Coughing is one of the body’s ways to remove foreign material or mucus from the lungs and throat. The lungs and lower respiratory passages become sterile. It is a common symptom when the airways become tight. There are generally two classifications of cough one is productive cough which produces mucus from the lungs and the other is nonproductive cough, which is dry and doesn’t produce any mucus from the lungs. It can affect the person of all ages. It can be acute cough or chronic cough depending on its duration. In scientific terms coughing is a reflex action, started by stimulation of sensory nerves in the lining of the respiratory passages - the tubes we use to breathe.
Causes for Caugh
The various causes of
cough
are:
- Inflammation of larynx or pharynx
- Smoking
- Allergies such as dust, smoke, pollen grains and chemical fumes
- Asthma
- Weather changes
Home Remedies for Cough
Fill one cut lemon with black pepper powder and salt and suck it to reduce the intensity of cough.
Add a pinch of grounded white pepper in one tea spoon of pure honey. Regular use of this 2-3 times a day for regularly for 4-5 days will cure your cough. This remedy is considered as one of the effective home remedy for cough.
Simple cold and cough can be cured with the regular eating of grapes for number of days. They tone up the lungs and act as expectorant.
Take 1-2 gm powder of black pepper, long pepper, and dry ginger in equal proportions and make a mixture. Taking this mixture of powder with honey 2-3 times a day give relief from cough and is one of the useful cough remedies.
In winters eating garlic at night with meals twice a week will provide relief from cough.
Mix pulp of Belleric Myrobalan fruit with long pepper and honey and take this mixture twice a day. This is one of the good home remedies for cough.
A combination of honey with grape juice is highly beneficial for cough.
Make a paste of 1/4 teaspoon of red pepper, 1/4 teaspoon of ground ginger, 1 table spoon of apple cider vinegar, 1 table spoon of honey, and 2 tablespoon of normal water. Mix them well and take 1 teaspoon of this mixture whenever you have cough problem. This is very useful home remedy for cough.
Gargling with warm spinach juice is very helpful in dealing with dry cough.
In case of dry cough mix half spoon of Cuscus grass (khas khas) in 3-4 teaspoons of coconut milk. Add one teaspoon of honey and drink at night before going to bed. This is another effective home remedy for cough.
Grind 100 grams of raisins with water and add about 100 grams of sugar and heat the mixture till it turns saucy. This sauce formed should be taken in a doze of 20 grams at bedtime daily. This is very useful home remedy for cough.
A tea made from aniseed (saunf) and holy basil (tulsi) should be taken regularly for immediate relief from cough and is also good natural remedy for cough.
Almonds are highly beneficial for patients suffering from dry cough. They should be soaked in water for sometime and a fine paste should be made after removing brown skin with 20 grams of butter and sugar. This paste should be taken twice a day in the morning and evening.
Chew 4 leaves of holy basil and 4 black peppers to prevent cough and other respiratory system ailments. Morpheme Holy Basil (Tulsi) supplements available at www.AyurvedicCure.com
Extract the juice from the onions, mix it with honey and take it 2-3 times a day. It’s an excellent cough syrup.
For immediate relief from cough crush one medium sized onion, add one lemon juice and one cup of boiling water. Honey should be added to it and drink this mixture 2-3 times a day. This is another useful and effective home remedy for cough.
Boil 10 grams of Sprague in 500 grams of water for 15 minutes. Allow it to cool and then add two pinches of salt and gargle twice a day. This will clear excessive mucous and soothes the throat giving relief from cough.
Pour 1 cup of boiling water on 1 teaspoon of Marjoram and leave it for 10-15 minutes and then drink. Repeat 3 times everyday. This is a good natural remedy for cough.
To prevent cough in winters drink water 2 hours before passing stools in the morning and one hour after taking food.
Take some eucalyptus leaves and mint leaves and boil them together in water. Now inhale its vapors. It will help you in curing your cough and is also one of the good home remedies for cough.
The root of turmeric should be roasted and grinded to form powder. This powder should be taken twice daily in a doze of 3 grams. This is good cough remedy.
- Carrot juice - Drink this when hot, as it will relieve the patient from cough and improve the general state of health.
- Essential oil of juniper- A fewdrops may be used in hot water as an inhalant.
User Recommended Home Remedies for Cough:
Add 1 packet of coffee into 1/2 cup of rum warm to an extent then take time and sip while hot. - Kedisha Ricketts
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1) You'll need a bagel, slice of brea or 2 (depending on your appetite), or some crackers
2) Cream cheese (any kind .. my fav is the Kraft Green Onion and onion flav)
3) Garlic (minced)
4)Honey
Mix the garlic with the cream cheese. Put in on the bagel, bread, or crackers. Then, pour the honey on top.
Garlic and honey is really good for you when you have a cold.
To drink - - tea w/ honey
or warm milk w/ honey
Do this for 2-3 days and you'll feel a lot better and your cough will go away!!
I also tried to warm honey but i ended up burning my tongue.. so i'm going to stick with the vicks.
What to do? The lemon thing really helps.
but juniper, peppermint, eucalyptus and camphor essential oils will remind you very much of vicks, if you need it to be in a paste add it to some coconut oil or natural lotion. that can help break up the mucus in your chest.
for the long term and I am about to brew this up: to help your bodies immune system which is making the cough not fighting it, brew some tulsi tea, with ginger, add lemon and honey and a bit of garlic, let that all brew but drink it hot. then a table spoon of pure honey, may sugar you up but it helps sooth your throat.
Good luck to the coughers, I couldnt even work last night!
over all get lots of rest try to stop smoking, take a long walk to get your blood circulating and meditate on your bodies natural ability to heal itself, you may find there is a reason for your current condition out in your illusionary world of work and relationships, are you over stressed? is their guilt in your mind, your heart? Do some yoga, let your body work it out but keep in mind its all in your head:)