Sugar water works for coughs

[waterowl]

Most Over-the-Counter Cough Remedies Have No Value

This article shows that they studied 100 kids and randomly assigned to them 1 of 3 groups. The group given sugar water did the same as the ones given medicine. Pretty interesting.

Comments

[yes_justice]

That's one of the 13 things that do not make sense.

http://www.newscientistspace.com/article.ns?id=mg18524911.600

[waterowl]

Yup, the placebo effect.

[batshua]

I often use candies instead of cough drops for this reason. All you need to do is salivate more to lubricate the throat and unless you have a really congested chest, the coughing will settle down.

[waterowl]

That make sense. Candy's cheaper and tastes better too. :^)

[yes_justice]

No way, they get you high!

[whymommy]

You mean my mom chasing me with bitter cough medicine wasn't a necessary part of my childhood??

Slipper Elm Bark syrup is natural and tastes great.

[waterowl]

C uses this Chinese herbal cough syrup. It works on Special K.