Has your grandmother recommend taking honey for cough problem?

http://health.lifestyle.yahoo.ca/channel...channel_id=1044

What do you think?

Yes, honey was given for a cough a lot when I was a kid. Growing up in rural NFLD times were often tough, and money for medicine scarce. Home remedies were normal(like putting bread on a cut to draw out an infection) Some of these home remedies I still use today with my kid. If honey was not available, then a heaping spoonful of blackstrap molasses was often just as effective, although a lot harder to get down. I can't speak for everyone, but I always thought it to be effective.

Pediatricians advise against use of honey in kids <12 months old due to risk of botulism. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/infant-botulism/HQ00854

I seem to remember my mom, when I had a bad cough as a kid, mixing honey with some pretty good bourbon and having me sip on it. Seemed to help. Or maybe I just didn't care about the coughing anymore...

I think bourbon was just a "cure all." I remember it being used on the gums of teething babies to reduce pain.

You can also put honey on wounds and burns. Oh and you can eat it too!
Bill

Helps the little guys sleep better too...