The Fisherman's Friend range of lozenges were originally created in Fleetwood, Lancashire in 1865 to relieve various respiratory problems suffered by fishermen who sailed from the town. A cough medicine is a drug used to treat coughing and related conditions. ... Map sources for Fleetwood at grid reference SD333479 Fleetwood is a town in Lancashire, England, lying at the northern end of the Fylde peninsula. ... Lancashire is a county of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ...

A young pharmacist named James Lofthouse had created an extremely strong liquid remedy containing menthol and eucalyptus oil. From the liquid he created small lozenges which were easier to transport and to administer. The fishermen soon began to refer to the lozenges as their "friends", hence the name. The lozenges exist in their current form unchanged since their creation. The lozenges still come in their famous paper packets. Menthol is a covalent organic compound made synthetically or obtained from peppermint or other mint oils. ... Species About 600; for a full list, see Wikispecies:Eucalyptus Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of trees (rarely shrubs), the members of which dominate the tree flora of Australia. ...

Note to first-time customers: Some of the flavors are exceptionally strong, especially the Original variety. If you can manage to keep from spitting out the lozenge, you will feel relief literally within minutes.

Fisherman's Friend are now available in over 100 countries and come in 10 different flavours. Fisherman's Friend has won the Queen's Award to Industry for Export Achievement three times.

The lozenges are now available in several flavours, some only in selected countries. Some flavours are sugar-free, for which the bags are striped:

• Original Extra Strong
• Aniseed
• Super Strong Mint
• Sugar-free (using sorbitol)
  • Original
  • Lemon
  • Mint
  • Apple and Cinnamon
  • Strong Salmiak
  • Cherry
  • Spicy Mandarin

Binomial name Pimpinella anisum L. Anise (Pimpinella anisum) is an herb in the family Apiaceae (formerly Umbelliferae) whose seed-like fruit (also called aniseed) is used in sweet baking as well as in anise-flavored liqueurs (e. ... Sorbitol, also known as glucitol, is a sugar alcohol the body metabolises slowly. ... Binomial name Citrus × limon (L.) Burm. ... Species See text The true mints are perennial herbs in the Family Lamiaceae. ... Binomial name Malus domestica Borkh. ... Binomial name Cinnamomum zeylanicumBlume Cassia (Indonesian cinnamon) is also commonly called (and sometimes sold as) cinnamon. ... Salmiakki (Finnish) or salmiak (Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Dutch) is a salty treat (like candy but salty) that many people in the Nordic countries love. ... Species Several, including: Prunus apetala Prunus avium Prunus campanulata Prunus canescens Prunus cerasus Prunus concinna Prunus conradinae Prunus dielsiana Prunus emarginata Prunus fruticosa Prunus incisa Prunus litigiosa Prunus mahaleb Prunus maximowiczii Prunus nipponica Prunus pensylvanica Prunus pilosiuscula Prunus rufa Prunus sargentii Prunus serrula Prunus serrulata Prunus speciosa Prunus subhirtella Prunus... Satsuma Mandarin Orange The Mandarin orange is a small citrus tree (Citrus reticulata) with fruit resembling the orange. ...

See also

• Altoids
• List of breath mints

Altoids Wintergreen Altoids are a popular brand of breath mints that have been in existence since the turn of the 19th century. ... This is a list of breath mints: Altoids Aqua Drops Bawls Mints Blitz Mints BreathSavers Certs Clorets Eclipse Fishermans Friend Ice Breakers Lifesavers (Pep-o-Mint, Cryst-o-Mint, Wint-o-Green, etc. ...

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