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Research · Systematic review

Honey for acute cough in children

What it found

Reduced nighttime cough and improved sleep vs no treatment; likely better than diphenhydramine.

Design
Systematic review
Year
2018
Sample size
899
Population
children with acute cough
Intervention
honey
Outcome
cough severity / sleep
Journal
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Citation last checked 2026-06-21.