What does "errhine" mean?

A medicine applied inside the nose to increase the production of mucus, and hence sneezing.

Errhine

Common synonyms include: asthmatic, historical sneeze inducer, humoral irritant, humoral sneeze agent, nasal, nasal irritant.

/ˈɛɹ.aɪn/ adj, noun

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Noun

1
A medicine applied inside the nose to increase the production of mucus, and hence sneezing. uncommon

Adjective

1
Causing an increase in mucus within the nose, and hence causing one to sneeze. rare

Adjective

From Latin errhīnum, from Ancient Greek ἔρρινον (érrhinon), from ἐν (en, “in”) + ῥίς (rhís, “nostril”).