The Study
Evaluation of the Effect of “Honey Zufa” Herbal Syrup on Cough in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19: A Double Blind Randomized Clinical Trial
This study is like a test where some people got the honey syrup and some got a fake syrup, and it showed that the honey syrup group had less coughing. But because we don't know if everyone knew which syrup they got, we can't be totally sure the honey syrup caused the improvement—it might just be linked.
Analysis score
Maximum 90 for a randomized controlled trial.
Where the score came from
A study tested a honey-based syrup for cough in COVID-19 patients.
Where does this study sit?
Reviews of RCTs (Meta-analyses)
Max 100Randomized Trials
Max 90Reviews of Cohort Studies
Max 85Cohort Studies
Max 72Reviews of Case-Control Studies
Max 63Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional & Case Series
Max 50Expert Opinion
Max 545 / 100
Quality score
Participants are randomly assigned to treatment or control groups, minimizing bias. The gold standard for testing whether an intervention causes an effect.
Key takeaways
Summary
Based on the study abstract and findings.
- 1It helped with cough but didn't change medicine use and was safe.
- 2The syrup reduced cough severity more than a fake syrup, but both groups used similar cough medicines and had no bad effects.
Score breakdown, methodology, conflicts of interest, evidence analysis & raw study data
Publication
Journal
ACTA MEDICA IRANICA
Year
2024
Authors
Marziyeh Heydari, Hossein Kazemizadeh, Soha Namazi, H. Koochak, Nasim Khajavi Rad, M. Khanavi, A. Zargaran
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Claims (4)
A honey-based herbal syrup called Honey Zufa was given to people with COVID-19, and it didn't cause any major problems or changes in their health tests over two weeks, showing it's safe to use.
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.
Honey helps people with colds feel better overall, cough less often, and have less severe coughs than usual treatments, according to medical studies.
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.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making health decisions.