蜂蜜檸檬水到底有沒有療效呢？
今年8月英國衛生當局（相當於台灣健保署與衛福部）共同發表了一篇針對咳嗽的治療建
議，裡頭提到了蜂蜜的療效，也教導民眾如何自行調配蜂蜜檸檬水來緩解咳嗽症狀。
原文網址：
https://www.nhs.uk/news/heart-and-lungs/honey-not-antibiotics-recommended-coug
hs/
重點節錄如下：
NICE and PHE found evidence from 3 randomised controlled trials, all of which
looked at using honey in children and young people.
... children given honey coughed less often and had less severe coughs compare
d with those given no treatment. The quality of the evidence found was classif
ied as low to moderate.
This evidence led NICE and PHE to suggest that honey can be used to relieve co
ugh symptoms, but only in people over 1 year of age.
大意是說，英國衛生當局根據現有證據，建議使用蜂蜜來緩解急性咳嗽的症狀。
英國衛生當局也教導民眾如何自行調配蜂蜜檸檬水：
While there are many over-the-counter cough medicines that include honey, you
can also mix it with hot lemon yourself at home to obtain a similar effect:
1. squeeze half a lemon into a mug of boiled water
2. add 1 to 2 teaspoons of honey
3. drink while still warm (don't give hot drinks to small children)
擠半顆檸檬到裝有沸水的馬克杯中，加入1到2湯匙的蜂蜜。在溫的時候飲用。
但也提到一些例外狀況：
It should not be given to children under the age of 1 due to the risks of infa
nt botulism (a rare and serious type of food poisoning that can affect babies)
.
Antibiotics will only usually be used if people are very unwell or have increa
sed risk of complications due to an underlying health condition such as cystic
fibrosis.
包括一歲以下兒童禁止食用蜂蜜以免得到肉毒桿菌感染，以及在某些狀況下仍須使用抗生
素。
原來吳先生說的是真的！
有沒有關於蜂蜜檸檬水其他療效的八卦？