Tuesday 2 June 2015

Best 6 Home Remedies For Dry Cough

Coughing is one of the most common health problems. When there is a blockage or irritant in your throat or upper air passages, your brain thinks a foreign element is present and tells your body to cough to remove that element. Coughing can also be due to a viral infection, common cold, flu, and smoking or health problems such as asthma, tuberculosis, and lung cancer.

Coughs are basically divided into two types dry cough and wet cough. Dry cough is one where there is no phlegm or no sputum production. In wet cough, the person expels a lot of phlegm (or sputum), because of problems arising from the lungs like bronchitis, pneumonia,asthma or some rare uncommon disorders like lung cancer or GERD as well.Sometimes, people with a dry cough will feel the presence of a lump in the throat; others may feel a tickling sensation and cough to get rid of it, but find no relief. It is usually seen in the case of allergies, those exposed to smoke or other irritants, or those with mild sinusitis and viral infections of the upper respiratory tract. Here's what you should about pollution and cough.                                            
                                                                                                                                                       
Salt Gargles

Do some saline gargles daily. They are very good at alleviating the dryness and soreness that occurs with a cough. Add a half teaspoon of salt to a glass of moderately hot water and gargle with this solution 4-5 times a day. In fact, the more you gargle, the more comfortable you will feel. This is one of the most sought after home remedies for a dry cough.

Drink Hot Milk

After coughing the entire day, you require a healthy sleep at night. There are possibilities that you may not sleep peacefully with your dry cough. So, an effective remedy is to drink hot milk mixed with honey prior bedtime. This will not only help in healing dry cough but also makes sure that you sleep tight.

Carrot Juice

The essential nutrients and vitamins in carrot juice provide relief from various cough symptoms.  Take 4 to 5 carrots, add some water and prepare fresh juice. You may add 1 teaspoon of honey for flavor and added benefits. Drink this juice 3 to 4 times a day.

Honey

Honey is always my best option. When I had a bad cough my mom or my grandma told me to have honey. First, take half a glass of hot water then add 2 tbsp of honey. I use quite a bit hot water. If you can’t take such heat then you can go for less hot water. But remember hot water cures your cough much faster.

Garlic

Garlic is widely reckoned for its antibacterial, antimicrobial and antiviral properties. The active agent ‘allicin’ in garlic proves helpful against sore throat and brings instant relief. Besides, garlic boosts the overall immune system thereby making you resistant to cough, cold and fever. You can easily prepare garlic syrup for relief from dry cough in an instant. Just add a few garlic cloves to boiling water and add teaspoon of oregano to it. Let the mixture cool down, add some honey and the preparation is ready for consumption.

Green Tea

Green Tea You can also make some green tea with honey. Green tea is a high source of antioxidants that helps to boost and strengthen the body’s immunity against common colds and flu. You can have a cup of green tea every day. It will not only soothe your throat but also give you several other health benefits.








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