Research shows honey may be remedy for sinus ailments

OTTAWA A team of Canadian researchers have found evidence that suggests honey may aid chronic sinusitis sufferers even more than antibiotics.

The researchers said that they found that germ fighting properties in honey attack the bacteria may help soothe the discomfort of sinusitis.

The team of researchers led by Joseph G. Marsan of the University of Ottawa.tested their honey hypothesis by applying honey to biofilms. Biofilms are substances in the body where bacterias such as Staph aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa collect and lead to inflammation and infection.

Similar findings have appeared in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, published last year by the Penn State College of Medicine. That particular study concluded that honey was more effective than OTC cough medicines containing dextromethorphan for soothing a cough in children.