Some Effective Home Remedies for Dry Cough

Some Effective Home Remedies for Dry Cough

It is said that even the strongest of men are prone to the simple yet deadly trio of common cold, headaches and cough. And in terms of number of occurrences, common cold and headaches fight for the top slot but what makes cough dangerous is that most folks aren’t prepared for this throat havoc. Cough in actual is our body’s defensive reflex and this sudden and many a times repetitive reflex is to keep our airway clear for the purpose of proper breathing.

There is a small troubled sound and some mucus which come along with it. With pollution on the rise, there are many obstructions and irritations, courtesy microbes, secretions, irritants, foreign particles etc. which disturb the breathing process, hence cough is a natural method used to clear these obstructions, whenever they occur.

Causes of cough may be anyone or a combination of any of these aspects:

• Respiratory tract infection
• Choking
• Smoking
• Due to smoke when spices are burnt etc.

Also, coughing can be associated with the following diseases:

• Asthma and bronchitis
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Post-nasal drip
• Chronic bronchitis
• Lung tumors
• Heart failures

There are certain medications like ACE inhibitors that can cause coughs as well. Cough or coughing (the process) can be voluntary or even involuntary but when its frequency increases, this calls for a disease. The other form of cough is dry cough where there is no mucus around. As during this phase, lungs would produce more and more sputum, this cough can worsen to become productive cough.

From cough drops to syrups, there are many medications available for dry cough but some of the most effective anti dry cough medicines are home based remedies. And these remedies work for people of all age groups and also provide remedies to symptoms like sore and dry throat conditions.

• Take some turmeric paste and mix some carom seeds which have been soaked in water. Twice or thrice a day will give good results.
• Soak some almonds, make a paste and add honey and consume it twice a day.
• Onion juice may stink but helps cure dry throat.
• Make some ginger juice, add some lemon drops and honey to make a small anti-dry cough drink.
• Some teaspoons of apple cider vinegar a day reduce the inflammation in your throat.
• Combining betel leaves, basil leaves and some ginger and chewing it directly will help as well.
• Spices like pepper and cloves taken directly or with honey have also shown good results.
• Oranges in a way help during cough, apart from giving the set of vitamins and minerals.
• Green tea with lemon or honey or even both has shown great results since ages.
• Mix raisins and some sugar and take it directly or post heating for fighting dry cough.
• Always be hydrated, so drink a good amount of water; this helps during the cough period.
• Smash grapes and add some honey; drinking this mixture helps clearing the mucus from the lungs.
• Milk with turmeric powder has also shown good results.

In addition, it is advised to avoid oily foods and dry coconut as they increase the soreness of throat. All the above methods have shown excellent results but in worse cases if the cough doesn’t lessen, please visit your family doctor.

Source by Anamika Swami