Food Fact: Honey works extremely well as a cough suppressant. In one study, children with respiratory tract infections were given two teaspoons of raw honey directly before going to bed. Another group were given recommended doses of dextromethorphan, which is a common cough suppressant. The children who were given the honey showed marked signs of decreased coughing in the night, which matched almost perfectly the decreased coughing in the children who were given dextromethorphan. So if you don’t have any cough medicine around, honey seems to be a good natural alternative to synthesized medicine in this case.
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