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Research Insights for URTI
Honey is more effective than usual care alternatives for improving upper respiratory tract infection symptoms, particularly cough frequency and cough severity.
Antimicrobial Antimicrobial Resistance Cough
Honey can be used as an alternative to antibiotics by clinicians who wish to offer treatment for upper respiratory tract infections, which may help to combat antimicrobial resistance.
Antimicrobial Antimicrobial Resistance Cough
Moderate‐certainty evidence showed that honey probably reduces cough duration to a greater extent than salbutamol or placebo. Honey group participants were first to get total relief of cough compared to salbutamol or placebo.
Children's Health Honey URTI
Honey, in general, and particularly manuka honey, has potent inhibitory activity against the influenza virus, demonstrating a potential medicinal value.
Antiviral Honey URTI
Manuka honey exhibits significant anti-influenza viral activity, inhibiting replication with virucidal effects. Combining manuka honey with existing drugs enhances their efficacy, suggesting its medicinal potential.
Antiviral Honey URTI
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is regularly used in treating upper respiratory tract infections, particularly for patients (more female patients in database found) with mild symptoms, using commonly preferred prescriptions, i.e Yin Qian San & Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang.
Common Cold URTI
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The Chinese herbal formula Erxian decoction appears to be more effective than basic supplements in treating osteoporosis.
2017 Clinical Interventions in Aging Effects of Chinese herbal formula Erxian decoction for treating osteoporosis: a systematic review
Green tea supplementation can significantly reduce body weight in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, hence potentially beneficial in its clinical management.
2022 Nutrition Research Green tea promotes weight loss in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Tea supplements, especially green tea, significantly decrease fasting blood glucose and fasting insulin levels and reduce body weight in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
2021 Frontiers in Endocrinology Effects of Tea Consumption on Anthropometric Parameters, Metabolic Indexes and Hormone Levels of Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Drinking pomegranate juice and sumac can help reduce symptoms in outpatients diagnosed with COVID-19, alongside standard treatment.
2022 Mediators of Inflammation The Effect of Pomegranate Juice and Sumac Consumption in the Treatment of Outpatients with COVID-19
Unpasteurised milk and dairy products intake could potentially alter gut microbiome composition which may influence psychological functioning.
2020 Nutrients Recipe for a Healthy Gut: Intake of Unpasteurised Milk Is Associated with Increased Lactobacillus Abundance in the Human Gut Microbiome
Lactic acid bacteria strains isolated from indigenous Bangladeshi raw milk demonstrate strong probiotic potential and antimicrobial activity against various pathogens.
2020 Journal of Dairy Science Characterization and evaluation of lactic acid bacteria from indigenous raw milk for potential probiotic properties
The type of dairy production system can influence the overall and specific levels of microRNAs, potentially affecting the functional potential of dairy products.
2022 Veterinary Sciences Differences in the microRNAs Levels of Raw Milk from Dairy Cattle Raised under Extensive or Intensive Production Systems
The alleged benefits of raw milk, including improved nutrition, prevention of lactose intolerance, or provision of "good" bacteria, lack scientific basis and are considered myths.
2015 Nutrition Today Raw Milk Consumption
Consumption of raw milk early in life appears to provide protection against asthma and allergies, regardless of whether children live on farms or in rural, non-farm areas.
2020 The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice The Beneficial Effect of Farm Milk Consumption on Asthma, Allergies, and Infections: From Meta-Analysis of Evidence to Clinical Trial
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2018 Advances in Food Technology and Nutritional Sciences - Open Journal Blueberry Polyphenols and Their Effects on Bone and Joint
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2014 Journal of Pediatric Sciences The Effect of Fenugreek Herbal Tea and Palm Dates on Breast Milk Production and Infant Weight.
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—Jinnan C 25 Apr 2024
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—Adrian Y 19 Mar 2024
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—Adrian Y 19 Mar 2024
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—Jinnan C 26 Feb 2024
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—Jinnan C 22 Jan 2024
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—Adrian Y 16 Jan 2024
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