaloaboPelargonium sidoides
Unspotted lungwortPulmonaria obscura
Velvet leafCissampelos pareira
VilcaAnadenanthera colubrina
Virginia creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia snake rootAristolochia serpentaria
VitexVitex agnus-castus
Wall flowerErysimum x cheiri
Wall rueAsplenium ruta muraria
Water cressNasturtium officinale
Water fennelOenanthe aquatica
Water-willowDianthera pectoralis
Weeping paperbarkMelaleuca leucadendra
Welsh onionAllium fistulosum
Western pearly everlastingAnaphalis margaritacea
Western tansy-mustardDescurainia pinnata
White bryonyBryonia alba
White cedarThuja occidentalis
White cloverTrifolium repens
White dead-nettleLamium album
White horehoundMarrubium vulgare
White mapleAcer alba
White marsh marigoldCaltha leptosepala
White mulberryMorus alba
White mulberryMorus alba var. multicaulis
White mustardSinapis alba
Wild angelicaAngelica sylvestris
Wild basilClinopodium vulgare
Wild garlicAllium vineale
Wild leekAllium ampeloprasum
Wild lettuceLactuca virosa
Wingleaf soapberrySapindus saponaria
Wingstem camphorweedPluchea sagittalis
Winter cherryPhysalis alkekengi var. franchetii
Winter melonBenincasa hispida
Winter savorySatureja montana
Wood whitlow-grassDraba nemorosa
Woolly thymeThymus praecox subsp. britannicus
WormseedDysphania ambrosioides
Wrinkled leaf mintMentha spicata subsp. spicata
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Yellow alderTurnera ulmifolia
Yellow archangelLamium galeobdolon
Yellow cobra lilyArisaema flavum
Yellow himalayan fritillaryFritillaria cirrhosa
Yellow salsifyTragopogon dubius
Yellow sweet cloverMelilotus officinalis
YellowdicksHelenium amarum
Yerba santaEriodictyon californicum
YopoAnadenanthera peregrina
Yuan zhiPolygala tenuifolia
ZebrawoodPistacia chinensis subsp. integerrima
ZedoaryCurcuma zedoaria

Source: LiberHerbarum/Sn0021
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