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Health Tips

Honey – The Traditional Remedies

  • Honey as cough syrup
  • Honey lemon as a sore throat & cold reliever
  • Honey-milk as a sleep booster
  • Honey-toast as a hangover reliever
  • Honey-ginger tea as dysmenorrhea aids
  • Honey as a heartburn reliever

Honey as cough syrup:

there is a study that concluded honey can be recommended as a single dose of 2.5 mL (about half teaspoon) before bedtime for children older than 1 year of age with cough. For adults, mix 2 tablespoons of honey in with a warm glass of water.

Honey lemon as a sore throat & cold reliever:

Mix 1 teaspoon of lemon juice into a glass of warm honey water and drink for quick relief.

Honey-milk as a sleep booster:

Consuming a cup of warm milk with 1 spoonful of honey before bed may improve the sleep quality of children.

Honey-toast as a hangover reliever:

Eat a slice of toast with a spoonful of honey as breakfast after having a hangover night. honey contains fructose that could reduce blood alcohol concentration.

Honey-ginger tea as dysmenorrhea aids:

Honey and ginger help to lower the levels of pain and make feel better from the menstrual cramps.

Honey as a heartburn reliever:

Honey is a viscous liquid that can form a coating on the Oesophageal mucosa, and a study suggested intake of 5ml honey may relieve heartburn and potentially prevent gastro-oesophageal reflux.

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References:

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  2. Shi P, Chen B, Chen C, et al. Honey reduces blood alcohol concentration but not affects the level of serum MDA and GSH-Px activity in intoxicated male mice models. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2015;15:225. Published 2015 Jul 14. doi:10.1186/s12906-015-0766-5 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4499888/
  3. Royal society of Chemistry, (2010). Toast with honey is the little-known but ideal way to combat a hangover. Available from: https://www.rsc.org/news-events/articles/2010/12-december/hangover/
  4. Singh, Prachi & Nageshwar, V & Krishnaveni, R. (2017). A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Ginger Remedy in Reduction of Dysmenorrhea among Adolescent Girls. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development. 8. 197. 10.5958/0976-5506.2017.00110.3.
  5. Mirbagher, N. & Aghajani, Mohammad. (2013). Comparing the effect of pure and impure honey on severity of pain, amount of bleeding, and duration and interval of menstrual cycles in female students with primary dysmenorrheal. Life Science Journal. 10. 835-841.
  6. Amiri Farahani ËL, Hasanpoor-Azghdy SB, Kasraei H, Heidari T. Comparison of the effect of honey and mefenamic acid on the severity of pain in women with primary dysmenorrhea. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2017;296(2):277-283. doi:10.1007/s00404-017-4409-6
  7. Math, M. V. (2001, September 29). Oesophagus: Heartburn and honey. British Medical Journal, 323, 736-739 https://www.bmj.com/rapid-response/2011/10/28/oesophagus-heartburn-and-honey

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