A cough does not come just like that: in any case, it is an accompanying symptom of a disease. Cough for colds, cough for allergies, cough due to runny nose, etc. The treatment of cough with medications is, of course, effective, but only in most cases a doctor should prescribe it, and getting to it is not always possible. That is why the question quite naturally arises: how to cure a cough with folk remedies. And here, I must say, there is plenty to choose from.
Alternative methods of treating cough: trust or not?
Cough recipes have been tested by time and by many people. They are much safer for human health than any drug bought in a pharmacy. This is not surprising, because folk remedies are prepared only from natural products, and we are not even talking about any additives and chemicals. We offer you a small selection of folk remedies that best fight cough.
- Potatoes. First you need to boil it, then turn it into mashed potatoes (without adding milk). Put the mashed potatoes in a plastic bag, and wrap it with some kind of cloth. Put potatoes on the chest, but make sure that it is warm, but not very hot, so as not to get a burn. This remedy is especially effective against dry cough.
- Goat fat. You need to put a slice of goat fat in a tablespoon and melt it in a water bath. Then have a quick drink. Of course, not many can use such a folk remedy, because finding goat fat today is really a problem. By the way, goose fat, like goat fat , also softens cough. Perhaps it will be much easier to find it.
- Radish. Cut off the top from it and pick out a recess with a tablespoon. Put honey there and wait a few hours until the radish releases the juice. Then mix the honey and juice well and drink a tablespoon at the beginning of each hour.
- Onions and garlic. Cut them very finely, pour milk so that it covers the entire mass. Then put it all on a small fire and simmer until the onion is soft. After this, rub the onion to make a slurry, add two tablespoons of honey to it. Take the mixture every hour in a tablespoon.
- Boil potatoes in a pan. Drain slightly, but not completely. Then throw a towel over your head and bend over the pan. Start breathing in fumes that come from potatoes. A few of these procedures - and your cough becomes soft, sputum begins to pass.
Alternative cough recipes often help in cases where conventional medicines are ineffective. Here is the simplest example:
- Buy dried linden flowers at the pharmacy (of course, it’s better to harvest them yourself each summer). Make tea from them. To do this, pour a tablespoon of flowers with a glass of boiling water. Let it brew and drink three times a day in a cup. Believe me, tea turns out to be very tasty, so it can be drunk for prevention at a time when cough does not make itself felt.
Folk cough recipes, as you already noticed, are very simple. Most importantly, have the right products on hand. But if, apart from milk and honey, there is nothing at home at all, then you should not be upset. Quickly make a warm drink:
- Boil a glass or mug of milk. Add a tablespoon of honey to it. Drink the brewed drink hot, but do not stretch the pleasure. However, even if you do not like milk, in this case treat it as the best medicine.
As you can see, folk recipes for cough are very diverse, and yet we talked only about some of them. If possible, ask your grandmother how the cough was treated during her time. Believe me, she will definitely advise you something sensible.