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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Unpasteurized honey has lots of proven health benefits. You can Google scientific studies that show this.
As for lemon or other citrus in tea, I couldn’t find anything other than websites that sell tea telling me that lemon tea is amazing for my health. I suspect lemon is simply used as a low-calorie flavor/sweetener.
Drinking hot liquids when you have a cold can help to temporarily clear congestion.
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