Cabdrivers Cough Linctus

...of a friend, I tried Cabdrivers Cough Linctus. I had to order this specially from my Sainsburys pharmacy, but it was delivered overnight (well done, Sainsburys). The linctus had an immediate effect on symptoms. Perhaps this was to some extent psychological and caused by the "strong" flavour. However, I could also feel the eucalyptus and pine oils, or similar, vaporising down my throat into my chest, where they did relieve the tightness ...
...linctus did help me to cough up the goo more easily. Returning to the taste; it is based on the old fashioned principle that if a medicine tastes evil it must be good for you! However, at least it is not sickly sweet syrup flavoured with artificial blackcurrant as are so many other cough remedies these days. I definitely recommend this remedy to anyone with bronchial problems. It is not expensive. A 100-ml bottle costs a couple of pounds.  ... more

Colds tend to hang around on my chest and add to the effects of my asthma, so I often develop a chestful of thick gooey muck which is uncomfortable, affects breathing and is unpleasant and difficult to get rid of. On the advice of a friend, I tried Cabdrivers Cough Linctus. I had to order this specially from my Sainsburys pharmacy, but it was delivered overnight (well done, Sainsburys). The linctus had an immediate effect on symptoms. Perhaps this was to some extent psychological and caused by the "strong" flavour. However, I could also feel the eucalyptus and pine oils, or similar, vaporising down my throat into my chest, where they did relieve the tightness and breathlessness. Over the next days, I found that the linctus did help me to cough up the goo more easily. Returning to the taste; it is based on the old fashioned principle that if a medicine tastes evil it must be good for you! However, at least it is not sickly sweet syrup flavoured with artificial blackcurrant as are so many other cough remedies these days. I definitely recommend this remedy to anyone with bronchial problems. It is not expensive. A 100-ml bottle costs a couple of pounds. 

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