Inhalation of humid air is a standard treatment for dealing with mucus better in medicine and pretty well studied. It does not cut illness duration by 1-2.5 days. If you look for example at the Mayo Clinic page for influenza treatments that does not rise to the level of standard recommendation.
I think it’s pretty stupid that when I was with pneumonia and influenza in the hospital I did not get heated water for my normal drinking water, but the effect sizes involved are smaller.
There are quite many ways to give people humid air, it does not explain why so many different traditions ended up with chicken broth soup in particular. The thing that distinguishes this specific kind of soup is the glycine, hyaluronan and a few other substances that exist in connective tissue and can be helpful supplements for connective tissue issues like wrinkles and joint pain.
Inhalation of humid air is a standard treatment for dealing with mucus better in medicine and pretty well studied. It does not cut illness duration by 1-2.5 days. If you look for example at the Mayo Clinic page for influenza treatments that does not rise to the level of standard recommendation.
I think it’s pretty stupid that when I was with pneumonia and influenza in the hospital I did not get heated water for my normal drinking water, but the effect sizes involved are smaller.
There are quite many ways to give people humid air, it does not explain why so many different traditions ended up with chicken broth soup in particular. The thing that distinguishes this specific kind of soup is the glycine, hyaluronan and a few other substances that exist in connective tissue and can be helpful supplements for connective tissue issues like wrinkles and joint pain.