1. a substance that causes sneezing or nasal discharge when inhaled or applied to the nose
Usage: medical/archaic; rarely used in modern medicine

1. causing or tending to cause sneezing or nasal discharge
Usage: medical/archaic

Examples

• The physician prescribed an errhine powder to clear the patient's nasal passages.
• Snuff was once used as an errhine substance in folk medicine.
• The errhine properties of pepper made it useful in traditional remedies.
• Ancient texts describe errhine treatments for congestion and headaches.