I had whooping cough as a young teenager, my Dad's remedy 4 coughs where a tod of whiskey, cool boiled water & a spoon of honey mixed 2gether in a small whiskey glass. Whiskey is warming, & relaxes u, the honey is a natural antiseptic, he could have added a squeeze of lemon 2, yummee. Remember folkes if u have sore throat honey is a must, slowly consume a teaspoon of honey as & when you need it, u need 2 slowly consume the honey so that it gives the honey time 2 work it's magic. The other is MARSHMELLOWS, they have gelatine in them, again slowly consume them let them melt in ur mouth & the gel substance run down the back of ur throat, & the knack 2 this is slowly, if ur throat is really bad it make take 2 or 3 at a time. Even take the honey or marshmallows 2 bed with u & whichever u works best on ur throat, it needs 2 be slowly consumed in order for the honey or gelatine to coat the throat 2 work it's magic. R Whites lemonade contains Vit.C from lemons I found this helpful 2