Cough Lollies - medicine to sooth sore throat

Despite all care everyone has to face a cold and cough with changing seasons. Although a cough is annoying it heals within 2 or 3 weeks. There are many medicines to heal a cough, one of them is cough lollies, a small, medicated candy intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to lubricate and soothe irritated tissues of the throat. Cough lollies are at long last available in sugar free varieties.  The simple act of sucking something and it running down your throat is how they work, so suck, don't chew! (I do, so then l think why did l put them in my mouth?)

Ingredients like benzocaine, an anesthetic, or eucalyptus oil are present in cough lollies that help to sooth your sore throat. Non-menthol cough lollies generally use either zinc gluconate glycine or pectin as an oral demulcent. Several brands of cough lollies contain dextromethorphan. Most cough lollies should be taken in moderation, due to the fact that some active ingredients could be hazardous to the health if consumed in large amounts. Most common cough lolly available in market is Halls, contain little more than menthol or peppermint oil and spearmint as their active ingredient. Even you can make cough lollies at home. Here are some recipes.

So here are two great recipes that you can try at home when that sore throat hits. 

Recipe 1, Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons honey
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 15 drops eucalyptus oil

Method:

1. Boil everything except eucalyptus oil for 8 minutes until it turns to toffee
2. Stir in eucalyptus and pour into greased shallow tray.
3. When set break into small pieces and store in refrigerator.

Recipe 2, Ingredients:

• 500 g.clear honey
• 1/2 cup gelatin
• 1/2 cup of hot water (tap)
• 1/2 cup lemon juice, Add more or less juice depending on your taste.

Method:

1. Dissolve gelatin in hot water.
2. Bring honey to boiling point and then remove from the heat.
3. Add the gelatin and water mixture and stir
4. Mix in lemon juice.
5. Then pour in trays and leave to cool and then place in Fridge overnight.
6. Cut it up into lolly sizes and keep in a screw top jar.

(Sources:  blogs.abc.net.au, massrecipes.com)