The small Rescue Remedy bottle, beloved by so many, is actually 27% alcohol, so when it helps you relax really quickly it's actually because you've just had a few drops of alcohol dropped on your tongue - the other ingredients are meaningless.
The company that makes the Airborne "cold remedy" received the mighty slap of justice when they had to settle a court case brought by dissatisfied customers due to their products' "clinical trials" lacking both the "trial" and the "clinical" parts. In other words, their products are nothing more than snake oil. Good to know.