蜂蜜比止咳药的止咳效果好是真的吗?

喝茶或温柠檬水加蜂蜜是缓解咽喉疼痛的常用方法。不过,单靠蜂蜜就能减轻咳嗽,效果不亚于非处方药。

在多项研究中,上呼吸道感染患者服用蜂蜜来缓解咳嗽,而蜂蜜似乎减轻了咳嗽情况,并帮助患者睡得更好。这些研究包括儿童患者。

在这些研究中,蜂蜜似乎和苯海拉明一样有效,尽管需要通过更高质量的研究来证实结果。苯海拉明是非处方药中常见的止咳成分。蜂蜜对 1 岁以上人群很安全,因此值得一试。

年满 1 岁的儿童可服用 0.5 到 1 茶匙(2.5 到 5 毫升)蜂蜜来治疗咳嗽。蜂蜜可直接服用,也可加到其他液体(如果汁)中,以降低其浓度。由于婴儿有肉毒中毒(一种罕见但严重的食物中毒)的风险,请勿给 1 岁以下的孩子喂食蜂蜜。

记住:咳嗽并不都是坏事。例如,在您感染或过敏时,咳嗽有助于清除气道黏液。如果您或您的孩子身体其他方面很健康,只是偶尔咳嗽,通常没有理由加以抑制。如果您有任何担忧,请向医生或其他医疗护理专业人员寻求建议。

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