====== Medication ====== ===== Decongestion ===== Contrary to popular belief, Phenylephrine which is in most cold medicines, does not work any better than placebos. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenylephrine However, what actually works is Pseudoephedrine: See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoephedrine ===== Cough ===== For coughs, the following works: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcysteine