After three days, honey probably doesn't help coughs or sleep any better than cough medicine or a fake treatment, according to research.

Giving honey to kids with a bad cough might help them feel better faster than a fake treatment, cutting about three-quarters of a day off how long the cough lasts.

Giving honey to kids with a cough for a few days helps them cough less than a fake treatment, according to good quality research.

Honey might help kids and their parents sleep better when they have a cough, compared to doing nothing. Studies show it makes a small but noticeable difference in how much sleep is affected.

Honey helps people with colds or coughs feel better by reducing how often they cough and how bad their cough is, compared to regular treatments.

Honey helps people with colds feel better overall, cough less often, and have less severe coughs than usual treatments, according to medical studies.