Home remedies for cough and cold
Lelsi 2011/11/11 13:14
Lelsi 2011/11/11 13:14
Symptoms of common cold can be alleviated with some home remedies. Easily available vegetables and spices such as lemon, ginger, pepper, and bitter gourd can be used to get relief from symptoms of common cold.
- Home made cough syrup: You can also try this very simple and effective homemade cough syrup made from onion juice, lemon juice and honey. Mix 1-2 teaspoon of onion juice with 1-2 teaspoon of lemon juice. Pour little amount of water and allow it to boil, later add 1-2 teaspoon of honey into it. Keep this cough syrup aside for 5-6 hours and give a teaspoon of it to the patient at least two times in a day.
- Lemon: Lemon is the most important among the many home remedies for common cold. .Vitamin C-rich lemon juice increases body resistance and reduces the duration of the illness. One lemon should be diluted in a glass of warm water, and a teaspoon of honey should be added to it. This should be taken once or twice daily.
- Vitamin C: Regular intake of vitamin C-75 mg for adults and 35 mg for children-will prevent the common cold. Large doses of this vitamin will relieve the symptoms and shorten its duration. It is wise is to swallow one 500mg tablet of vitamin C at the appearance of the first sign of the cold and continue the treatment by taking one500 mg tablets daily.
- Ginger and ginger tea: Ginger is another excellent remedy for colds and coughs. ginger should be cut into small pieces and boiled in a cup of water. It should then be strained and half a teaspoon of sugar added to it. This decoction should be drunk when hot. Ginger tea, prepared by adding a few pieces of ginger into boiled water before adding the tea leaves, is also an effective remedy for colds and for fevers resulting from cold. It may be taken twice daily.
- Home made cough syrup: You can also try this very simple and effective homemade cough syrup made from onion juice, lemon juice and honey. Mix 1-2 teaspoon of onion juice with 1-2 teaspoon of lemon juice. Pour little amount of water and allow it to boil, later add 1-2 teaspoon of honey into it. Keep this cough syrup aside for 5-6 hours and give a teaspoon of it to the patient at least two times in a day.
- Lemon: Lemon is the most important among the many home remedies for common cold. .Vitamin C-rich lemon juice increases body resistance and reduces the duration of the illness. One lemon should be diluted in a glass of warm water, and a teaspoon of honey should be added to it. This should be taken once or twice daily.
- Vitamin C: Regular intake of vitamin C-75 mg for adults and 35 mg for children-will prevent the common cold. Large doses of this vitamin will relieve the symptoms and shorten its duration. It is wise is to swallow one 500mg tablet of vitamin C at the appearance of the first sign of the cold and continue the treatment by taking one500 mg tablets daily.
- Ginger and ginger tea: Ginger is another excellent remedy for colds and coughs. ginger should be cut into small pieces and boiled in a cup of water. It should then be strained and half a teaspoon of sugar added to it. This decoction should be drunk when hot. Ginger tea, prepared by adding a few pieces of ginger into boiled water before adding the tea leaves, is also an effective remedy for colds and for fevers resulting from cold. It may be taken twice daily.
Lelsi 2011/11/11 13:18
- Lady's Fingers : Lady's fingers are highly valuable in treating irritation of the throat and a persistent dry cough. This vegetable is rich in mucilage and acts as a drug to allay irritation, swelling, and pain. Lady fingers should be cut into pieces, and boiled down in water to make a decoction. The steam issuing from this decoction may also be inhaled once or twice a day to relieve throat irritation and a dry cough.
- Tamarind and Pepper: Tamarind-pepper rasam is also considered an effective home remedy for cold . Dilute 50 mg tamarind in 250 ml of water. Boil the diluted tamarind water for a few minutes with a teaspoon of hot clarified butter and half a teaspoon of black pepper powder. This steaming hot rasam has a flushing effect, and should be taken three times a day.
- Bitter Gourd Roots: The roots of the bitter gourd plant are used to cure a cold. A teaspoon of the root paste, mixed with an equal quantity of honey given once every night for a month acts as an excellent medicine for colds.
Home Remedies for Stuffy Nose: Prepare a solution using 4 drops of Lavender Essential Oil and Pine Essential Oil, 3 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil and 7 drops of Eucalyptus Essential Oil. Inhale vapors of this solution by putting it on a cottonball or an aromatherapy diffuser.
