Natural Cure For Cough

Cough is not really an ailment, but a symptom that indicates the airways in the throat are not clear. It may be due to some viral infection like flu or because of environmental factors. In general, there are plenty of natural remedies that can relieve cough quite effectively without requiring you to take medications.

But, if you are suffering from severe persistent cough with certain other symptoms like high fever, you must consult your doctor. Following are some of the most commonly used remedies to cure cough naturally.

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Natural Cure For Cough

Marjoram

Mix one teaspoon of marjoram in one cup of boiling water and let it steep for ten to fifteen minutes. Drink it warm 3-4 times daily.

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Sprague

Mix ten grams of Sprague in 500 grams of water. Boil this mixture for fifteen minutes. Then, mix 2 pinches of salt in it and stir the mixture thoroughly. Gargle with it while it is still warm. Use this remedy twice daily. It soothes throat and clears excessive mucus.

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Black Pepper And Basil Leaves

A very simple remedy is to chew four basil leaves with a pinch of black pepper powder. Gulp down the juices and throw the remains out. You will get instant relief from cough.

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Cuscus Grass And Coconut Milk

Pour three to four teaspoons of coconut milk over ½ tsp. cuscus grass. Add 1 tsp. of honey into it and stir the mixture thoroughly. Drink this natural syrup once daily, preferably at bedtime.

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Spinach Juice

Mix two tablespoons of spinach juice in one glass of water. Warm this mixture for three to five minutes. Gargle with it once daily. It is very effective in relieving dry cough.

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Apple Cider Vinegar, Ginger, Red Pepper And Honey

Prepare a paste by mixing 1 tbsp. of honey, 1 tbsp. of apple cider vinegar, ¼ tsp. of ground ginger, ¼ tsp. of red pepper and two tbsp. of normal water together. Consume this paste once every day.

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Dry Ginger, Long Pepper And Black Pepper

Mix two grams each of dry ginger, long pepper and black pepper thoroughly. Take this mixture with one teaspoon of honey, once every day for two to three days.

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Honey And White Pepper

You can also take 1 tsp. of pure honey with a pinch of white pepper powder. Use this remedy two to three times daily. The cough will go away completely in just 4-5 days.

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Black Pepper And Lemon

Slightly cut a medium size lemon and fill powdered black pepper into it. Suck it several times a day. It also relieves cough very fast.

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Milk, Honey, Ginger And Turmeric

Mix 1 tsp. of honey and one or two pinches of ginger and turmeric powder in one cup of warm milk. Drink it two times daily. Besides relieving cough, this remedy also provides relief from headache, cold and body pain.

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Aloe Juice

Drink two tbsp. of warm aloe juice two times daily. You can also take it with one teaspoon of honey.

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Garlic

Crush two cloves of garlic and mix it in one glass of water. Boil it for ten minutes. Filter the liquid. Drink it warm. It will relieve cough and make the breathing easier for you.

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Aniseed

Pour one cup of boiling water over two teaspoons of aniseeds. Cover the container tightly with a lid. Strain the mixture after 20 minutes. Drink it warm, 3-4 times daily. It will break up the mucus and provide you great relief from hard, dry cough.

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Raisins

You can prepare a sauce by grinding 100 grams of raisins and 100 grams of sugar with one glass of water. Cook this mixture at low heat until it turns into a sauce-like consistency. Preserve it in a closed container in a cool place. Take 20 gram of the resulting sauce daily, preferably at night right before you sleep.

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Belleric Myroblan

Mix two tsp. of honey, ½ tsp. of long pepper, ¼ tsp. of salt and 2 grams of the pulp of belleric myroblan fruit thoroughly. Take it two times a day.

You can prepare another natural remedy for cough by roasting a mixture of dried belleric myroblan fruit with wheat flour for 20 minutes. Take one tsp. of the resulting mixture two times daily.

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Turmeric

Grind turmeric roots in powder form. Alternatively, you can also roast the roots of turmeric at low heat for 10-20 minutes. Take 3 grams of powdered or roasted turmeric two times a day, once after breakfast and once after dinner.

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Onion

Extract the juice from some finely-chopped raw onions. Mix 1 tsp. of honey and 1 tsp. of onion juice thoroughly and leave it for 5-6 hours. Take the resulting syrup two times a day. This is excellent syrup for normal cough.

If you are suffering from dry cough and having difficulty in throwing the phlegm out, you should mix the juice squeezed from one medium size lemon with crushed slices of a medium size onion and pour one cup of boiling water over the mixture. Leave the mixture for thirty minutes. Stir the mixture thoroughly after that. Add one tsp. of honey. Take it three times daily.

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Almonds

Remove the brown skin of seven almond nuts and soak their kernels in water for 2 hours. Grind the soaked kernels thoroughly until they turn into fine paste. Mix 20 grams each of sugar and butter into the paste thoroughly. Consume this almond paste two times daily. This remedy is particularly very effective in relieving dry cough.

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Grapes

Mix one tsp. of honey with one cup of grape juice. Take this mixture 2 times a day. It is a powerful natural expectorant, which can relief both cough and cold within 3-4 days. Just chewing grapes can also be very beneficial.

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Salt Water

This is probably the simplest, most common and most effective remedy to relieve cough. Mix a pinch of salt in a glass of hot water. Gargle with it 4-5 times daily.

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Inhale Steam

Inhaling steam is another simple yet very effective natural way to relieve cough. It helps in the release of mucus and phlegm. For best results, you should inhale vapor after sipping a concoction of honey, water and lime.

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Lemon Tea With Ginger

Mix a pinch of ginger powder in lemon tea. Drinking it can cure even the prolonged spells of cough.

For faster results out of the above-mentioned natural remedies for cough, you should avoid certain things like refined and processed foods, pickles, condiments, coffee, sugar, ice-creams, candies and soft drinks.