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Home Medications and Cures for Cough


Coughing is an important way to keep your throat and airways clear. Cough begins as a contraction in the chest and proceeds as the body releases any irritants with a powerful blow of air.  However, excessive coughing may mean you have an underlying disease or disorder. Coughing is the action by which excess mucus is driven out. Coughs can be either acute or chronic:

Acute coughs usually begin suddenly. They are often due to a cold, flu, or sinus infection. They usually go away after 2 to 3 weeks.
Chronic coughs last longer than 2 to 3 weeks and are a serious condition.

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Symptoms of Cough

Coughs are usually accompanied by symptoms like:

Sneezing
Runny nose
Loss of appetite
Loss of energy

At times, the condition will worsen during the night.


Causes of Cough

There are many possible causes of cough.  The most common causes of Coughing are :

Pneumonia
Post nasal drip
Allergy
Asthma
Sinusitis
Throat disorders (like Croup)
Gastro Esophageal Reflex Disease (GERD)
Exposure to air pollutants.
Bronchitis

Doctors classify coughs into 2 categories, acute and chronic. Acute cough as one that been present for less than 3 weeks. Chronic coughs are those present for more than 3 weeks.

Treatment Of Cough


Grapes:

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Grapes are one of the most effective home remedies for the treatment of a cough. Grapes tone up the lungs and act as an expectorant, relieving a simple cold and cough in a couple of days. A cup of grape juice mixed with a teaspoon of honey is advised for cough relief.

Almonds:
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Almonds are useful for dry coughs. Seven kernels should be soaked in water overnight and the brown skin removed. They should then be ground well to form a fine paste. A quantity of twenty grams each of butter and sugar should then be added to the paste. This paste should be taken in the morning and evening.

Onions:
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The use of raw onion is valuable in a cough. This vegetable should be chopped fine and the juice extracted from it. One teaspoon of the juice should then be mixed with one teaspoon of honey and kept for four or five hours - it will make an excellent cough syrup and should be taken twice daily. Onions are also useful in removing phelgm. A medium-sized onion should be crushed, the juice of one lemon added to it, and then one cup of boiling water poured on it. A teaspoon of honey can be added for taste. This remedy should be taken two or three times a day.

Turmeric:
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The root of the turmeric plant is useful in a dry cough. The root should be roasted and powdered. This powder should be taken in three-gram does twice daily, in the morning and evening.

Belleric Myroblan:
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The herb belleric myroblan is a household remedy for a cough. A mixture comprising two grams of the pulp of the fruit, ¼ teaspoon of salt, ½ teaspoon of long pepper, and 2 teaspoons of honey should be administered for the treatment of this condition twice daily. The dried fruit covered with wheat flour and roasted, is another popular remedy for cough condition.

Raisins:
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A sauce prepared from raisins is also useful in a cough. This sauce is prepared by grinding 100 gm of raisins with water. About 100 gm of sugar should be mixed with it and the mixture heated. When the mixture acquires a sauce-like consistency, it should be preserved. Twenty grams should be taken at bedtime daily.

Aniseed:
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Aniseed is another effective remedy for a hard dry cough with difficult expectoration. It breaks up the mucus. A tea made from this spice should be taken regularly for treating this condition.

Dietary Considerations

Milk does not need to be eliminated with a cough or cold, unless milk allergy is suspected. Fluids do need to be encouraged, solid foods are not as important. Make sure the patient stays well-hydrated


The patient should avoid meats, sugar, tea, coffee, condiments, pickles, and refined and processed foods. He should also avoid soft drinks; candies, ice cream, and all products made from sugar and white flour.

Other Cough natural treatments


While the cough is severe, a warm-water enema should be used daily to cleanse the bowels.

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