Role of honey as adjuvant therapy in patients with sore throat

Abstract

Background: Honey is a natural product which has been used since ages for curing of various ailments. Aims and Objectives: To evaluate the effect of honey for control of infection and inflammation in patients with sore throat. Materials and Methods: A total of 200 patients with sore throat were taken up for the study. 100 patients, in the study group, were given one tablespoon of honey twice a day along with anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics, and antiseptic gargles. Remaining 100 patients in control group were given other same medications without honey. Patients were evaluated after 5, 10 and 15 days for throat congestion, fever, pain, patient satisfaction, and other criteria. Results: There was faster relief of signs and symptoms of sore throat in the study group as compared to control group. There was greater patient satisfaction in the study group. Conclusion: Honey is effective in faster recovery of signs and symptoms of sore throat having antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties without causing any side effects.

Effectiveness of honey for symptomatic relief in upper respiratory tract infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Here, we report results for the 14 studies of upper respiratory tract infections. We included 14 studies in the qualitative analysis, all of which were RCTs (13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26). Study characteristics are summarised in Table 1.…”

“…We evaluated all of these as 'honey' interventions. Twelve studies could be combined in meta analyses (13)(14)(15)(16)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)26). Outcome measures were diverse (Table 1).…”

“…The commonest were measures of cough. Six studies measured cough with validated scores (13,15,16,25,23,24), three used modified or unvalidated scores (14,17,19) and three used questionnaires (12,21,22). Apart from cough symptoms, studies also included outcomes for sleep difficulty (13), overall subjective symptoms (18) and duration of a combination of rhinitis, myalgia, congestion and cough assessed by investigators (20).…”

Healthy Living Behavior Models in Islam and Covid-19 Pandemic using AHP

“…Honey also has properties or the ability to kill/inhibit the growth of germs. Honey also functions as a catalyst that can accelerate healing (Nanda et al, 2017). Honey also functions as an antiviral and therapeutic (Hossain et al, 2020;Naggar et al, 2021).…”

“…Honey as a catalyst to accelerate disease healing was studied by Nanda (Nanda et al, 2017). They studied 200 patients with a sore throat.…”