Hedera helix extract- Contains 10% Hederacoside C by HPLC - Pharmaceutical (GMP Certified) Emollient Expectorant Immune Health Hedera helix extract preparations can be used as an expectorant (a medicine that helps to bring up phlegm) for productive (chesty) coughs. Hederae helicis folium is used for the treatment of respiratory tract diseases with intense mucous formation, respiratory tract infections and irritating cough which stems from the common cold. It can be used in the common cold associated with cough and for the symptomatic treatment of acute and chronic in ammatory bronchial disorders. Two galenical formulations of an ivy herbal extract are cough syrup and cough drops.