What does drinking hot honey and lemon actually do for you if anything when you have a cold?

Hot honey and lemon? This is used for a lot of reasons and here's my take on this . the honey and lemon are an old version of cough syrup. and it has no healing qualities but it has comfort qualities that will help you feel better and give you a up feeling when you are down. lemon will settle the stomach since it has acid in it that helps the up set stomach during the cold. and also honey coats the throat for a bit with a slick feel that's seems to take away the sore throat . and honey is a very good food for you and the sugar in honey is a nature product that can give you a up lift like all sugar will do for you. and this heated is a very good drink when mixed with a good whiskey like markers mark or if you are not a Toddie person in a hot cup of tea in those cold days of winter. when you have a very bad cold.