Coughing often occurs in children who have a weak immune system,and of course I will not live to see his favorite silent cough. mother was always giving medicine to relieve cough,one of them by giving honey to children.When compared to the cough syrup form that often sold, honey proved better and more effective to relieve cough.
At night one tablespoon of honey is known to help relieve coughing children and help them sleep more soundly.
honey worldwide is used as a traditional medicine for coughs, and a choice of safe and effective as cough medicine.
several reasons honey can cure a cough: a sweet honey syrup to relieve throat, a cough suppressant that factor is the element of antioxidants. In addition, honey has antimicrobial effects.
But the need to remember also that, babies aged under one year is not advised to eat honey, because of rare but serious risks that could cause the kind of food poisoning. But for children older, are generally quite safe to use honey. Regarding its use in accordance with the dose of cough medicine usual recommendations:
• Children aged 2-5 years : half a teaspoon,
• Children aged 6-11 years : 1 teaspoon,
• Children aged 12 years and over : 2 teaspoons
