We suspected it, but it's proven! Yes, honey soothes fat coughs. Better yet: according to a study conducted in late 2007 by the University of Pennsylvania on a hundred children aged 2 to 18 years, honey is more effective than a syrup for cough! The antioxidant and antibacterial effects of honey could explain this benefit.

Manual. 1 tbsp. to c. Acacia honey in the evening at bedtime. Except for those who are allergic to bee stings, because there are sometimes allergic reactions to honey.

Variant of Dr. Puget . A recipe from my grandmother: we mix red cabbage leaves to extract the juice. We weigh this juice after filtering it, we add half of its weight in honey. It is allowed to cook on low heat, foaming if necessary, until the consistency of a syrup. We take 1 cuil. to s. the morning.

To know more

"My home remedies", from Dr. Henry Puget. This general practitioner has long specialized in the rehabilitation of traditional remedies while remembering to remember the limits of these homemade treatments. Ed. Minerva, 256 pp., € 19.90.