5 Home Remedies To Treat Cough

Although it is weird, the fact is that we are surrounded with several things in our surroundings like virus, bacteria, dust pollen, etc. that affects us and one result of this is constant cough and cold. Cold, cough is inevitable as we live in the surroundings along with them and prevention in this case is not practically always possible. We can put in best possible efforts to evade the bacteria or virus attack but still if we get it, there is not much to worry as we have so many remedies in handy so we can get rid of it, the moment we get it.

* Honey Cough syrup

Ingredients:

Honey-8 teaspoon
Lemon-4 teaspoon

Method

- Honey and lemon are antibiotics and help to soothe the throat.

- Mix honey and lemon together for a simple and natural cough syrup.

- 1 spoon of this syrup has to be consumed when required.

* Thyme tea

Ingredients:

Thyme leaves- 2 spoons
Honey- 1 spoon
Lemon- few drops

Method

- Thyme tea can be made by steeping around 2 spoons of crushed thyme leaves in one cup of boiling water for 10 minutes.

- Strain it and add lemon and a few drops of honey for flavor and also to add that extra dose of soothing for the throat.

* Turmeric Cough tonic

Ingredients:

1 tbsp Honey
1tsp Black Pepper
1tsp Turmeric

Method

- You can make this tea by taking freshly ground pepper, turmeric along with honey in a cup.

- Fill it with boiling water and allow it to steep, cover it for 15 minutes.

- Afterwards strain it and sip it or a simple remedy is to try the turmeric milk that is not only healthy but also delicious.

* Ginger tea

- To make this tea, cut a ginger into small pieces as per requirement and crush them. Put it in a cup of water and boil it well.

- This herbal tea is ready and needs to be consumed 3 to 4 times every day until you get relief from cough.

- You can also chew raw ginger through the day to get relief from cough and cold.

* Garlic drink

Ingredients:

Garlic- 3 cloves
Honey – 1 spoon

Method

- To make this drink, all you need to do is take 2 to 3 cloves of garlic and boil it in a cup of water.

- Add a teaspoon of oregano to it.

- Let it cool to room temperature and then add a dash of honey and sip it in.

- This drink will help to clear the congestion in the throat and reduce cough.