In a US study to compare the effects of a single dose of buckwheat honey or honey-flavored dextromethorphan with no treatment on nocturnal cough and sleep difficulty associated with childhood upper respiratory tract infections, 130 children were randomly assigned to receive buckwheat honey or honey-flavoured dextromethorphan or no treatment before bedtime.
Parents were asked to answer questions about the child's cough and sleep difficulty and compared with the previous night when no treatment was given at all. They rated honey the most favorable relief of symptoms of their child's nocturnal cough and sleep difficulty. The study concluded that honey may be a preferable treatment for children's cough and sleep difficulty.
Source : "Effect of Honey, Dextromethorphan, and No Treatment on Nocturnal Cough and Sleep Quality for Coughing Children and Their Parents" Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2007;161(12):1140-1146 ( full text with Athens)
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