Home remedies for minor cough

Home Remedies for Minor Cough

Hi Friends,

Winter is prevailing and many of us already have cold and cough so I would love to share with you all some simple home remedies for cough before you go for over the counter medicines.I frequently suffer from cold and cough so in that case I go for some help right from my kitchen.Some Of which I am sharing here today .

As soon as I start experiencing cough I do the following:-

1. Warm water gargle with enough salt.( atleast 2 times a day ).

2. Make a paste of half teaspoon dry ginger powder or 1/2 inch fresh ginger crushed with 1 teaspoon honey and sprinkle of black pepper and mix it and slowly lick it specially if you have dry cough.(twice a day )

3. Chew 1 clove slowly this also lessen the cough .

4. A herbal solution ( Paachon ),to give relief to throat pain due to continuous coughing,the recipe is given below.
 
    Ingredients :-

   1. 2 cups water
   2. 4-5 cloves
   3. 2 bay leaves
   4. 1 inch cinnamon
   5. Mishri (unrefined Sugar )- crushed and broken about 2 teaspoon
   6. Black peppercorns ( about 1/4 th teaspoon ) half crushed
   7. 1 inch Ginger crushed.
   8. About 5 Indian Tulsi ( Basil ) leaves.

    Cooking :-

1. Take an utensil and bring the 2 cups of water to a running boil and add all the ingredients.If needed add little more water if you find the solution to be very strong.

2. Put the flame low and simmer for 5 mins till you see the ingredients released the colours and the solution turning blackish brown.

3. Switch off  and strain the solution.

4. You can sip 1 cup when its warm just like tea to relive your throat pain and reserve the other cup to have it later.Just warm the solution before sipping.

Hope this will help you out to get better soon.