Honey For A Child's Cough

News Type: Event — Seeded on Wed Dec 5, 2007 8:51 AM EST

Article Source: Chicago Tribune

health, alternative-medicine, honey, cough-syrup, childs-cough

If your child has a cold, sweeten up the bedtime routine with a dose of honey. (But only if he or she is over 12 months of age.)

A mouthful of buckwheat honey can provide better relief of nighttime cough and sleep difficulty than dextromethorphan (DM), a cough suppressment found in many over-the-counter cold medications, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

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Honey was also shown to be better than doing nothing at all, which is about all parents are left with now that an FDA advisory board recently recommended that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines should not be used in children under age six because of their lack of effectiveness and potential for side effects. (Meanwhile, it's better to do nothing, than to take detromethorphan).

In many cases, Mother Nature has a better way to treat human conditions.

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