- Home Remedies for dry cough
- Take a tea spoon of honey and sprinkle 2-3 drops of ginger with the honey. After taking this do not have water for almost30-60 minutes.
- Half a lemon chopped roughly, one large clove garlic chopped, one teaspoon honey half cup boiling water.Drink as hot as can stand it, try to swallow some pieces of garlic .
- Mix 1/4 tsp turmeric powder with 1/4 cup of warm milk and drink 3 times a day
- Eat a piece of 1-2 ounce of high quality dark chocolate will help.
- Home remedies for sore throat and homemade cough syrup: In case of sore throat a clove or two cardamoms can be chewed. Gargling with warm salty water two to three times a day is also beneficial.
Onion is very effective in the treatment of cough. The juice extracted from onion helps in loosening the cough, and clears chest-congestion. Take 1-2 teaspoon of onion juice and add 1-2 teaspoon of honey into it. Keep this mixture aside for 5-6 hours, and then give a teaspoon of it to the patient at least two times in a day.
- Lady's Fingers : Lady's fingers are highly valuable in treating irritation of the throat and a persistent dry cough. This vegetable is rich in mucilage and acts as a drug to allay irritation, swelling, and pain. Lady fingers should be cut into pieces, and boiled down in water to make a decoction. The steam issuing from this decoction may also be inhaled once or twice a day to relieve throat irritation and a dry cough.
- Tamarind and Pepper: Tamarind-pepper rasam is also considered an effective home remedy for cold . Dilute 50 mg tamarind in 250 ml of water. Boil the diluted tamarind water for a few minutes with a teaspoon of hot clarified butter and half a teaspoon of black pepper powder. This steaming hot rasam has a flushing effect, and should be taken three times a day.
- Bitter Gourd Roots: The roots of the bitter gourd plant are used to cure a cold. A teaspoon of the root paste, mixed with an equal quantity of honey given once every night for a month acts as an excellent medicine for colds.
Home Remedies for Stuffy Nose: Prepare a solution using 4 drops of Lavender Essential Oil and Pine Essential Oil, 3 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil and 7 drops of Eucalyptus Essential Oil. Inhale vapors of this solution by putting it on a cottonball or an aromatherapy diffuser.
- Home Remedies for dry cough
- Take a tea spoon of honey and sprinkle 2-3 drops of ginger with the honey. After taking this do not have water for almost30-60 minutes.
- Half a lemon chopped roughly, one large clove garlic chopped, one teaspoon honey half cup boiling water.Drink as hot as can stand it, try to swallow some pieces of garlic .
- Mix 1/4 tsp turmeric powder with 1/4 cup of warm milk and drink 3 times a day
- Eat a piece of 1-2 ounce of high quality dark chocolate will help.
- Home remedies for sore throat and homemade cough syrup: In case of sore throat a clove or two cardamoms can be chewed. Gargling with warm salty water two to three times a day is also beneficial.
Onion is very effective in the treatment of cough. The juice extracted from onion helps in loosening the cough, and clears chest-congestion. Take 1-2 teaspoon of onion juice and add 1-2 teaspoon of honey into it. Keep this mixture aside for 5-6 hours, and then give a teaspoon of it to the patient at least two times in a day.
EpIcInCoGnItO 2011/11/11 13:26
From childhood I have almost everytime used home remedies for cold related stuff. Ginger tea is most famous at home. Also Tulsi syrup. I love ladysfinger too. Such a helpful topic.
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From childhood I have almost everytime used home remedies for cold related stuff. Ginger tea is most famous at home. Also Tulsi syrup. I love ladysfinger too. Such a helpful topic.
-doctor-
Eternal_Knight 2011/11/11 15:11
vry nice topic.. seriously needed it..havin cold cough from many days..
vry nice topic.. seriously needed it..havin cold cough from many days..
Pr1ya 2011/11/11 16:05
Wow, this is such a lovely topic
Thanks for sharing. Personally, I have always made use of natural remedies, I actually find it more effective. I am in the field of social medicine so topics like this get me super interested!
