Cough Home Remedies for Relief without Side Effects

Cough is a body's natural way to react to the obstructions in the throat and lungs. It can be wet (producing mucus) or dry. Every one of the following cough home remedy is natural and provide effective relief:

Home Remedy for Cough - 1 -Ginger

Extract juice from ginger. Add 1/4 teaspoon of ginger juice in 1 teaspoon of honey and keep the viscous mixture in your mouth and let it slowly melt and go down your throat. Do take it twice a day.

Home Remedy for Cough - 2 -Turmeric

Turmeric is very good particularly for dry cough in its very early stages. Mix turmeric powder to one teaspoon of honey until a thick past is made. The paste should be thick enough to convert the mixture into 4-5 balls (1cm diameter). Keep one ball in the mouth and let it melt on its own. Consume the rest of the turmeric honey balls during the day at regular intervals. Within 3 days the cough should vanish.

Home Remedy for Cough - 3 - Lemon

Take honey and lemon juice in 5:1 ratio and mix it in a cup. Consume one table spoon of the mixture 3 times a day. The prepared one cup mixture should last 3-4 days by which time you would be cured.

Home Remedy for Cough - 4 - Apricot

Both fresh and dried apricots make excellent relief agents. Eat one fresh or 4 dried apricots at least twice a day for good results.

Home Remedy for Cough - 5 - Grapes

Eat 250gms of grapes daily for a week. Make sure the grapes are not overripe and are organically farmed for best effect. Grapes absorb chemicals (pesticides etc) easily so be careful in selecting the grapes.

Home Remedy for Cough - 6 -Almonds

Use of Almonds also form a very effective particularly for the dry cough. Soak 5-6 almonds overnight in water. Eat them by slowly chewing one by one in the morning. To get best results ach almond must be chewed 40 times before it is gulped down the throat and consumed.

Home Remedy for Cough - 7 - Onion

Onions with honey can act as an excellent expectorant. Extract juice from finely chopped onions. Mix one teaspoon of onion juice with one teaspoon of honey and keep it for 6 hours. Take it with warm water. Do it daily for 3-4 days.

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