Did you know that honey can relieve you of cough?
The latest Pulse program on Swiss television SRF puts it in a nutshell: “Various scientific studies show that cough syrup is of no use at all for children’s colds”. No, according to Puls research, it can even be dangerous and impair breathing if taken unsupervised. This also applies to over-the-counter cough syrups, which are generally considered to be safe. No studies are available to prove their merit, which is fundamentally dangerous.
The situation is quite different with honey: According to studies, it has been scientifically proven that it relieves cough irritation. Honey may be taken after the first year of birth and is already recommended to sick patients by various doctors instead of cough syrup. Also the experts of “Lunge Zurich” recommend in the report honey as a proven means for the relief with cough. It is also important to take in enough fluids and to ensure that rooms do not contain air that is too dry.