Coughing all the Way!

It is not a pleasant experience to have cough, be it wet or dry. Having dry cough is worse, because it pains not only the throat, but also the chest! After experiencing the nagging cough the past 10 days, about 5 days with wet cough, followed by a good share of dry cough! I had followed literally and seriously all the suggestions I received from my family people and friends, to ward off the cough, and finished off one full bottle of cough syrup, but nothing seems to be improving! But then I know there should be a way out!

I waded through the internet, seeking some more simple home remedies to get out of the cough, and just a click of a button at the Google was all that required for me to get half a dozen ways to fight dry cough off. Let me acknowledge that this is not my creation, but ways of traditionally handling cough! The ideas are presented here with the hope it might benefit someone who is in need.

First of all, what is a cough and why do we cough? Coughing is the natural reflex of a body to feeling of irritation in the throat. There are basically two types of cough - Wet and Dry. The wet cough is often accompanied by mucus or phlegm while dry cough is one where there is no mucus and the throat hurts a lot due to dryness. Dry cough can arise due to plenty of factors like smoking, excessive exposure to pollution, dust or any other allergy, etc.

The most effective treatment for dry cough is by natural and home remedies. These remedies have been proven useful much before medicines came into existence and became popular. Check out some popular natural and home remedies for treating dry cough.

• Extract the juice of ginger and mix it with honey. Take this 3-4 times a day for quick relief from coughing.
• Gargles are always effective for treating dry cough. Take some lukewarm water with a bit of salt and gargle. Alternatively, you can prepare a decoction of henna leaves for treating dry cough.
• Take a small and fresh piece of ginger and peel off the skin. Sprinkle a pinch of salt on it and chew it, taking the juice inside. It is very effective in treating dry cough.
• Take 3-4 balls of black pepper and with of caraway seeds with a hint of common salt. Suck on it for some time and you will notice instant relief.
• Take one gram of turmeric powder and mix it with a teaspoon of honey. Take this 3 times a day and dry cough will vanish away quickly.
• Prepare ginger tea by adding ginger when the water begins to boil and before you add tea leaves. Put in a pinch of pepper powder and 3-4 basil leaves. Drink hot and feel your throat soothing down.
• Before going to bed, drink hot milk with some honey. This will provide instant relief from dry cough and also make sure that you have a sound sleep.