Introduction
Hey there! Feeling under the weather? Got a nagging cough that just won’t quit? Well, you’ve come to the right place. In this guide, we’ll dive into the wonderful world of coughs and explore ways to find some much-needed relief. So grab a cup of hot tea, sit back, and let’s get started!
The Anatomy of a Cough
Before we jump into the remedies, let’s take a moment to understand what a cough actually is. Picture this: you’re going about your day, minding your own business, and suddenly, out of nowhere, your body decides to expel air forcefully from your lungs. Ah, the joys of being human!
Now, a cough can be caused by various factors, like allergies, a pesky cold, or even a tickle in your throat that just won’t quit. It’s your body’s way of saying, “Hey, something’s not right here, let’s clear the air!”
Home Remedies for a Stubborn Cough
When it comes to dealing with a cough, there’s no shortage of old wives’ tales and home remedies. While we can’t guarantee that these remedies will work like magic, they might just give you some much-needed relief:
- Sip on Some Honey and Lemon: Mix a spoonful of honey with a squeeze of lemon juice in warm water. Sip on this soothing concoction to ease your throat and calm that cough.
- Steam It Out: Fill a bowl with hot water, drape a towel over your head, and inhale the steam. This can help loosen up any mucus and make your cough less persistent.
- Tickle Your Funny Bone: Laughter is the best medicine, they say. So, binge-watch your favorite comedy show or spend time with funny friends. Who knows, a good laugh might just chase that cough away!
- Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of fluids, like water, herbal tea, or warm soup. Hydration is key to keeping your throat happy and your cough at bay.
- Get Some Rest: Your body needs time to heal, so make sure to catch up on those Zzz’s. A well-rested body is better equipped to fight off that persistent cough.
When to Seek Medical Help
While most coughs will go away on their own, there are certain situations where seeking medical help is crucial. If your cough persists for more than a few weeks, is accompanied by chest pain, difficulty breathing, or coughing up blood, it’s time to pick up that phone and call your healthcare provider.
Remember, we’re not doctors here (unless you’re secretly a doctor reading this, in which case, hello!). So, it’s always best to consult a healthcare professional for proper diagnosis and treatment.
In this article, we move on to clarify some natural herbal recipes that have proven excellent effectiveness in alleviating the symptoms of itching and eliminating all types of coughs.
To treat a dry cough, a severe cough, or a cough accompanied by phlegm, you can follow some of the following herbal remedies, as they help a lot in treating coughs and coughs.
The first method:
1- Take a spoonful of honey to treat cough
Medical studies have confirmed that honey can soothe the severity of a cough without prescriptions, because it is a soothing agent, and through its high viscosity and sensitivity, it soothes and treats irritated mucous membranes.
This is thanks to the added enzymes found in honey, in addition to its antibacterial properties, which will shorten the duration of the cough.
In addition to the fact that honey is an excellent alternative for both children and adults, it should never be given to children under the age of 2 years due to the risk of food poisoning.
The method of work :
You should take 3 spoonfuls of honey a day, and if the cough increases during the night, you should take a spoonful before bed, and for children, one spoonful is enough during the day.
2- The second method: Licorice roots:
Licorice roots work to treat coughs because they act as a soothing and soothing agent for the bronchi, thin the mucous membranes, and relieve suffocation. It mainly helps relieve sore throat.
How to use:
2 tablespoons dried licorice roots.
8 ounces of fresh water.
Boil water, put licorice in it for 10-15 minutes, and drink a full cup twice a day.
3- The third method: gargling with salt water.
Salt water is considered one of the popular treatments for sore throat and relieves the discomfort and pain resulting from coughing. It also helps in treating ulcers in the throat resulting from dry coughs and helps expel phlegm from the throat.
We explain how to use.
1- 1 teaspoon of salt.
2- 8 ounces of warm water
The method: put a spoonful of salt in warm water, stir for 15 seconds, and then gargle with it more than once.
4- The fourth method: steam to treat coughs:
Steam is a method that has a very useful effect in treating coughs, expelling phlegm, expanding the bronchi, calming coughs and colds, and much more. You can also add some oils that have many benefits, such as eucalyptus oil, and such as peppermint oil, which helps to open a stuffy nose and treat coughs. In addition to the benefits of other oils, they are antiviral, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory… and others.
