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

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Evaluation of the Effect of “Honey Zufa” Herbal Syrup on Cough in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19: A Double Blind Randomized Clinical Trial

Randomized Controlled Trial
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This study tested a honey-based syrup and found it helped reduce cough severity in COVID-19 patients, which supports the idea that honey can improve cough symptoms.

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Honey for acute cough in children.

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2018 Apr 10

This study looked at giving honey to kids with coughs and found it helps reduce how often they cough and how bad it feels, just like the claim says.

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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.

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Honey might help reduce cough symptoms and make colds less severe for both kids and adults, according to a review of many studies.

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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.

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