• Question: What do cough sweets contain that help us with our coughing?

    Asked by popthebottle to Meeks, Pete, Stephen, Steve, Tom on 18 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Tom Hartley

      Tom Hartley answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      I’m not sure they really have an active medicinal ingredient. Actually, I think the real answer is I don’t know. Sorry.

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      Marieke Navin answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      The only thing I can think of is honey which soothes your throat by giving it a coating. I find drinking hot lemon and honey really helps.

    • Photo: Stephen Curry

      Stephen Curry answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      I didn’t know this but according to my sources (wikipedia!), the most common ingredients are Dextromethorphan or Codeine which act as ‘cough suppressants’. That is, they work by stifling the coughing reflex.

      Well – they are in cough medicines – I am assuming they may also be added to cough sweets.

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