Coughs must not be suppressed and should be allowed to run its normal course. In fact ‘coughs’ are good for the lungs. The phlegm should be expelled out.
Try out these few simple home remedies to get relief from cough:
1) Mix 1-2 tsp of pure home made turmeric powder in warm milk and take it twice a day for coughs of a bacterial origin.
2) Mix 5ml fresh Tulsi (basil) juice in 10 ml pure honey and take it twice a day.
3) In chronic coughs, crush 1 to 2 garlic cloves, add to a glass or milk. Then boil the milk, till it reduces to ½ . Filter it add a little sugar if desired and take this decoction twice a day. Do this for a week and see for yourself the remarkable results.
4) Mix 5 ml of onion juice with 10 ml of pure honey and take it twice a day for relieving cough.
5) Add turmeric to boiling water and inhale the fumes. It is also good for controlling cough.
6) A classical Ayurvedic preparation ‘Sitophaladi churna’ available at any ayurvedic drug stores is also an effective medicine for cough.
7) You may also gargle with warm water to which salt is added as many times as possible during the day to clear the phlegm.
Diet:
Avoid sour things like curd, lemon, pickle etc. Intake of very cold water, soft drinks and ice creams should be avoided.
Juice Therapy:
Take a glassful of carrot juice to which a tbsp of garlic juice, onion juice and basil juice for relief. This should be done everyday, preferably on an empty stomach and early in the morning.
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Use a netty pot. Or use saline spray when you wake up and before you go to bed to get rid of allergens. Wash your hair before you go to bed to get pollen out of your hair so it does not get on your pillow. Euclayptus in a humidifer at night to open you up. A teaspoon of local honey everyday. These will help allergies but will not cure a cold.
An easy way to stop coughing without the use of cough syrups or medication is to keep some ice cubes in your mouth. This works because the cold numbs the nerves supplying the throat. The ice must be kept continuously in the mouth. If you want to re-mineralize your body during this time, or make the technique more acceptable to children, you can freeze one of the sports drinks into ice cubes.
Here are some ideas to rid of the cough.
Natural Cures
Aromatherapy: Steam with thyme, benzoin, eucalyptus, frankincense, myrrh, peppermint, sandalwood, chamomile, or juniper essential oils. Add a few drops of the essential oil to water, bring to a boil, then allow to simmer. Place your head over the pan of simmering water, covering your head with a towel and inhale for 10-20 minutes.
Diet: Eat whole foods, especially lots of raw fruits and vegetables. Also avoid mucus-producing foods, such as sugar, salty foods, dairy products, and starches. In cases of dry cough unrelated to other conditions, umeboshi plum paste can be very soothing.
You can also make a cough syrup from eight ounces of warm pineapple juice and two teaspoons of honey. The bromelain in the pineapple juice is activated by the honey. As an alternative, mix the juice of one lemon with two tablespoons of glycerine, then add 12 teaspoons of honey and stir before each use. Take one teaspoon every 30 minutes, reducing as needed. (Do not refrigerate.)
Another useful kitchen remedy is to slice an onion into a deep bowl and cover in honey, letting stand overnight. The next morning, strain the mixture of juice and honey and take one teaspoon four or five times a day.
Herbs: Coltsfoot, horehound, and mullein are safe and effective for children and adults. Use as an infusion at least three times a day until your symptoms abate.
For a dry irritating cough, use an infusion of marshmallow leaves.
For cough with mucus, make a tea of 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder, a pinch of clove, and a pinch of cinnamon powder in one cup of water. In addition, gargle a solution made from one pinch of salt and two pinches of tumeric powder added to glass of water.
For chronic coughs, make a confection of one part sesame seeds (black seeds if possible) and 1/2 part shatavari. Add ginger and raw sugar to taste and take one ounce daily.
Flower Essences: Crab Apple can be helpful if your cough is due to infection.
Homeopathy: For dry coughs: Belladonna, Aconite, Drosera, Bryonia, Phosphorus, Hyoscyamus, rumex, and spongia. These last three remedies must be taken alone, not in combination with other remedies.
For loose coughs: Ipecac, Merc sol., Pulsatilla, Kali bich., and Kali carb are all useful remedies.
Juice Therapy: Drink lots of fresh-squeezed, organic fruit and vegetable juices. Hot pear juice with cinnamon stick and added cardamon and cumin is a very useful juice remedy for coughs that are not serious in nature.
Grapes are one of the most effective home remedies for the treatment of a cough. Grapes tone up the lungs and act as an expectorant, relieving a simple cold and cough in a couple of days. A cup of grape juice mixed with a teaspoon of honey is advised for cough relief.
you will need honey and fresh garlic crushed. Take a tea spoon of honey and sprinkle 2-3 drops of ginger with the honey. After taking this do not have water for almost30-60 minutes. I try this with my 5 year old son and it helps a lot.
Half a lemon chopped roughly, one large clove garlic chopped, one teaspoon honey half cup boiling water. Put the contents in a mug and drink as hot as can stand it, try to swallow some pieces of garlic I found this useful when I had glandular fever, laryngitis, and any bad cough infections
Take glassful lukewarm water and add 2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar and 2 teaspoon of honey into it. Consume the concoction 2 times a day, each time one glass, once in morning and second glass at bedtime. This simple remedy will help in ebbing out phlegm from respiratory track and will provide comfort against chocking at nose and throat.
Take the rind of pomegranate tree. Make a powder with 1/8 of rock salt mixed with little water and prepare small tablets. Taking one tablet 2-3 times a day relieves cough.
First cut an onion or several flakes of garlic into thin slice. Cover the slices with honey and leaves for two to three hours. Drink a spoonful of the resulting juice throughout the day.
Just take a tblspoon of honey directly from the jar without diluting it. It will coat your throat and works instantly. The darker the honey, the better. Also, I have heard mixing it with cinnamin powder works well too. I haven't tried that yet, but have used just plain honey.
Roast a few cloves and powder them. Add sufficient honey.Just keep on licking this mixture from time to time.This is my mom’s home remedy for cough.
A combination of honey with grape juice is highly beneficial for cough.
The root of turmeric should be roasted and grind ed to form powder. This powder should be taken twice daily in a doze of 3 grams. This is good cough remedy.
In the case of a severe cough, orange juice and water can be taken till the severity is reduced. The procedure is to take the juice of an orange diluted in a cup of warm water, every two hours
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