Home Remedies For Cough and Cold - written by Scott Gillespie

The spasmodic and frequently repetitive contraction, which is spasmodic, originating from the thoracic cavity. Clinically referred to as a tussis, this is too well familiarly realized as a cough. The distinctive sound, as well as the sensation, of the cough, is violent, as air is released from the lungs. As the body takes action in eradicating such substances of irritation to the air passages, the action of coughing occurs. As phlegm has built up within the trachea, initiation of the cough engages.

An infusion of adathoda leaves is very effective in curing cough and cold. Collect a few adathoda leaves, clean them and fry them with honey. Add piper longum powder, taxus baccata powder and licorice powder 4 gm each to these leaves. Now add 500 ml water and let it boil and reduce to 150 ml. Remove from heat and let it cool. 50 ml of this infusion is taken three times a day. Prepare the infusion afresh each day. This infusion helps in curing cough and cold.

Apple cider vinegar Sprinkle apple cider vinegar on your pillowcase before bedtime.

A cup of grape juice mixed with a teaspoon of honey is recommended for cough relief.

Apple cider vinegar Sprinkle apple cider vinegar on your pillowcase before bedtime.

Put 2 cups of cherries in a pan and add just enough water to it. Add some lemon slices and 2 cups of honey. Boil the mixture until cherries are soft. Eradicate from heat. Take away the lemon slices and the cherry pits from the mixture. Store at a low temperature and take some tablespoons as needed for coughing.

A syrup of 1 teaspoon raw onion juice with 1 teaspoonful of honey kept over 3 to 4 hours serves as an excellent cough syrup. This is another superior Home Remedy for Cough.

Chewing betel leaf with 3-4 black Tulsi (Krishna Tulsi) leaves, a clove and a small quantity of menthol thrice a day provides relief from severe cough.

Mix half a teaspoon of tulsi juice with half a teaspoon of ginger juice. Add 1 teaspoon of honey. Take the above mixture 2-3 times a day. This is also useful Home Remedy for Cough

Prepare a mixture by adding 1/2 teaspoon honey with 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice and take it every 12 hours. Honey relieves the itchiness by moistening the throat passage.

Almonds are useful for dry coughs. Soak seven kernels of almonds overnight and remove the brown skin. Make a fine paste out of it. Add 20gms of butter and sugar to the paste. This paste can be taken in the morning and evening for good relief from dry cough.

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum) Fenugreek seeds are effective in the removal of coughs that are associated with sore throats. The seeds are boiled in water for half an hour and this water is used to take gargles.

Garlic (Allium sativum) Garlic is an excellent remedy for whooping cough. The syrup of two to three pieces of garlic must be taken two to three times a day in the case of whooping cough. If the symptoms still persist, or if it is a severe cough, then the dosage must be increased.