Wow, this is such a lovely topic
Thanks for sharing. Personally, I have always made use of natural remedies, I actually find it more effective. I am in the field of social medicine so topics like this get me super interested!
Eternal_Knight 2011/11/11 17:23
Chicken soup is also very effective in treatment of cold.Chicken soup may be soothing because of its possible anti-inflammatory and mucus-thinning effects.
Glycyrrhiza galba:
in my language this herb is called jestmadh. other common names are
>Chinese Licorice
>Gan Cao
>Kan-ts'ao
>Kuo-lao
>Licorice
>Licorice Root
>Ling-t'ung
>Liquorice
>Mei-ts'ao
>Mi-kan
>Mi-ts'ao
>Sweet Licorice
>Sweet Wood
>Yasti Madhu
its very effective in cold treament. If available in powdered form eat it direcly or mixed with honey.The herb has expectorant and demulcent properties and has been used traditionally in the treatment of common colds and coughs.it is 50 times sweeter than sucrose(i love its taste).
it also helps in building immunity.also a widely used herb in Indian ayurved and Chinese medicine.
Drinking hot milk mixed wit 2 spoons of turmeric effectively cures throat infection and cold.
then there is Astragalus
Astragalus root has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine to strengthen immunity and prevent colds and flu. Studies have found that astragalus has antiviral properties and stimulates the immune system, although there have been no clinical trials examining the effectiveness of astragalus against colds in humans.
Astragalus is also an antioxidant and has been suggested for conditions such as heart disease. It's being investigated as a possible herbal treatment for people with health conditions that weaken their immune systems.
Astragalus can be found in capsule, tea or extract form at health food stores or as a dried root in Chinese herbal shops and some health food stores. The dried root can be difficult to find.
Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners usually recommend taking astragulus to prevent colds and to avoid it if you're already sick. A bowl of soup boiled with astragalus root is often recommended once or more per week throughout the winter to prevent colds.
Eucalyptus:
A steam inhalation with eucalyptus oil may help to symptoms from colds and flu. It is thought to work by thinning mucus in the respiratory tract.
Chicken soup is also very effective in treatment of cold.Chicken soup may be soothing because of its possible anti-inflammatory and mucus-thinning effects.
Glycyrrhiza galba:
in my language this herb is called jestmadh. other common names are
>Chinese Licorice
>Gan Cao
>Kan-ts'ao
>Kuo-lao
>Licorice
>Licorice Root
>Ling-t'ung
>Liquorice
>Mei-ts'ao
>Mi-kan
>Mi-ts'ao
>Sweet Licorice
>Sweet Wood
>Yasti Madhu
its very effective in cold treament. If available in powdered form eat it direcly or mixed with honey.The herb has expectorant and demulcent properties and has been used traditionally in the treatment of common colds and coughs.it is 50 times sweeter than sucrose(i love its taste).
it also helps in building immunity.also a widely used herb in Indian ayurved and Chinese medicine.
Drinking hot milk mixed wit 2 spoons of turmeric effectively cures throat infection and cold.
then there is Astragalus
Astragalus root has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine to strengthen immunity and prevent colds and flu. Studies have found that astragalus has antiviral properties and stimulates the immune system, although there have been no clinical trials examining the effectiveness of astragalus against colds in humans.
Astragalus is also an antioxidant and has been suggested for conditions such as heart disease. It's being investigated as a possible herbal treatment for people with health conditions that weaken their immune systems.
Astragalus can be found in capsule, tea or extract form at health food stores or as a dried root in Chinese herbal shops and some health food stores. The dried root can be difficult to find.
Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners usually recommend taking astragulus to prevent colds and to avoid it if you're already sick. A bowl of soup boiled with astragalus root is often recommended once or more per week throughout the winter to prevent colds.
Eucalyptus:
A steam inhalation with eucalyptus oil may help to symptoms from colds and flu. It is thought to work by thinning mucus in the respiratory tract.
_SUPERBRAT_ 2016/01/05 12:34
very very helpful topic dear lela,I like drinking ginger/pepper tea when I have cold,add ginger,black pepper,tulsi, to boiling water and add tea and drink hot.
very very helpful topic dear lela,I like drinking ginger/pepper tea when I have cold,add ginger,black pepper,tulsi, to boiling water and add tea and drink hot.
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