I had the flu and this helped with some of the symptoms. It relieves, dry cough, sneezing, runny nose, body aches, headaches, itchy nose, watery eyes, stuffy nose, fever and soothes throat. It really helped with the body aches, soothing the throat and reduced headaches. Didn't do anything for my nose. Has a thick texture, cherry flavoured, doesn't taste like cherries, it was okay.