What Honey Is Good For, and What It’s Not Good For

Coughs. That’s what honey is good for. In fact, as Science Daily reports, research conducted at Penn State College of Medicine found that a small dose of buckwheat honey given before bedtime
provided better relief of nighttime cough and sleep difficulty in
children than dextromethorphan (DM), a cough
suppressant found in many over-the-counter cold medications.
Curing allergies. That’s what it’s not good for. Probably. That, according to Boston Globe health writer Judy Foreman, who wondered if there were any truth to the claims that local honey will help allergy sufferers deal local allergens. Read more in the Boston Globe.