In a research, a total of 270 children aged 1-5 years who suffered cough at night were given one of three types of honey, eucalyptus honey, citrus honey, and labiatae honey, also a fluid with honey extract. The children were asked to drink the honey 30 minutes before sleep. To the development which assess is the direct parent by filling out the question of the researchers.
After the research is completed, all of children’s health looks better on the second day, including the children who were given a drink of honey extracts. But, children who received the honey drinks look more rarely cough and more sound sleep compared to children who do not drink honey.
Alan Rosenbloom, MD, a pediatrician in Baldwin, New York, said honey could be part of the treatment of colds suffered your baby. But, honey is less appropriate consumed for children under one year, because have a risk to the metabolism.
Vic Mali, MD, a pediatrician at Beaumont Hospital in Troy, Michigan also believes the new findings of this research are very helpful for parents to reduce the children’s cough. So If your baby has a cough that is persistent, and want their sleep be sound without disturbance of the cough, you just give as much as two teaspoons of honey before they sleep. All types of honey have remarkable properties, so you as a parent just choose which one is the preferred flavor of your baby.
Summary:
- From the number of fever and cough medicines on the market can not reduce the children’s cough under 6 years old,
- From the research known, two teaspoons of honey can be an alternative medicine to reduce the children cough.
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