[toc]Coughs are usually very irritating and painful which cause a lot of discomfort. Coughs are generally accompanied by symptoms like sore throat and acute pain in the throat. Constant coughs prevent you from sleeping at night and also disrupt your speaking. It is also a very nagging disease that takes a lot of time to be cured. Also this disease should never be neglected and proper measures should be taken to treat it completely.
Though there are various cough syrups and antibiotics to treat cough, but it is always better to follow effective home remedies for its cure. Home remedies are safer and have no side effects and thus considered as the best remedy to treat cough.
5 Ways To Treat A Cough
Gargle Daily
Whenever you get a bad cough and soreness in the throat the best way to treat is to gargle daily. Take a glass of hot water and add salt to the warm water and gargle at least 2 – 3 times a day. Doing gargle with the warm water helps to drain the excess fluid from the inflamed areas in the throat and provides immediate relief. Gargling also removes the irritants in the throat, thins the mucus and treats cough successfully.
Turmeric Powder
Turmeric powder is also very effective to treat cough successfully. Take a hot glass of milk and add to it half teaspoonful of turmeric powder. Mix it well so that the turmeric powder dissolves in the warm milk. Drink this warm milk daily as it provides instant relief from acute cough.
Doing turmeric gargle also treats cough effectively. Add half a teaspoon of turmeric powder and salt in a glass of hot water. Gargle with this hot water at least twice a day to get relief from cough. For dry cough, mix turmeric powder with a teaspoonful of honey and take it three to four times a day to treat cough effectively.
Ginger
One of the best remedies to treat cough is to eat ginger. For dry cough the best remedy is to cut a piece of fresh ginger, sprinkle some salt and chew. The juice from the ginger gives you instant relief from acute cough. Even homemade ginger tea is also another very effective remedy to treat cough.
You can also chop ginger into fine pieces, add it into a vessel containing about one cup of water. Keep the liquid boiling till the volume reduces to almost half the original quantity. Strain the liquid and add one teaspoon of honey to it. Drink the liquid warm as it helps to treat cough to a considerable extent.
Garlic
Garlic is an effective and valuable antimicrobial agent that helps to fight cough to a great extent. Crush lightly about 4 – 5 cloves of peeled garlic and sauté it in a teaspoon of ghee and consume when it is warm. This provides great relief from cough and cold. You can even chew raw garlic as it is very effective to treat coughs to a great extent.
Avoid Exposure From Allergens And Pollutants
It very important to avoid exposure from allergens and pollutants in order to treat coughs completely. Avoid exposure to irritants like smoke, dust, dirt and other pollutants. You can even wear a face mask that is appropriate for the exposure whenever you go out so that it protects you from the polluted environment. Keeping away from polluted environment helps to treat coughs effectively. If you follow these effective home remedies regularly then you can successfully treat coughs to a considerable extent.
