In East Africa, the calyx infusion, called "Sudan tea", is taken to relieve coughs.

The resin, as well as the leaves and fruit, have been traditionally used by the people of Central America and South America to relieve coughs and asthma, and to treat wounds.

A steam room, which resembles a giant vaporizer, can relieve coughs or other lower respiratory symptoms.

A number of these medicinal plants now carry his name, including, among many others, Pouroma schultesii, a bark whose ashes are used to treat ulcers, Piper schultesii, a stem brewed as a tea to relieve tubercular coughs, and Hiraea schultesii, leaves whose soakings are used to cure conjunctivitis.

This combination medication is used to relieve coughs caused by the common cold, bronchitis, and other breathing illnesses.

The company is also marketing Alpine, a cold-relief gum that is supposed to relieve sore throats, nasal congestion and coughs.

In Brazil, people use this characteristic to relieve coughs, bronchitis and other pulmonary afflictions.

It can also be boiled and taken to relieve colds and coughs.

Mr. Castleman cites pennyroyal, used in flea collars as an insect repellent and in infusions to settle the stomach and relieve coughs and congestion.