They're appearing in more and more foods, from ice cream to jellies to cough drops.
Could you give me my cough drops?
To relieve coughing in the meantime, try sipping water or sucking on cough drops.
"It has a strong, minty, cooling odour and taste. It is obtained from the oil of the Japanese mint or made synthetically and is used in cigarettes, cosmetics, chest rubs, cough drops, toothpastes, and flavourings. Of its two optical isomers, only l-menthol has the desirable cooling effect. "
It would be better for you to chew a few cough drops to get rid of that cold you have.