蜂蜜柠檬水到底有没有疗效呢？
今年8月英国卫生当局（相当于台湾健保署与卫福部）共同发表了一篇针对咳嗽的治疗建
议，里头提到了蜂蜜的疗效，也教导民众如何自行调配蜂蜜柠檬水来缓解咳嗽症状。
原文网址：
https://www.nhs.uk/news/heart-and-lungs/honey-not-antibiotics-recommended-coug
hs/
重点节录如下：
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.
大意是说，英国卫生当局根据现有证据，建议使用蜂蜜来缓解急性咳嗽的症状。
英国卫生当局也教导民众如何自行调配蜂蜜柠檬水：
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)
挤半颗柠檬到装有沸水的马克杯中，加入1到2汤匙的蜂蜜。在温的时候饮用。
但也提到一些例外状况：
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.
包括一岁以下儿童禁止食用蜂蜜以免得到肉毒杆菌感染，以及在某些状况下仍须使用抗生
素。
原来吴先生说的是真的！
有没有关于蜂蜜柠檬水其他疗效的八卦？