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Honey for cough for colds — the evidence
For children over one year with a cough, a Cochrane review found honey probably reduces cough frequency and severity more than no treatment, and about as well as over-the-counter cough syrup. For adults the evidence is thinner but points the same way.
Was die Evidenz sagt
Verdict: Some evidence. For children over one year with a cough, a Cochrane review found honey probably reduces cough frequency and severity more than no treatment, and about as well as over-the-counter cough syrup. For adults the evidence is thinner but points the same way.
Was man wirklich tun soll
A spoonful at bedtime for a child over one, or stirred into warm water for an adult. Never for a baby under one year — honey can carry botulism spores. And honey is still sugar: it is a treatment dose, not a drink.
Source: Cochrane — honey for acute cough in children (CD007094) · checked 2026-09-07
Selbsthilfe-Nachschlagewerk, keine medizinische Beratung. Kinder, ältere Erwachsene, Schwangerschaft und jeder mit einer Langzeiterkrankung sollten eine niedrigere Schwelle haben, eine Ärztin oder einen Arzt anzurufen. Schwere oder sich verschlechternde Symptome, Atemnot oder Verwirrtheit: holen Sie medizinische Hilfe.