The drug "Thermopsol" is very popular in the treatment of cough. Instructions for its use attribute this medication to expectorants that are of plant origin.
Active active ingredients in the composition of the drug are as follows: dry grass, thermopsy lacental in the form of powder and sodium bicarbonate. The plant, which plays the role of one of the main elements of the drug, is popularly called the muscatine. Another name for it is drunk grass. This perennial plant belongs to the legume family and is going to be used as raw material in June and July. Stem, leaves and flowers are used in medicine. Medicinal grass Thermopsis lacental has a rich chemical composition. It includes homothermopsin and alkaloids such as thermopsin, anagirin and pachycarpin, methylcytisine and saponins, ascorbic acid and tannins, mucus and resins, as well as thermopsilancin, which is an ester. Thermopsis has long been used in the recipes of folk healers. Currently, it is very popular in scientific medicine.
Tablets are a dosage form of the Thermopsol preparation. Instructions for its use describe them as a medication of a cylindrical shape, having a grayish-green color. Excipients included in the composition of the tablets are talc and potato starch.
The pharmacological effect on the body is due to the active components that make up the Thermopsol preparation. Instructions for its use give their full description. Medicinal herb Thermopsis produces an expectorant effect due to a process that causes moderate irritation of the receptors of the gastric mucosa, which contributes to a reflex increase in the secretion of the bronchial glands. Alkaloids, which are part of the chemical composition of the plant (pachycarpin and thermopsin, thermopsidin and cytisine, methylcytisine and anagirin) excite the respiratory centers, and in large doses - emetics. Another active component of the drug is sodium bicarbonate, it helps stimulate the secretion of the glands of the bronchi and reduce the viscosity of the resulting sputum.
Traditional medicine uses herbal medicine as an infusion. It is used for colds and pneumonia, as well as for flu and headaches. Used infusion of thermopsis herb and as an anthelmintic. Scientific medicine recommends the use of the drug "Thermopsol", reviews of which indicate its high therapeutic effectiveness, as an excellent expectorant.
The medicine is prescribed for pathological conditions of the upper respiratory tract, which are accompanied by an unproductive dry cough. Such diseases include bronchitis and tracheitis. The drug is used as part of complex therapy. During the course of treatment, sputum is easier to separate. Cough goes into productive. The drug reduces the viscosity of sputum, increasing its volume. As a result of this process, the upper respiratory tract is released and inflammatory plaque is removed.
There are cases when there are contraindications to the use of the drug “Thermopsol”. The instruction prohibits the appointment of the specified drug with increased individual sensitivity to its components. The use of the drug is contraindicated in peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum (due to irritation of the mucous membrane). Do not prescribe medication to infants suffering from bronchitis and pneumonia. Taking the drug can cause the lungs to fill up with sputum, which is dangerous for the life of a baby who cannot yet cough up on his own.
The use of the drug “Thermopsol” is contraindicated during pregnancy, since pachycarpin, which is one of the constituent components of a medicinal plant, helps to increase tone and increase uterine muscle contraction. This effect on the body can cause a miscarriage.