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appalachiablue

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Wed Aug 19, 2020, 06:37 PM Aug 2020

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Honey in hot camomile tea... I've used it for years and yes, it works. hlthe2b Aug 2020 #1
I put it in hot Chai tea. Yummy! fleur-de-lisa Aug 2020 #10
Since antibiotics have no effect on the cold virus, marybourg Aug 2020 #2
I keep honey in the couse for coughs & irritated throats, but a sub for abxs? SheltieLover Aug 2020 #3
Colds & sore throats are almost always viral. Antibiotics not only don't treat viruses, but add to hlthe2b Aug 2020 #12
I would never use abxs for cold or flu SheltieLover Aug 2020 #15
But, that was the context for the honey... hlthe2b Aug 2020 #16
Yeah. Igel Aug 2020 #20
When I was younger, I used to use brandy. Binkie The Clown Aug 2020 #4
+1 appalachiablue Aug 2020 #5
I've always said if you can't kill the germs, at least show them a damn good time. Arkansas Granny Aug 2020 #7
Hot tea whiskey honey Midnightwalk Aug 2020 #8
Have used that forever if I get a cold. Freedomofspeech Aug 2020 #9
I put 🍯 in the brandy ... same outcome. Mazeltov Cocktail Aug 2020 #17
I put 🍯 in the brandy ... same outcome. Mazeltov Cocktail Aug 2020 #19
I treated pink eye with honey, once happybird Aug 2020 #6
Local honey is the best. murielm99 Aug 2020 #11
But it has to be REAL honey, not the stuff from the supermarkets. no_hypocrisy Aug 2020 #13
True, I've also read that some products sold as honey appalachiablue Aug 2020 #14
Whenever I get a cold I drink this honey citron citrus tea in a large jar I buy it from Costco. kimbutgar Aug 2020 #18
Yup, SOP when I had a cold and sore throat when I was a kid. I do the whiskey thing now also mitch96 Aug 2020 #21
No fucking shit! Aristus Aug 2020 #22

hlthe2b

(101,705 posts)
1. Honey in hot camomile tea... I've used it for years and yes, it works.
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 06:39 PM
Aug 2020

Not for infants, though, Moms (Botulism risk)

fleur-de-lisa

(14,615 posts)
10. I put it in hot Chai tea. Yummy!
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 07:11 PM
Aug 2020

marybourg

(12,540 posts)
2. Since antibiotics have no effect on the cold virus,
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 06:41 PM
Aug 2020

I imagine anything must be better. While I rarely get a cold, maybe every 7-8 years, hot tea with honey has always been a big help.

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
3. I keep honey in the couse for coughs & irritated throats, but a sub for abxs?
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 06:41 PM
Aug 2020

No.

Honey is very soothing to an irritated throat, but not a sub for antibiotics. Not imo.

Ty for posting.

hlthe2b

(101,705 posts)
12. Colds & sore throats are almost always viral. Antibiotics not only don't treat viruses, but add to
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 07:17 PM
Aug 2020

antibiotic resistance when used inappropriately, such as for flu and colds, not to mention being detrimental to your gut bacteria. So, yes.

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
15. I would never use abxs for cold or flu
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 07:31 PM
Aug 2020

Abxs only treat bacterial infections. 👍

hlthe2b

(101,705 posts)
16. But, that was the context for the honey...
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 07:34 PM
Aug 2020

right? I thought you were questioning its use, rather than abx?

Nonetheless, a big for honey

Igel

(35,191 posts)
20. Yeah.
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 07:50 PM
Aug 2020

It reduces the OP to clickbait.

Oxygen is much better for breathing than trout.

If you're thirsty, whiskey is better than polyethylene.

If you have a sore throat, honey is better than antibiotics.

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
4. When I was younger, I used to use brandy.
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 06:42 PM
Aug 2020

Didn't help the cold at all, but after a couple snorts I really didn't give a damn.

Now days I go with chamomile and honey.

appalachiablue

(41,047 posts)
5. +1
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 06:44 PM
Aug 2020

Arkansas Granny

(31,483 posts)
7. I've always said if you can't kill the germs, at least show them a damn good time.
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 06:53 PM
Aug 2020

Midnightwalk

(3,131 posts)
8. Hot tea whiskey honey
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 06:59 PM
Aug 2020

Maybe lemon. Even makes hypochondriacs feel better

Freedomofspeech

(4,218 posts)
9. Have used that forever if I get a cold.
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 07:02 PM
Aug 2020

Mazeltov Cocktail

(569 posts)
17. I put 🍯 in the brandy ... same outcome.
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 07:36 PM
Aug 2020

Mazeltov Cocktail

(569 posts)
19. I put 🍯 in the brandy ... same outcome.
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 07:47 PM
Aug 2020

happybird

(4,515 posts)
6. I treated pink eye with honey, once
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 06:49 PM
Aug 2020

years ago, when I was down and out. It burned like hell but cured my pink eye in 2 days. It was local honey, not from a squeeze bear.

murielm99

(30,656 posts)
11. Local honey is the best.
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 07:12 PM
Aug 2020

no_hypocrisy

(45,771 posts)
13. But it has to be REAL honey, not the stuff from the supermarkets.
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 07:19 PM
Aug 2020

China is now "manufacturing" honey which is honey-flavored sugar syrup, IOW, a fraud.

Get it from your healthfood store, farmers market, a beekeeper.

appalachiablue

(41,047 posts)
14. True, I've also read that some products sold as honey
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 07:28 PM
Aug 2020

are partially or totally corn syrup. (GMO).

kimbutgar

(20,871 posts)
18. Whenever I get a cold I drink this honey citron citrus tea in a large jar I buy it from Costco.
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 07:46 PM
Aug 2020

You can add hot or cold water and it is very tasty. When I was sick in January with this weird flu (which might have been A early version of COVID 19) it made me feel better. And as a hot toddy in the evening added with a little brandy Helped! Drop a spoonful in hot or cold water and enjoy.

Outside of Costco one can find it in an Asian market.

mitch96

(13,816 posts)
21. Yup, SOP when I had a cold and sore throat when I was a kid. I do the whiskey thing now also
Wed Aug 19, 2020, 08:47 PM
Aug 2020

Then again I can't remember the last time I had a cold or sore throat...
m

Aristus

(66,075 posts)
22. No fucking shit!
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 02:16 PM
Aug 2020

Antibiotics don't do anything for colds because colds are viral in nature, and not caused by bacteria. There is no cure for the common cold, and the best, and really only, treatment is symptomatic.

I can't believe I still get patients in my exam rooms who are surprised when I diagnose them with the common cold and don't offer them an antibiotic. It's everything I can do not to sigh heavily and explain why.

They are getting rarer, though. One benefit to treating a patient population with a built-in communications grapevine (the homeless), is that word gets out on the street pretty quickly that I won't prescribe a Z-pack for your little sniffle, Ativan for your jitters, or oxycontin for your boo-boos.

I know science is in an 18-round Texas cage-match for the unified belt right now, up against misinformation, fake news, superstition, and conspiracy theories. But I'm going to continue to use science in my clinic visits. I've got the positive clinical outcomes to prove it.

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