Raw honey is a thick, sweet syrup made by honeybees ... A 2021 review found that honey effectively relieves the symptoms of cough and sore throat in people with an upper respiratory tract infection.
She also revealed: "It's consumed as folk medicine for coughs and sore throats. A friend in his 90s has told me the combination of honey, sage or mountain tea, ginger, and garlic were the "penicillin" ...