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Author Manuscript Author Manuscript Author Manuscript Author Manuscript TABLE IX.B.11.b.

Evidence for the use of honey in the treatment of allergic rhinitis Study Year LOE Study design Study groups Clinical endpoint Conclusion Asha’ari et al. 1508 2013 1b RDBPCT 1 Honey; 2 Placebo AR symptom scores Improvement in overall and individual AR symptoms with honey. Rajan et al. 1510 2002 1b RDBPCT 1 Locally collected, unpasteurized, unfiltered honey; 2 Nationally collected, pasteurized, filtered honey; 3 Placebo Daily AR symptoms, rescue medication use No significant difference in AR symptoms or need for rescue medication. Saarinen et al. 1509 2011 2b RCT 1 Birch pollen honey; 2 Regular honey; 3 No honey Daily AR symptoms, number of asymptomatic days, rescue medication use

Birch pollen honey significantly lowered total symptom scores and decreased use of rescue

medications. Honey groups had significantly more asymptomatic days.

AR = allergic rhinitis; LOE = level of evidence; RCT; randomized controlled trial; RDBPCT = randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial.

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol . Author manuscript; available in PMC 2020 June 10.