Background

People have been using syrups and herbals teas for a while. Second century Galen was the first to develop a report on the suppressant. They originated from candy. Active ingredients of cough drops were known for centuries but weren't combined together to make a cough drop until the 19th century. One of the first favored cough drops were the Smith Brothers' cough drops. James smith was supposedly working at a restaurant when a "journeyman" introduced him to a recipe to a cough reducer. He then mixed a batch in the kitchen and was quickly able to sell them. He began advertising in 1852 when demand for the product grew.