And it works as a natural antiseptic and can clean almost any mess from your household.
It's less intimidating than using nebulizer.
You can try available in multiple sizes: quart, gallon, 2.
And as far as Motrin and ibuprofen and aspirin goes, at the beginning of the crisis, I saw three patients who told me when they took the first dose of Motrin for a fever, they collapsed, their system went to hell, they had trouble breathing.
So I put saline solution in the diffuser and would hold her near it to help soothe the cough.
It is perfectly safe for plants when properly diluted and used in moderation.