Children aged one to five who were suffering from throat infections coughed
less often and slept better after taking 10g of honey before bedtime,
researchers reported.
Honey's high levels of antioxidants could make it a better alternative to
cough syrups, many of which are not proven to work and which can be
dangerous if parents administer accidental overdoses, they wrote in the Pediatrics
journal.
The study involved almost 300 Israeli children with throat infections. Three
quarters were given a teaspoon of either eucalyptus honey, citrus honey or
labiatae honey before bed, while the rest took a placebo.
Source - Guardian
Source - Guardian
