Not only that, chocolate also contains theobromine, which can suppress the cough, especially coughing in a long time and continuous or persistent.
Scientists now have until the final stages of clinical testing on drugs that contain theobromine, a natural substance found in cocoa and chocolate. If the experiment is successful, this drug can be marketed within the next two years, was quoted by the Daily Mail.
This research was made because more and more people suffer from persistent coughing. More than seven million Britons suffer from a cough that lasted continuously or lasts more than two weeks. Their cough symptoms of asthma and heat.
Meanwhile, the most widely cough medicine is available only to soothe the symptoms, rather than deal with the cause. Drugs such as this has been criticized because it has side effects, like drowsiness. So, there are fears of side effects caused by codeine-based medicine, which uses chemicals similar drugs.
Research conducted at London's National Heart and Lung Institute found, theobromine, 33 percent more effective than codeine cough. These natural ingredients work directly on the vagus nerve, which is responsible for persistent cough.
In addition, research in South Korea also showed, theobromine has no side effects as other drugs commonly owned.
