Honey and haldi-doodh are two of the most used desi nushke to cure cough and cold. This is a known fact in all Indian households. While haters may say that these home remedies don’t work, Oxford University definitely agrees!
According to a report by News18, physicians from Oxford University’s Medical School and Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences have discovered that honey is way more effective in curing cough and cold than antibiotics and is a safer, cheaper, and more readily available alternative.
In a study published in BMJ Journals, the researchers wrote:
“Honey was superior to usual care for the improvement of symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections. It provides a widely available and cheap alternative to antibiotics. Honey could help efforts to slow the spread of antimicrobial resistance, but further high quality, placebo-controlled trials are needed.”
However, desi people on the internet have been talking about how their parents taught them this remedy when they were kids. Africans and Mexicans too claimed that they have been using honey as a home remedy for flu since generations!
My mom told me this when I was 5. https://t.co/uCGmntTsmc
— Arjun Bijlani (@Thearjunbijlani) August 23, 2020
Why new study? It’s the most ancient #indianremedies and #ayurveda #siddha cures. The world suppressed #india and now suddenly they are looking at this.
— Vanitha Muthukumar (@bluediamond108) August 23, 2020
Yes mix turmeric and honey .. it's a solution to all cough cold sneezing .. and with no side effects
— Timshi Raveshia (@Chatur_Engineer) August 23, 2020
@Thearjunbijlani
My mom also told me 😉 but with lemon n warm water 😉🥰— Dwiti Shah (@dwiti10) August 23, 2020
Yes honey is effective
— Arjunbijlani_wings💥 (@Arjun_wings) August 23, 2020
Ever heard of a home made potion using Honey+Ginger+Black Pepper+Holy Basil (Tulsi) that ancient Indian ayurveda has prescribed for cold and cough for 1000s of years?
— हृदेश अग्रवाल / Hridesh Agarwal (@agarwal_hridesh) August 23, 2020
Africans have been using honey for ages unending. So many ancient remedies being ‘discovered’ by new studies.
— Olatorera Dickson-Amusa (@AMilliyonDreams) August 23, 2020
We #Sindhi (from #Pakistan or #Induscivilization ) have been using it since thousand of years. We use it every year in flu season rather than going for flu shots.
— sajjad (@sajjadmallah4) August 23, 2020
Mexicans have been doing this for generations. Only white people be thinking they’re the first for everything.
— nun ya (@nunya38973110) August 23, 2020
Its not may be. It works since ayurveda established. You get this now so its not breaking news, its already use in india since charak susrut….
— Dr.Gaurang (@Gaurang1264) August 23, 2020
It will be discovered that everything we need is already here.
— Art (@ArtCreatesArt) August 23, 2020
Haven't we always known this? https://t.co/Biyvqu3MWm
— Constant Cap (@ConstantCap) August 23, 2020
😂😂Which was already in use since thousand years in India and is a usual home medicine in India. https://t.co/SNDUfz76ek
— SANDEEP KUMAR BOSE (@saandybose) August 23, 2020
Africans and South Asians for sure have been using ancient remedies to cure coughs and colds long before you discovered its benefits! Honey has also been used throughout the ages as the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans and Muslims used it for curing various ailments 🍯 🙄 #honey #shifa https://t.co/pOPlBRFzzI
— Aisha (@aishaQtweets) August 23, 2020
One thing is for sure, it is great to see our very own desi nushke being globally recognised!