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Granny style remedy: mix honey with lemon juice and eat it with tea spoons. Don't eat or drink anything for the next half hour. The aim is to coat your throat

• joombaga 6y ago
  > Some studies used comparators that attempted to replicate the look and consistency of honey. If the effect of honey is mediated through forming a soothing mechanical barrier, then these comparators could have a similar effect to honey, biasing the results towards the null. This is the only mention of that particular mechanism of action. I've always heard that coating the throat is the aim as well, but I'm skeptical.