Irritation in throat causes cough. The cough can be of two types. The wet cough and the dry cough. The wet cough is with the mucus and the dry cough does not contain mucus. These coughs are even termed as the productive and non productive coughs. Depending upon the duration of the time of the cough, they may be termed as the acute or the chronic. Due to this cough one cannot speak, sleep and breathe properly. By using some of the home remedies the cough can be easily reduced.
- For curing the dry cough almond paste is used. For preparing the almond paste take 8-9 almonds and soak them in water for a night and then the peel the skin of the almond and use little bit of honey, butter and then grind the mixture. By taking this mixture two- three times a day and should be done continuously for 3 days. This will help in reducing the dry cough.
- Turmeric powder helps a lot in curing the cough. Add two table spoons of turmeric powder to the milk and drink daily. This will also help in curing the cough.
- Mix onion juice and honey and keep it aside for 5 to 6 hours. Then give table spoon of this mixture to the patient two times. This will reduce the cough.
- Prepare the mixture with three table spoons of lemon juice, 1 cup of honey and ΒΌ cup of warm water .Take the mixture daily two times a day. This will help in reducing the cough.
- Apart from turmeric and almond, ginger is also used for curing the cough. Either it can be consumed by mixing it with pepper powder or boil the ginger in water and prepare a tea. By consuming the paste or by drinking the tea, one can get relief from the cough.
- The black pepper seeds will reduce the mucus. Add 2 to 3 pepper seeds in a glass of milk, this will help in reducing the cough and mucus.
- Cardamom also helps in reducing the cough. Chew cardamom regularly.
These are some of the home remedies which are mostly helpful for curing the cough at home.