| Coughing is one of the body ways to remove | | | | and drink at night before going to bed. |
| foreign material from the lungs and throat. | | | | |
| The lungs and lower respiratory passages | | | | * Grind 100 grams of raisins with water and |
| becomes sterile. It is the most common | | | | add about 100 grams of sugar and heat the |
| symptom when the airways become tight. There | | | | mixture till it turns saucy. This sauce |
| are generally two classifications of cough | | | | formed can be taken in a doze of 20 grams at |
| first is productive cough which produces | | | | bedtime daily. |
| mucus from the lungs and second is | | | | |
| nonproductive cough, which is dry and doesn't | | | | * A tea made from aniseed (saunf) and holy |
| produce any mucus from the lungs. It can | | | | basil (tulsi) should be taken regularly for |
| affect the person of all ages and groups. It | | | | immediate cough relief. |
| can be acute cough or chronic cough depending | | | | |
| on its duration and condition. In scientific | | | | * Almonds are highly beneficial for patients |
| terms cough is a reflex action, started by | | | | that are suffering from dry cough. They |
| stimulation of sensory nerves in the lining | | | | should be soaked in water for sometime and a |
| of the respiratory passages. | | | | fine paste should be made after removing |
| | | | brown skin with 20 grams of butter and sugar. |
| Causes of Cough | | | | This paste should be taken twice a day. |
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| * Inflammation of larynx | | | | * Chew 4 leaves of holy basil and 4 black |
| | | | peppers for cough relief and other |
| * Due to Smoking | | | | respiratory system ailments. |
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| * Allergies such as dust, smoke, pollen | | | | * Extract the juice from the onions, mix it |
| grains, chemical fumes | | | | with honey and take it two or three times a |
| | | | day. It becomes good cough syrup. |
| * Due to Asthma | | | | |
| | | | * For immediate relief from cough crush one |
| * Weather changes | | | | medium sized onion, add one lemon juice and |
| | | | one cup of boiling water. Honey should be |
| Home Remedies | | | | added and drink this mixture 2-3 times a day. |
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| * Fill black pepper powder with one cut lemon | | | | * Boil 10 grams of Sprague in 500 grams of |
| and salt then suck it to reduce the intensity | | | | water for 20 minutes. Allow it to cool and |
| of cough. | | | | then add two pinches of salt and gargle twice |
| | | | a day. This will clear excessive mucous and |
| * Simple cold and cough can be cured with the | | | | soothes the throat giving relief from cough. |
| grapes eating regular. They tone up the lungs | | | | |
| and therefore work as expectorant. | | | | * To prevent cough in winters drink water 2 |
| | | | hours before passing stools in morning and |
| * In winters eating garlic at night along | | | | one hour after taking food. |
| with meals twice the week will provide cough | | | | |
| relief. | | | | * The root of turmeric should be roasted and |
| | | | then grinded in powder form. This powder |
| * Mix pulp of Belleric Myrobalan fruit with | | | | should be taken twice daily in a doze of |
| long pepper and honey and then take this | | | | three grams. |
| mixture twice or thrice in a day. | | | | |
| | | | Mixtures of Cough Soothing |
| * A combination of honey with grape juice is | | | | |
| highly beneficial for cough relief. | | | | * Carrot juice - Drink this when it is hot, |
| | | | as it will relieve the patient from cough and |
| * Gargling with warm spinach juice is very | | | | improve the general state of health. |
| helpful in dealing with dry cough. | | | | |
| | | | * Essential oil of juniper- A fewdrops may be |
| * In case of dry cough mix half spoon of | | | | used in hot water for cough relief. |
| Cuscus grass (khas khas) in 3-4 teaspoons of | | | | |
| coconut milk. Add one teaspoonfull of honey | | | | Alien writes for Home remedies . |