DARK CHOCOLATE
Recent studies conducted in England have confirmed that dark chocolate in it’s natural, un-sweetened state has certain health benefits; one of these being a cough supressant. A type that’s relatively easy to obtain comes in the form of slabs of dark baker’s chocolate. Most supermarkets stock in the baking/cake aisle. I tried it last time I had a bad cold and it did seem to calm my cough significantly.
COEDINE
Coedine is a type of narcotic usually prescribed for post surgery patients or for high pain level management. In the United States, where I live, the laws no longer allow cough syrups, cold medications, losenges or any non-prescription drugs to contain the ingredient. This is mainly due to the fact that codeine is a highly addictive narcotic that’s prone to abuse by some individuals. Understandable, as it’s derived from the same Poppy plant used to make morpheine, a stronger version that’s usually injected and used in military and field combat situations, and in the strongest form being used to manufacture heroin, an illicit drug that’s sold on the black market. Though difficult to obtain a prescription in the US for the Federally controlled substance, anybody that has had a recent tooth proceedure, extraction, root canal, what-have-you, usually will have 1 or 2 tablets leftover in their medicine cabinet. If you can find one, codeine is the best relief for even the most chronic dry cough caused by colds, flu. Be sure you aren’t allergic.