Always delighted to read clinical evidence that supports home remedies, I'm happy to report that honey got some evidence-based positive press today.
In a comparison of buckwheat honey, dextromethorphan (DM) cough syrup (honey-flavored, notes the abstract) and no treatment for cough in children, honey was rated the best by study participants and their parents.
The study, conducted by researchers at Penn State Pediatric Center in Hershey (the sweetest place on earth demonstrating its nature, as usual) was recently published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. It should be noted that funding was provided by the National Honey Board, and industry-funded government based agency whose mission statement focuses on the promotion of honey; however I'd be surprised if the honey industry handles its investigators the same way as big pharm.
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just yesterday I was watching "man vs wild" where Bear was in the jungle hunting with a native tribe who used poisen dart frogs to kill their food. One of the tribesman got the frog poisen on his fingers causing them to swell. I was surprised to see that there was actually a remedy....HONEY!
you know, I've been pro-honey since birth. my favorite source is honey gardens apiary in VT. honeygardens.com
keep up the good work.
Also, I totally concur, there is no way the bee people have similar funds to the pharma people, it just doesn't cost $1,000,000,000 to bring some honey to market.
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