Honey for acute cough in children - a systematic review

Resumo original em inglês

O que aconteceu

CRD42022369577.

• Honey has been suggested to be effective as a symptomatic treatment in acute cough. • Prior randomized trials have had conflicting results and thus an overview of the literature was warranted.

O que encontraram

• Based on low quality evidence honey may be more effective than placebo or over-the-counter medications for acute symptom reliwef in cough. • Future studies with better reporting are needed to confirm the results.

Por que isso importa

We found low quality evidence that honey may be more effective than cough medication or placebo/no treatment in relieving symptoms and improving sleep in children with acute cough. Better quality randomized, placebo-controlled blinded trials are needed to confirm the effectiveness of honey in treating acute cough in children.

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