Several weeks ago, I developed a sore throat - quite suddenly, whilst at work. I announced to my secretary that I was just going to nip out to Boots for some lozenges and she suggested that I buy some Buttercup syrup instead. Her actual words were "I guarantee you will feel better"........and whilst I wouldn't have asked her for my money back if it hadn't worked, it is always nice to get a personal recommendation for something. So off to Boots I trotted for a bottle of Buttercup. It is available without prescription, and is not even behind the Pharmacy bit - you can pick this beauty up from the shelf. Buttercup comes in an ...  Read the complete review

I do not very often get a cough that needs to be treated with cough syrup, but there has been the time I have had to reach for a bottle of it just to make myself feel a little more human. One of the cough syrups I have used before is Buttercup Cough Syrup. This is a well known cough syrup, and is even one my nan has used in the past. It comes in a glass bottle, and has a green label on the front which has a large yellow flower on it. The syrup is also known to help with sore throats and the treatment of colds. The syrup comes in original flavour, although I have never actually known what original is meant to taste like! It is a nice, sweet tasting ...  Read the complete review

There's nothing worse than one of my kids having a cough, whether it is a dry, tickly cough or a stubborn chesty one that seems to last for ages. Like most parents, I will try anything in the hope of relieving their suffering, particularly at night time. Buttercup cough syrup is a brand that I remember well from my old childhood. I used to be dosed up with this and sent to bed with my chest swimming in Vicks! Spotting this on the shelves of Home Bargains a few months ago, I thought it would be worth giving this a go. I can't remember exactly how much I paid for my 150ml bottle, but it was almost certainly less than the £3.39 this sells for in ...  Read the complete review

We have all woke up with that awful tickle in your throat and you just know it's the start of a nasty cold or cough and sore throat, Buttercup syrup is the best cough medicine for coughs colds and sore throats in my opinion. Buttercup syrup is a Very Soothing and effective cough syrup. Traditional original flavour and it actually tastes quite nice for a cough syrup, unlike some you can get, from being a little girl this was the only medicine I didn't mind taking. This medicine contains two active ingredients, squill liquid extract, Squill is a plant extract with a expectorant effect, and Capsicum tincture is present which provides an aromatic and warming ...  Read the complete review

I've been a poorly Becca this last few days, with a horrendous sore throat and a nasty cough alongside it. I've been muddling along with a combinaton of cold tablets and strepsils and also a glucose syrup medicine but it wasn't until I started taking buttercup that it started to subside. Buttercup is a cough medicine with 2 main active ingredients - squill liquid extract and capsicum tincture - according to net doctor: "Squill is a plant extract that has a mild expectorant effect." and "Capsicum tincture is present in this medicine to provide an aromatic, "warming" flavour." So the medicune soothes your throat ...  Read the complete review