Honey Is Good Night Remedy For Kids

If you use over the counter cold remedies for kids coughs and colds, you may want to rethink the way you manage cold symptoms at home.

Over the counter cold medications have not been given the green light by medical experts for use on young children.

The good news is a simple food product has, it is honey.

Researchers found that children who were given honey as a cold remedy had better relief from night time cough than those who weren't.

In the double blind study the participants were given: eucalyptus honey, citrus honey, labiatae honey and a placebo called silan date extract.

The particpiants were 270 children age 1-5 years with upper respiratory infection.

The children who were given the honey products had greater relief from night time cough compared to those who were given the placebo.

All three types of honey were equally effective.