Ice Cream Chocolate Can Cure Cough

Generally people have a perception that eating ice cream has the potential to cause a cough. Cold temperatures ice creams can irritate the respiratory tract causing a cough that interferes with daily activities. But research Rilnia Metha Sofia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Mataram, chocolate ice cream proved it could be cough medicine.

In his presentation at the National Student Scientific Week (Pimnas) 25 which was held at the University of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY) Tuesday (10/07/2012) Rilna express ice cream made from chocolate turns out to be a food that can suppress the cough reflex. "Chocolate contains a substance that can significantly tobromin suppress cough reflex. Way tobromin work in the same way drugs work in relieving cough cough," said Rilna when presenting the results of his research, entitled "Ice Cream Chocolate For antitussives Cough".

Ice cold temperatures, according Rilna, it can work synergistically with tobromin to relieve cough. According to him, cold with very low temperatures, it can cause injury to the cells, including the cells that induce airway cough. However, cold with a higher temperature, it can cause constriction of local blood vessels without causing injury to the cells.

In his research, Rilna using a sample of 30 male students of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Mataram. They were divided into 5 groups and given different behaviors. One group was given substance in cough medicines Dextrometorphan (DMP). Another group was given cream chocolate, ice cream, and chocolate ice cream so that it can be seen that the effect occurred in each group.

"Effect eating chocolate ice cream in patients with cough were similar to the effects of eating DMP. Moreover, chocolate ice cream has no significant side effects when used as a drug. Exciting taste will improve patient medication adherence, especially children," he continued. The results of this research that leads Rilna and his friends escaped as participants Pimnas 25 categories Creativity Student Research Program