Besides getting enough rest, these remedies might help you feel better: 1  Stay hydrated. Water, juice, clear broth or warm lemon water with honey helps loosen congestion and prevents dehydration. 2  Rest. Your body needs to heal. 3  Soothe a sore throat.
The active ingredient in the Ricola cough drops is menthol, with 4.8 mg of menthol in each drop, according to Ricola. The menthol serves two purposes. First, it can help suppress a cough. Second, it can lessen pain you feel in the mouth and throat. Inactive Ingredients
D/L-menthol administered with the diet for 13 weeks to rats (up to 937/998 mg/kg bw/d for males/females) and mice. (up to 3913/4773 mg/kg bw/d for males/females) did not induce any effects on organ weights.