my mom has been coughing for a couple of days now, anyone have any home remedies to make it go away?

Answer 1

Hi Wildthing

Here are some ideas to use.

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Aromatherapy: Steam with thyme, benzoin, eucalyptus, frankincense, myrrh, peppermint, sandalwood, chamomile, or juniper essential oils. Add a few drops of the essential oil to water, bring to a boil, then allow to simmer. Place your head over the pan of simmering water, covering your head with a towel and inhale for 10-20 minutes.

Diet: Eat whole foods, especially lots of raw fruits and vegetables. Also avoid mucus-producing foods, such as sugar, salty foods, dairy products, and starches. In cases of dry cough unrelated to other conditions, umeboshi plum paste can be very soothing.

You can also make a cough syrup from eight ounces of warm pineapple juice and two teaspoons of honey. The bromelain in the pineapple juice is activated by the honey. As an alternative, mix the juice of one lemon with two tablespoons of glycerine, then add 12 teaspoons of honey and stir before each use. Take one teaspoon every 30 minutes, reducing as needed. (Do not refrigerate.)

Another useful kitchen remedy is to slice an onion into a deep bowl and cover in honey, letting stand overnight. The next morning, strain the mixture of juice and honey and take one teaspoon four or five times a day.

Herbs: Coltsfoot, horehound, and mullein are safe and effective for children and adults. Use as an infusion at least three times a day until your symptoms abate.

For a dry irritating cough, use an infusion of marshmallow leaves.

For cough with mucus, make a tea of 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder, a pinch of clove, and a pinch of cinnamon powder in one cup of water. In addition, gargle a solution made from one pinch of salt and two pinches of tumeric powder added to glass of water.

For chronic coughs, make a confection of one part sesame seeds (black seeds if possible) and 1/2 part shatavari. Add ginger and raw sugar to taste and take one ounce daily.

Flower Essences: Crab Apple can be helpful if your cough is due to infection.

Homeopathy: For dry coughs: Belladonna, Aconite, Drosera, Bryonia, Phosphorus, Hyoscyamus, rumex, and spongia. These last three remedies must be taken alone, not in combination with other remedies.

For loose coughs: Ipecac, Merc sol., Pulsatilla, Kali bich., and Kali carb are all useful remedies.


Juice Therapy: Drink lots of fresh-squeezed, organic fruit and vegetable juices. Hot pear juice with cinnamon stick and added cardamon and cumin is a very useful juice remedy for coughs that are not serious in nature.

Nutritional Supplementation: Zinc lozenges, vitamin A, vitamin C with bioflavonoids, vitamin E, and folic acid are all useful nutrients for cough.


Best of health to both of you

Answer 2

She needs to be talking with her doctor about this because she needs to get advice on her current blood pressure medication. Blood pressure meds can cause the coughing and when this occurs, it is time to be switched to a different blood pressure medication which will not cause this. This may have nothing to do with allergies. And, you can be on the same blood pressure medication for a long time and then, for unknown reason, the coughing side effect starts and then, a medication change is indicated. She can start with a phone call to her doctor and ask advice about the cough. If she hasn't seen her doctor recently, he will probably want to see her in the office which will allow him to determine if she has a bug or her medication might be causing this and then give her a new prescription.

Answer 3

Aside from the usual remedies that you drink there is a natural product that works wonders for coughs. It's called umcka. It's from a plant that grows in Africa. The natives use it to heal sinus, throat and lung problems.

Answer 4

Dont mean to scare you......but it is advisable to take her to the doctor. My dad was coughing and we treated it with home remedy. After 5 months, we found he had a tumour in his food pipe that was causing him to cough and he had to undergo a surgery to remove it urgently. Hopefully your mom has a simple cough....I advise you to rule out any other possibility and see the doc

Answer 5

I have been coughing for about a month now. Been to doctors...given anti-biotics....they didn't work.

When into pharmacy bought a cough syrup called
i's new :

Tylenol Coug/Flu

It's blue colour cough syrup and it tastes really BAD...especially the after taste... I drank 2 doses for one day........my cough was gone..........

Hope your mom feels better......Take care

Answer 6

Whenever I'm sick I take Nyquil. I mean it usually knocks you out pretty fast and it may take awhile for the drowsiness to wear off but it always seems to work.

Answer 7

Juice of 1 lemon
I cup of hot water
2 teaspoons honey

Combine together and sip.
If it isn't sweet enough add more honey.
Hope this helps.

Answer 8

Honey and lemon juice is a popular old remedy.

Try http://www.earthclinic.com to find other options.

Answer 9

boil hot water and salt and have her garggle it