Natural remedies for cough. With the return of the cold, one of the typical ailments of the autumn or winter season also reappears: cough. Especially if the cough is light and has not become chronic, it is possible to run for cover and try to calm it before it gets worse by resorting to some natural remedies, which mainly involve the preparation of home infusions and syrups, based on spontaneous medicinal herbs and of ingredients that are easily present in any pantry.
Don't store avocado like this: it's dangerous
Natural remedies for cough. With the return of the cold, here is the reappearance of one of the typical ailments of the autumn or winter season: the cough. Especially if the cough is mild e it did not become chronic, you can run for cover and try to calm her down before she gets worse by resorting to some natural remedies, which mainly involve the preparation of infusions and homemade syrups, based on spontaneous medicinal herbs and ingredients that are easily present in any pantry.
It is advisable to hire the syrups when needed, when the cough becomes more annoying and insistent and drink a calming infusion in the evening, to be able to rest well despite the cough.
Honey syrup
To prepare the syrup, heat the juice of one lemon in a saucepan and pour it into a bowl adding a tablespoon of sunflower oil and half a glass of honey. Mix well to mix everything and transfer to sterilized glass jars, to be kept in the refrigerator. Take one or two teaspoons as needed for calm cough.
Read also: - Honey: 5 extraordinary healing properties
Garlic syrup
Immerse three peeled garlic heads and cut into wedges in two glasses of water. Put everything in a saucepan and let it cook until the water has halved. Remove the garlic cloves and add 1 glass of apple vinegar and 40 grams of honey. Stir, bring to a boil, let cool and store in a glass bottle in the refrigerator. Take one tablespoon a day.
Thyme infusion
Un infusion based on thyme to calm the cough it can be prepared by boiling 250 ml of water, which must be poured into a cup on the bottom of which a teaspoon of dried and chopped thyme has already been sprinkled. Let it rest for fifteen minutes, filter and drink once a day. The infusion can be left to cool and used for gargling in the chest where the cough is accompanied by a sore throat.
Basil infusion
In addition to the thyme infusion, also theinfused with basil can be used to calm coughs. Pour a teaspoon of dried and chopped basil leaves into the bottom of a cup. Bring 250 ml of water to a boil in a saucepan and pour it into the cup with the basil. Let it rest for 15 minutes, strain and drink once a day.
Horehound syrup
Il common horehound, or robbio, is a spontaneous grass of the Laminaceae family known for its own balsamic effect. For herbal uses it is harvested in July. It can be used for the preparation of a natural cough medicine which involves mixing the infusion, obtained with 1 tablespoon of dried leaves left to rest for ten minutes in a cup of boiling water, with half a glass of honey. The syrup can be transferred to jars to be stored in the refrigerator. You can take 4 teaspoons a day, 1 every 4 hours.
Infusion of onions
Slice two onions, cover them completely with water in a saucepan, bring to a boil and cook until they are well softened. It will take about fifteen minutes. The liquid obtained it can be bottled, left to cool and eaten in teaspoons when needed calm cough.
Read also: - Natural remedies: 10 alternative uses of onion
Rosehip infusion
For the preparation of a rosehip infusion you will need two teaspoons of hers dried berries for each 250ml cup of water. Bring the water you need to a boil and pour it into the cups on the bottom of which you have already placed the berries. Let it sit for fifteen minutes, filter and drink once a day.
Apple cider vinegar and honey
Here is a super easy syrup to make right on the spot when you want to try calm cough in a natural way. Simply mix half a teaspoon of honey and half a teaspoon of apple vinegar and take it immediately.
Also read: 10 alternative uses for apple cider vinegar
Garlic pack
Here is a pack to apply on the chest to try to calm cough. Chop two or three heads of garlic and blend them with olive oil to obtain a mixture that can be spread inside a handkerchief. Fold the handkerchief and apply it to the chest, warming it with a hot water bottle. Remain at rest and let it act as much as possible.
Infusion of mallow and poppy seeds
Prepare an infusion for calm cough letting it stand for 15 minutes in a cup containing 250 ml of boiling water, a teaspoon of dried mallow and a quarter of a teaspoon of semi di papavero. Then filter everything and drink once or twice a day.
Marta Albè
Read also:
- Natural remedies for colds
- The 5 natural antibiotics that are good for our health
- Influence? Here are the natural remedies to prevent it
- Your natural pharmacy: remedies and necessary for small daily problems...
- Wonderful ginger: here is the herbal tea to prevent the cold
- 7 strange natural remedies for not getting sick (sex and coffee included)
