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CATTIE'S HOME MEDICINES FOR UR COUGH & COLD.

By: Cattie | Posted Jan 17, 2012 | General | 1093 Views | (Updated Jan 19, 2012 08:00 PM)

Hi Guys !! Its still Cold in most parts of India and wherever U go, U either find people "Coughing" their lungs out or "Sneezing" their noses out !! And even if U don't have a Cough or Cold, U will surely get one, due to our Social Life.


Moreover this is the Season ur Kiddos also wud be having running noses and coughing and the concerned Momma's and Papa's will be rushing to Doctors to get some medicine !!


Well since almost everyone in my family are sneezing and coughing ( I HATE THAT COUGHING SOUND !! IT GETS ON MY NERVES !! LOL !!), as usual I did some Research to find something betters than those tablets and syrups people get form their Docs !!


So here I am posting it for U all. Hope it helps U and ur family, is there are Colds and Coughs around.




  • Cut a lemon and fill it with black pepper. Suck this as it would reduce the cough.




  • Take a pinch of white pepper that has been ground and add this to a teaspoon of honey.






Do this two or three times a day for several days and your cough will be gone.




  • If you put some black pepper in some honey it will cause the phlegm to break loose so




you can cough it up. This will be effective in getting rid of the irritations in the wind pipe


and help get rid of the cough.




  • Ginger Tea Home Remedy for a Cough - Make a tea brewed from fresh ginger several




times a day. You can also eat raw ginger to get rid of your cough.




  • Make a drink by mixing two tablespoons of honey into 6 tablespoons of orange juice. This




is a good natural remedy for a cough.


If you have a cough that is caused by a bacteria, put one to two teaspoons of powdered


turmeric in a cup of hot water and let it steep. Drink this several times a day. This cough


home remedy will work wonders in a couple of days.




  • If you have mucous in your throat, gargle often during the day with warm salt water. The




water should be as hot as you can stand.




  • Blend together raw honey and juice of an onion in the proportion of 2 to 1. Take a




tablespoon of this 2 or 3 times each day. It will provide relief.


Basil Cough Treatment - An excellent cough treatment used in India is tulsi or Holy Basil.


Take some fresh basil leaves and juice them. Mix this juice one part basil juice and 2


parts raw honey and take several times a day.




  • Get a big bowl and pour boiling water into it. Put a towel over your head and breath in




the steam. Breath in deeply for as long as the steam lasts. This is one of the best home


remedies for a cough. medicine.




  • Pepper Ginger Cough Home Remedy - One of the best cough home remedies is to make a




mixture of equal portions of ground black pepper and ginger powder. Mix this with honey


and take it several times a day.




  • Turmeric Cough Home Remedy -Put a quarter teaspoon of turmeric powder in some




honey and let it coat your throat three times every day.


Put several crushed eucalyptus leaves and a quarter teaspoon of cinnamon in a half cup of


water and bring it to a boil. Remove from the fire and add one half lemon juice with pulp,


and two teaspoons of honey.




  • Eucalyptus Natural Remedy for a Cough -Put 8 parts of water into a pan and add a




handful of crushed eucalyptus leaves and mint leaves. Bring this to a boil and while it is


still steaming inhale the vapors with deep breaths holding each breath for several


seconds.




  • For the Beer Drinkers - For a cough you can rub brandy or vodka on your throat and




chest before retiring at night.




  • Put some juice from fresh ginger into a teaspoon of raw honey as an effective cough medicine.


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