Anticatarrhal

/ˌæntiˌkəˈtɑrəl/ adjective

Opposing or treating catarrh, an inflammation of mucous membranes that causes excess mucus and congestion.

From anti- (against) + catarrhal (relating to catarrh, from Greek katarrhein meaning to flow down). Describes treatments that combat the excess mucus and inflammation of catarrhal conditions.

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