This claim says that a honey-based herbal syrup called Honey Zufa can help reduce coughing in people with mild to moderate COVID-19 better than a fake treatment, and this was measured using three different ways to score coughing over two weeks.

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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

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The study gave Honey Zufa syrup to COVID-19 patients and found it reduced their cough better than a fake syrup, just like the claim says.

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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

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DOI: 10.18502/acta.v62i3.17116

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