We explain how it works as follows:
Collect the oils in a spoonful.
Get a pot of water and put it on the fire to evaporate.
After that, remove the pot from the heat and leave it for about 60 seconds.
After that, put the oil, then put a towel on your head and approach the bowl until it contains it. Inhale the resulting steam, and you will find a quick improvement and you will notice for yourself.
5- Fifth recipe – thyme:
Thyme has been used for many centuries as an antibacterial and is also used to treat coughs because thyme relaxes the muscles of the trachea and bronchi and works to open the bronchi, and the result is a quick cure for coughs.
Let’s move on to how to use:
A handful of fresh thyme sprigs or 2 tablespoons of dried thyme
8 ounces of fresh water.
Honey or lemon (optional)
Place the thyme in boiling water and leave it for 15 minutes. Add lemon or honey and drink it especially before bed. This recipe is very wonderful and useful.
6-Sixth recipe: Pepper and honey:
Black pepper is one of the most widely used spices in the world, but most of its uses are limited to cooking, and it is not known to be a great treatment for coughs because it expels phlegm.
You only have to inhale ground black pepper, but if you want to use honey to treat coughs, you must use the following recipe:
1 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper.
1 tablespoon of honey.
8 ounces of fresh water.
Put the pepper and honey in a cup, then put boiling water over them for 10 minutes, and drink the whole thing
Repeat this recipe once to twice a day as needed to relieve cough.
7- The seventh recipe: Ginger cough treatment:
Ginger works as a strong cough suppressant and expels phlegm from the chest, especially if the cough is dry. Ginger prevents coughing because it prevents the tickle at the back of the throat, which prevents coughing.
The method for making the recipe is as follows:
3 tablespoons of chopped ginger.
1 tablespoon of dried mint.
4 cups of water.
A cup of honey.
Chop the ginger and add it along with the mint to 4 cups of water, then put it on the fire and reduce the heat to simmer until the liquid is reduced by half. Leave it to cool a little, then put a cup of honey and drink it after that.
****We also mention the reasons that cause coughing:
Smoking causes coughing.
A respiratory disease such as tonsillitis, sore throat, and tuberculosis
Breathing dust, or breathing toxic gases or chemicals, and chest allergies.
*** We also mention in our article the following ways to prevent coughs:
One must be careful of colds.
Avoid contact with sick people to avoid infection with diseases.
Treatment consists of:
Apples: It is preferable to eat apples without peeling or drink them as juice daily to treat dry cough.
Eat lemon and plant sugar: Drink lemon juice sweetened with plant sugar in order to combat dry cough.
Eating dates, figs, and raisins: soaking dates or figs in boiling water over low heat, and drinking them daily, or eating dates as they are to treat dry coughs, as well as figs and raisins.
Thyme and anise: Drink a cup of boiled thyme or anise several times a day.
Cabbage: Drink a cup of cabbage juice daily, or eat cabbage in salads or cooked to treat dry cough.
Ginger: Mix two equal amounts of flour and honey, add a little ginger, and eat a tablespoon of it after breakfast every day.
Eating radishes, onions, and garlic: Drink a cup of radish juice every day or eat radishes. Also, onions and garlic, which are considered antibiotics, are treated daily to treat a dry cough.
Fenugreek: The ground fenugreek herb is boiled, sweetened with honey or sugar, and drunk from it several times to calm the cough.
Drink a drink of linden and chamomile: Boil the chamomile or linden plant and drink a cup of it after eating three times a day.
Drink egg drink: Open the egg shell and drink it raw, adding a little salt to adjust the taste, in order to treat dry cough.
Eating wild cherries: Wild cherries are eaten to treat coughs and their juice is drunk.
Ivy: Boil 2 grams of ivy leaves in a cup of water and drink 33 times a day
Carrot drink: Carrot juice sweetened with sugar is given to the patient to treat coughs in children.
*** Get rid of cough and respiratory problems using the recipe of banana mixture with honey.
Bronchitis is one of the most difficult problems to treat, and its problems worsen when the airways become congested, which hinders the performance of simple daily activities and makes them impossible.
