When people have a cold or other illnesses, they often experience coughing. Many people immediately take cough medicine, but this is not ideal since medicine can have side effects. So, what is good for coughing? What can be done about coughing? Today, we will introduce some homemade remedies for treating coughs.
Although the following remedies are quite common, they are effective for relieving coughs. Let's take a look at some of the cough remedies:
1. Coughing in the morning
- Egg Flower with Honey
Honey has cough-relieving effects. Adding an egg to honey may enhance its effectiveness. Pour boiling water over one egg to make egg flower. When it cools down a little, add a spoonful of honey and a few drops of sesame oil. Drink it on an empty stomach every morning. It usually takes about 10-15 days to see results.
2. Coughing due to wind-cold
- White Radish with Honey
Using white radish in combination with honey improves the effectiveness of treating coughs. Wash and peel one white radish, then cut it into small pieces. Put the radish pieces in half a bottle of honey. After two hours, pour out a tablespoon of the radish honey juice and dilute it with warm water. Take it 4-5 times a day. By the next day, the cough should be relieved, and it also helps with treating asthma.
- Roasted Orange
It is recommended to eat both the orange flesh and peel together, as it has cough-relieving effects. Roast the orange peel over a fire to turn it into dried tangerine peel. Fresh oranges contain a lot of moisture, so roasting them is equivalent to making dried tangerine peel water. Tangerine peel has the effects of reducing phlegm, invigorating the spleen and stomach, relieving coughs, promoting diuresis, regulating qi, and eliminating dryness. Orange flesh is rich in vitamin C, which enhances the anti-inflammatory effect and resistance to bronchial inflammation.
3. Coughing due to weakness
- Sugar Water with Egg
Beat an egg in a bowl until well mixed. Boil 50 grams of white sugar with half a bowl of water, then pour the hot syrup over the egg and stir. Finally, add some freshly squeezed ginger juice to the egg soup. Take it once in the morning and once in the evening. This remedy is suitable for coughs caused by coldness and prolonged coughs that do not improve.
4. Coughing at night
- Sesame and Rock Sugar Water
When coughing worsens at night, making it difficult to sleep, you can try drinking sesame and rock sugar water, which can moisturize the throat and lungs. Put 15 grams of raw sesame seeds and 10 grams of rock sugar in a bowl, then pour hot water over them and drink. This remedy effectively relieves night coughs and is mainly suitable for dry coughs without phlegm.
