| Cough is the commonest respiratory symptom. | | | | Drink extra fluids especially water to help thin the |
| Though it keeps your throat and airways clear, | | | | secretions in your throat making it easier to cough it up. |
| excessive coughing may mean you have an underlying | | | | A cup of grape juice mixed with a tsp of honey |
| disease or disorder. | | | | provides relief. |
| Some coughs are dry, while others are "productive." A | | | | Soak almonds overnight, remove the skin and ground |
| productive cough is one that brings up phlegm or | | | | them to form a fine paste. Add 1 tsp of butter and |
| mucus. Acute coughs usually begin suddenly. They are | | | | sugar and take the paste twice daily. |
| often due to a cold, flu, or sinus infection lasting for less | | | | 1 tsp of onion juice mixed with 1 tsp of honey is |
| than 2-3 weeks, while chronic coughs last longer than | | | | excellent cough syrup that can be taken twice a day. |
| 2-3 weeks. | | | | Onions help in removing the phlegm. |
| Common causes of cough include - allergies, asthma, | | | | Crush 1 medium sized onion; add juice of 1 lemon, 1 tsp |
| lung infections like pneumonia or bronchities, sinuses, | | | | honey and a cupful of boiling water. This decoction can |
| smoking, exposure to smoke from factories and | | | | be taken twice or thrice daily. |
| pollution. At the first visible signs of the symptoms, stop | | | | Mix 1 tsp of turmeric powder in cup of hot milk and |
| smoking, stay away from smoke and pollution and | | | | drink it twice a day. |
| stay indoors when seasonal airborne allergies are high. | | | | Drink tea made from aniseed to break up the mucus. |
| Keep windows closed, shower and change your | | | | Try this home made cough syrup, though it tastes |
| clothes after being outdoors. If you suffer from | | | | terrible, it soothes an irritated throat, relieves chest |
| allergies all year round, cover your pillows, mattress | | | | congestion and phlegm. Take ¼ tsp each of |
| with dust mite covers, use an air purifier, and avoid | | | | cayenne pepper, ground ginger, 1 tbsp each of honey, |
| pets and other factors that trigger your allergies. | | | | apple cider vinegar and 2 tbsp of water. Mix and take |
| Cough drops or lozenges help thin phlegm as well as | | | | a tsp thrice a day. |
| soothe scratchy membranes in your throat. The best | | | | The reader of this article should exercise all |
| kind of lozenges for cough is ones with eucalyptus. | | | | precautions while following instructions on the recipes |
| They reduce the nasal swelling and decongest the | | | | from this article. Avoid using if you are allergic to |
| nose too. | | | | something. The responsibility lies with the reader, not |
| A steamy shower or vaporizer may help a dry cough | | | | the site, and the writer. |
| by increasing the humidity in the air. | | | | |