10/8    Why does chicken soup cure common cold?  (Or is it just a myth?)  Thx.
        \_ It doesn't.  You just fight it off.
        \_ chicken soup has a _little_ bit of penicilin in it. it doesn't
           help tho. (well except it is a warm liquid in your throat).
        \_ it has an expectorant in it that makes your mucus flow faster in
           your sinuses,  which helps them recover.  The warm steam vapor
           coming off of it helps too, if you inhale it.
        \_ as the first reply says, it doesn't.  your body cures itself.
           but chicken soup does help with 1) fluids 2) sustenance
           and 3) some symptoms (expectorant)
           \_ And 4) placebo.