Radish honey water has a good antitussive effect. White radish is a common vegetable. Traditional Chinese medicine theory also thinks that it is sweet in taste and cool in nature, and enters the lung and stomach meridians. It is a good dietotherapy method, which can treat or assist in the treatment of many diseases. Compendium of Materia Medica calls it "the most beneficial vegetable". It can not only regulate qi and eliminate phlegm, promote fluid production and relieve cough, but also tonify kidney and qi, relieve cough and asthma, and has certain medicinal value in clinic.

Honey is sweet, gentle and stable, and belongs to alkaline food. It can promote the decomposition and absorption of alcohol, and has anti-inflammatory, expectorant, lung moistening and cough relieving effects. It has the effects of invigorating middle energizer, invigorating qi, moistening lung and relieving cough, moistening intestine and dryness, detoxicating and caring skin, and has the effects of diminishing inflammation and resolving phlegm, moistening lung and relieving cough. Glucose, vitamins, magnesium, phosphorus and calcium in honey can regulate nervous system function, relieve nervous tension and promote sleep.

Because white radish and honey have certain effects of tonifying lung and kidney, they can improve human disease resistance, and also have certain curative effect on elderly patients with chronic bronchitis and cough with excessive phlegm. Boiling water mixed with honey and white radish has a good antitussive effect, and at the same time has a certain effect of tonifying lung and kidney. Especially for some patients with chronic bronchitis and cough with excessive phlegm, it has a good therapeutic effect.