(WHDH) — Struggling to rid yourself of a nagging cough? English researchers suggest chowing down on chocolate.
Researchers at the University of Hull in Yorkshire recently prescribed codeine or a chocolate-based medicine, known as ROCOCO, to more than 160 people suffering from a cough, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Those who consumed ROCOCO had their symptoms significantly improve within just two days, compared to those who were prescribed codeine-based medicine, the newspaper reported.
Researchers say sucking on chocolate can prove beneficial because of an alkaloid in cocoa that can relieve irritation and inflammation more effectively than codeine.
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