• Upper respiratory tract infections come with symptoms like cough and congestion.
• Traditional treatments, including antibiotics and over-the-counter medications, have not been shown to be as effective as honey for relieving cold symptoms.
• Honey might not be able to prevent a cold, but it’s a safe alternative remedy for most people who have cold symptoms.

If you have an upper respiratory tract infection—also known as the common cold—researchers have found that honey might be more effective at relieving your symptoms than traditional treatments.

A study published on August 18 in The British Medical Journal evaluated 1345 unique records and 14 studies that compared honey to standard medical treatments for upper respiratory tract infection symptoms, such as cough frequency, cough severity, sleep difficulty, and congestion.1

The researchers found that using honey for symptom relief appeared to be more effective than other remedies, including antibiotics, coffee, prednisone, over-the-counter cough suppressants, and even placebo. The findings were the same for children and adults.

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