A Natural Cough Medicine

Home Remedies for cough

In an amber jar with lid (preferably glass- like creamer comes in), place 1 large onion that you section so it will fit. Cover with a bottle of honey and top with lemon juice. Let this ferment as long as you can (make it in the summer, so by fall it's really good). The onion will blacken a little from the sugars in the honey and lemon, but don't remove it. It's OK. Take this straight from a teaspoon (heat it a few moments over the pilot light on your gas stove) or use a few Tbsp to make a tea.

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Tip 1:

Suck on 3 peppercorns with a pinch of black cumin seeds (shah jeera) and a pinch of salt.

Tip 2:

Burn a clove by stirring on a hot tava or pan. Keep this in the mouth and suck on it.

Tip 3:

3-5 drops of clove oil mixed with a clove of crushed garlic and ½ tsp honey helps soothe the throat.

Tip 4:

In a cup of boiling water add 1 tsp turmeric powder and 1 tsp carom seeds (ajwain). Boil till half. Add 1 tsp of honey and have 2 times a day.

Tip 5:

50 gm of sugar candy (mishri) with 50 gm pepper powder. Mix with pure ghee to make small pellets. Store. Keep in mouth and suck on them, 3-4 times a day.


FOR INFANTS
Tip 1:

1 tsp of holy basil leaves mixed with honey.

Tip 2:

Some saffron strands made into a paste with one betel leaf is to be applied on the infants forehead and soles of the feet.