Best Evidence from the Cochrane Library Jaffar M Al Bareeq, DLO, RCP, RCS (London)* Honey for Acute Cough in Children
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Honey was better than 'no treatment' in reducing frequency of cough (mean difference (MD) -1.07; 95% confidence interval (CI) -1.53 to -0.60; two studies; 154 participants). Moderate quality evidence suggests honey did not differ significantly from dextromethorphan in reducing cough frequency (MD -0.07; 95% CI -1.07 to 0.94; two studies; 149 participants). Low quality evidence suggests honey may be slightly better than diphenhydramine in reducing cough frequency (MD 0.57; 95% CI -0.90 to -0.24; one study; 80 participants).
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