When people took Honey Zufa syrup along with regular cough medicine, they used about the same amount of extra cough medicine as those who took a fake syrup. This means the Honey Zufa might not help cut down on extra cough treatments.

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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 found that Honey Zufa syrup helped reduce cough severity more than a placebo, even though both groups used the same amount of other cough medicines. This contradicts the claim that it doesn't reduce the need for extra treatments because it actually made the cough better.

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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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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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