Cold & cough5 min
Lemon and Honey Warm Sip
Warm water with a little lemon and one spoon of honey is a sip for a scratchy throat. Honey is never for babies under one year. A cough past a few days needs a doctor.
Important: this remedy is only a supportive home measure. Keep taking any medicine your doctor has prescribed, monitor your readings, and consult your doctor before adding anything new.
Lemon and honey in warm water
A cup of warm water, a little lemon, and one teaspoon of honey is a familiar sip when the throat feels scratchy. The water should be warm, not boiling, so the honey stirs in smoothly. One spoon is the amount.
Honey is never for babies under one year. This sip does not clear an infection. If a cough runs past a few days, or breathing feels hard, see a doctor.
Ingredients
- A few drops of lemon
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 cup warm water
How to prepare
- Pour warm, not boiling, water into a cup and add a little lemon.
- Stir in one teaspoon of honey until it dissolves, then sip slowly.
How to use
- Sip one cup when the throat feels scratchy.
- Use only one teaspoon of honey.
- Do not give honey to a baby under one year.
Helpful habits
- Let boiling water cool until it is only warm before the honey goes in.
- If lemon feels too sharp, use fewer drops rather than more honey.
Precautions
- Never give honey to babies under one year.
- This is a comfort sip, not care for a chest infection.
- A cough past a few days needs a doctor.
Frequently asked questions
Can a baby under one year have this honey sip?
- No. Honey is never for babies under one year.
How much honey goes into the cup?
- One teaspoon in warm water, with a little lemon.
Does this sip settle a cough that has lasted for days?
- No. A cough past a few days needs a doctor. This is only a scratchy-throat sip.
