Study: Honey better than cough medicine
Natural NewsPosted: July 22nd, 2008 by Steve Trinward
“Honey is a more effective cough remedy for children than many over-the-counter medications, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the Penn State College of Medicine and published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. ‘Honey provided the greatest relief of symptoms compared with the other treatments,’ lead researcher Ian Paul said. Researchers studied 105 children between the ages of two and 18 who were having trouble sleeping due to cough. The participants were given either a small dose of buckwheat honey, honey-flavored dextromethorphan or no treatment at all a half-hour before bed. Dextromethorphan is the primary cough-suppressant in most over-the-counter cough and cold medications.” (07/21/08)
August 9th, 2008 at 10:24 am
One thing of interest is that different types of honey have properties that improve your health in different ways. The darker honeys like buckwheat honey have strong antioxidant properties.
Some research has shown that certain types of honey are good for wound healing. Buckwheat honey is better then the OTC children’s cough medicines for children’s cough. There is a web site that talks about this, and gives lots of research to help people understand how honey effects health. Check out http://www.honeydontcough.com/
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