Remedies for Cough

Posted by sanjay on Monday 13 Apr 2009

Our body removes the foreign material such like mucus from our body in form of cough. There are two two different forms of cough. The first one is called as productive cough and another one is called dry cough. The former one produces mucus from lungs but the dry cough do not produces any mucus from lungs.

When you have a problem of cough then you can easily sense that you are getting a slight blockage in your breathing. In cough the breathing tubes get stimulated. There are various causes for cough which includes change of weather, smoking, being allergic to dust, asthma are the common ones.

You can find below some home remedies for curing cough-

Cut a lemon into two pieces. Take half of it and apply salt and black pepper powder onto it. Suck this and you will find the intensity of cough to be lowered down.

Honey can also help you getting rid of cough to a great extent. Add brown pepper into a tea spoon of honey and consume it. Regular intake of this mixture for a couple of times in day will help you get relief from cough.

Another important method is by making a cough syrup. Squeeze onion to extract juice from it and add honey to it Take this mixture as it can also help you get rid of cough.

Almonds are also found to be most effective for those who are suffering from cough problem. Leave of holy basil(tulsi) and black pepper is also effective in this problem. Chew daily 4 leaves of holy basil and black pepper to help prevent any respiratory diseases.

Ginger is also good for curing cough to great extent. Make a paste of ginger and add ½ a table spoon of pepper powder. Add the same amount of honey and vinegar into it. Add around 2-3 table spoon of water into it. Intake of this cough syrup for two to three times a day can help you get rid of cough to a great extent.

Black pepper if mixed with other things or alone is quite effective. It helps to loosen the tough membrane of mucus and open the blockage of respiratory pipes. Chewing it daily helps to get rid of cough. If the sufferer cannot have it because of its bitter taste then it can be mixed in milk and then can be consumed.