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Is honey effective for upper respiratory tract infection?
Author(s) -
Chaplin Steve
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1927
Subject(s) - medicine , upper respiratory tract infection , observational study , respiratory tract infections , respiratory tract , intensive care medicine , respiratory infection , upper respiratory infections , respiratory system
Honey has been used for many years as a traditional remedy for upper respiratory tract infection (URTI), although clear evidence for its effectiveness is lacking. This article summarises a new review of randomised trials and observational studies that assessed whether honey can provide symptomatic relief of cough in people with URTI.