How to cure persistent cough naturally?

30 scientifically proven ways to cure persistent cough naturally at home

1- Drink herbal tea with honey

2- Eat foods high in rutin, like berries, apples, figs, buckwheat, asparagus, black and green tea. Drink a cup of green tea a day to add more rutin into your diet.

3- Gargle warm salt water (salt and water gargle)

4- Drink pineapple juice because it contains bromelain that reduces inflammation and swelling

5- Drink warm cinnamon milk before bed

6- Try probiotics, eat a bowl of yogurt before bed every day.

7- Eat peppermint candies

8- Eat marshmallows

9- Add fresh thyme and/or basil to your diet

10- Eat a banana everyday

11- Avoid mucus producing foods, such as salty foods, sugar, starches and dairy.

12- Try natural cough syrup. Drink warm pineapple juice, 8 ounces of warm pineapple juice and 2 teaspoons of honey can make an effective cough syrup.

13- Sip some warm tea (chamomile tea) or chicken soup to heat up your airways. To make camomile tea simply put two tablespoons of dried camomile flowers in a teapot, pour two cups of boiling water over the camomile flowers, cover and steep for 5-7 minutes, strain and pour into a mug, add a teaspoon of honey and stir well.

14- Drink two cups of sage tea per day, to make sage tea simply put three teaspoons of ground dried sage in a small teapot, pour two cups of boiling water over the sage leaves, cover and steep for five minutes, strain and pour into a mug, add one teaspoon of honey into the mug and stir. Alternatively, drink three cups of ginger tea per day.

15- Add a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to a glass of warm water, add a teaspoon of lemon juice and two teaspoons of honey, stir and drink it. Drink it twice a day.

16- Stay hydrated, drink 2 liters of water a day

17- Avoid cold orange juice and other cold citrus drinks

18- Eat anti-inflammatory foods, such as ginger, pumpkin seeds, onion, agar, grapefruit, honey, pomegranate and pineapple, to reduce mucus

19- Add cayenne pepper to your meals

20- Consider taking multivitamins and minerals (Vitamins A, C, B and E, with calcium, potassium, copper and phosphorus)

21- Apply Warm Compresses

22- Use diffuse essential oils for cough, like oregano essential oil, tea tree essential oil, eucalyptus essential oil, lemon essential oil, lemongrass essential oil, lavender essential oil, etc.

23- Drink warm liquids

24- Remove irritants from the air

25- Take steamy showers. Use steam cautiously

26- Take over-the-counter cough, cold, or allergy medications to treat coughs, like cough suppressants, antihistamines, antibiotics, inhaled asthma drugs, acid blockers, glucocorticoids and decongestants. Take 500mg of amoxicillin or cephalexin every 6 hrs for 7 days

27- Sleep on an incline

28- Watch the humidity

29- Eat foods high in vitamin C, like parsley, lemon juice, oranges, pineapple, grapefruit, lime, strawberries, bell pepper, guava, kiwi, papaya, broccoli, brussels sprout, cauliflower, sweet potato, kale, and cantaloupe. Alternatively, take a vitamin C supplement, opt to take 90-1500 mg of vitamin C per day.

30- Drink two cups of warm peppermint tea, to make peppermint tea simply put one tablespoon of dried peppermint leaves in a small teapot, pour two cups of boiling water over the peppermint leaves, cover and steep for 5-7 minutes, strain and pour into a mug, add one teaspoon of honey into the mug and stir well.

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Verified by: Dr.Diab (March 1, 2018)

Citation: Dr.Diab. (March 1, 2018). How to cure persistent cough naturally?. Medcoi Journal of Medicine, 4(2). urn:medcoi:article20140.