ELI5. Why is honey and lemon a popular cure for cold like symptoms. What makes lemon more effective than say an orange or lime?

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ELI5. Why is honey and lemon a popular cure for cold like symptoms. What makes lemon more effective than say an orange or lime?

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Ethnobotanist here. To add to what others have said, lemons contain high concentrations of nitric succullites, making them particularly effective in terms of reducing inflammation of the sinuses.

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