2007-09-16 02:17:47 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
Chicken soup and any hot broth is great for loosing up congestion, which usually triggers coughs. Airborne isn't homemade, but the principle is....take a lot of vitamins and fluids especially as you start getting a cold. And make sure not to skip on sleep...which is really the best mechanism for getting your body to fight off the cold.
Again, not a home cure, but practically one because of it age and durability...Vicks Vapor Run was a fantastic remedy when I was small boy, partly because my Mom (bless her heart) used to rub it on my chest. If you have a loved one, the same technique can sure make you feel better....8-)
2007-09-16 02:27:34 · answer #1 · answered by Sock 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mix honey with some lemon juice! Where do you think the idea came from for honey and lemon flavored cough drops? Way, way back in the day, this is what they used. No special measurements, just take some honey, pour in some lemon juice, shake well to mix, and store in the fridge. You can take this by the spoonful, or mix it up in hot tea. Hot tea is great when you have a cold! My mom always gave it to me.
Plus Vicks Vaporub on the chest. A vaporizor, or sitting over a pan of steaming water (carefully!), will help break up congestion, too.
Don't give honey to babies, very young children, or people who are allergic to bees. That can be very dangerous!
I find loading up on zinc tablets and vitamin C to be practically a cure. It'll knock out a cold in just a day or two, if you start it soon enough!
Good luck!
2007-09-16 09:34:39 · answer #2 · answered by baymast13 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take 2 shots of 151 rum, wrap up in a blanket, and take a nap. this isn't a joke, it actually works. the heat in your chest combined with the blanket helps loosen up whatever blockage is causing the cough. Also, the alcohol sorta dulls the reaction, which is really all a cough is. Of course I only reccomend this if you're over 21. Otherwise, try Vics shower vapor tabs, they"re magic.
2007-09-16 09:23:21 · answer #3 · answered by me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Orange Juice
2007-09-16 09:23:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Slice an onion into a jar that has a lid. Cover it with sugar and do up the lid. Put it in the fridge over night and in the morning you will have an oniony syrup. Take a spoonful each time your throat is tickly. It doesn't taste as bad as you imagine!
2007-09-16 09:23:19 · answer #5 · answered by almond1966 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can also buy a bottle of eucalyptus at your local health food store for aromatherapy. Put a few drops of it into some steaming water and hold your head above it and inhale. It's pretty strong stuff.
2007-09-16 09:24:25 · answer #6 · answered by KJS71 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fry onions put them in a old pillow case or wrapped in an old towel and lay on your chest area for a while. breaks your chest cold right up. thats how grandma used to do to us. hey, poor people has poor people ways and no money. use what we have.
2007-09-16 09:23:22 · answer #7 · answered by joes_mom86 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We Indians take basil leave tea with a pinch of cinnamon powder. without sugar or milk. Similarly,we find regular tea mixed with pinch of crushed fresh ginger /ginger powder very effective.
2007-09-16 09:31:40 · answer #8 · answered by yogeshwargarg 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a stream bath and inhale as much as you can. If you have any muscle rub or bengay rub it on your chest to loosen anything that's in there.
2007-09-16 09:21:00 · answer #9 · answered by Greenie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my grandmother use to make a mustard plaster. it consisited of some dry mustard with corn starch . added water to make a paste and put it between 2 peices of flannel coth on your chest
2007-09-17 14:10:56 · answer #10 · answered by unreal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