The development of resistance to anti-typhoid drugs had made it very difficult and expensive to treat typhoid fever. Therefore, it becomes imperative to look for non-conventional modalities. Recently medical profession has rediscovered the distinctive and synergistic antibacterial activity in honey. On these grounds, honey has been registered as therapeutic agent for wound infections and burns. However, its role in systemic infections like typhoid fever is not determined. We hypothesized that honey would be more effective in gastrointestinal illnesses because unlike antibiotics, it only...