Viruses are at ease in schools, which causes many children to suffer from colds and flu, which with their corresponding symptoms bring us upside down. One of the most frequent manifestations is the cough (dry or productive) that fathers and mothers try to fight many times with natural remedies.
Doctors Ortega Páez E. (from the Macarena Health Center in Granada) and Cuesta Montañés E. (from the Pediatrics and Neonatology Service of a private Hospital in Córdoba / Argentina), have assessed an Israeli study that tries to assess the effects of honey on nighttime cough. In conclusion, the parents of the participating children 'Honey was rated better than placebo for the symptomatic relief of their children's night cough and difficulty sleeping due to upper respiratory tract infections'.
The authors of the original article describe that Honey-containing products, both individually and in combination, are more effective than placebo for both the primary and secondary variables..
On the other hand, honey does not seem to have significant side effects over the year of life, which does occur with the usual cough suppressants, this makes its value considered in the treatment of cough in this age group.
Although honey is recommended by the World Health Organization, only two clinical trials have studied its effect on cough. The reason for commenting on the Israeli study is that it is the first to assess the effect of honey on cough through a clinical trial.
According to the article and its subsequent assessment, the results indicate that given the potential danger of cough suppressants and their unproven efficacy, honey could be a therapeutic alternative to treat nocturnal cough in children older than one year with upper respiratory infections.
