Honey cures baby's night cough

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Accordingly, just one or two tablespoons of honey before bedtime can ease the symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection in babies.

"A cough caused by an upper respiratory infection is generally a mild illness, but parents often want to intervene immediately. This leads to overuse of cough medicine, which can be dangerous if overdosed," the effect said. Herman Avner Cohen said.

Honey is known for its antioxidant properties, is rich in vitamin C and flavonoids, and has antibiotic properties.

To test the healing power of honey, Cohen and his colleagues studied more than 300 children aged 1 to 5, all of whom had been diagnosed with upper respiratory tract infections. The children all went to children's hospitals in Israel, with less than 7 days of illness, and all suffered from night cough and runny nose. None of the children had asthma or pneumonia.

Half an hour before bedtime, the babies were randomly treated in one of four ways: two tablespoons of eucalyptus honey, citrus honey, flower honey, or a solution with a honey-like taste and color but does not contain this ingredient.

The team found that although all the babies had improvements in sleep and cough levels, those who drank honey recovered significantly faster.

For this reason, "honey may be a more suitable treatment for cough and difficulty sleeping in babies with upper respiratory tract infections. In our study, honey could be considered an effective solution. and safe, at least for children over 1 year old," Cohen said.

The advice of scientists is that many common drugs that families are using "are not really effective and cause side effects, while honey for children over 1 year old is both safe and effective." effective".

T. An - VnExpress (According to HealthDay News)