Honey for Coughs

A spoonful of local honey may be just what the doctor ordered when it comes to calming a cough. Plus, you’ll get none of the side effects seen with some prescription and over-the-counter cough remedies.

Since ancient times, honey has been used for wound healing and for upper respiratory symptoms, particularly cough.

Honey has anti-inflammatory as well as anti-bacterial properties which can quell a cough.

Honey can also coat an irritated, inflamed throat, reducing the cough reflex and preventing irritating substances inhaled or eaten from further irritating the upper respiratory passages.

It’s also safe and inexpensive.

In an August 2020 review in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine that looked at 14 studies on the use of honey to treat upper respiratory tract infections in adults and kids, those who were given honey had less severe and less frequent coughing bouts than those who received usual care such as over-the-counter cough medicine.

Honey may even help kids with cough get a better night’s sleep, according to research in Pediatrics Journal. Children who received honey coughed less frequently, less severely and slept better than kids who didn’t get honey. Parents of children who were given honey also slept better too.

So, come on down to the Alternative Health Food Store and pick up some local honey.

Source: Livestrong.com

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