Suffer from persistent cough? And tired gulping syrups and other medicines available in the market? Your new medicine may turn yummy, as researchers have discovered an ingredient in chocolate that may be better than any other current medicine for treating that irritable persistent coughs. The work is published online in FASEB Journal.
The ingredient is a derivative found in cocoa, called theobromine. The research team discovered that, compared with codeine, currently considered the best cough medicine, theobromine is nearly a third more effective in stopping persistent coughs.
Via: Amherst Times