Cure For Cough

Cough is not a disease actually; it is a symptom of any kind of obstruction in the respiratory tract. Coughs can originate in the pharynx, bronchial tubes, trachea and the pleura lining of the lungs. In Ayurveda, coughing is known as Kaasa roga. It is predominantly an effect of the vitiation of the vata dosha. But the pitta and the kapha doshas can also cause coughs. Based on the causative factor, there are five types of coughs vataja, pittaja, kaphaja, kshataja and kshayaja.

Symptoms of Cough:

The symptoms of a chronic cough can be hard to assess, because many causes of chronic cough have overlapping signs and symptoms. Infact, a cough is an annoying symptom that can have many causes.

However, some common cough symptoms include

1) Shortness of breath, as well as coughing up pink, frothy mucus maybe the cause is fluid retention in lungs

2) Cough produces clear pale yellow mucus due to viral infection, such as cold

3) Cough produces yellow or greenish mucus cause may be chronic bronchitis or pneumonia.

4) If cough is associated with wheezing and shortness of breath reason could be asthma.

5) Fever, chills and night sweats along with chest pain when you cough the cause may be tuberculosis

6) If lung cancer or a cancer of the air passages is present, one may cough up blood. Other symptoms that may point towards a cancer include increasing fatigue, loss of appetite, unexplained loss of weight, or decreased ability to swallow solid or liquid foods.

Causes of Cough:

Coughs caused by the common cold, or flu, generally clear up after a small number of days.

Smoking
Asthma
Allergies
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)

Treatment of Cough:

1) Bay Berry (Myrica nagi) The bay berry is very effective in curing throat congestions which causes the coughs.

2) Belleric Myroblan (Terminalia belerica) The fruit of the belleric myroblan has excellent curative powers in the treatment of coughs caused due to catarrh.

3) Betel (Piper betle) Betel leaves when crushed, made into paste with water and applied externally on the chest have amazing effects in the treatment of coughs.

4) Butea (Butea monosperma) Butea leaves can treat congested and inflamed throats.

5) Clove (Syzygium aromaticum) Cloves can reduce the irritation of the throat. Cloves are more effective if the coughs are produced due to inflammation of the pharynx.

6) Aniseed is another useful remedy for a hard dry cough with complex expectoration. It shatters up the mucus. A tea made from this spice should be taken habitually for treating this state.

7) Mix equal parts of ginger juice and honey and have it 2-3 times in a day which is fine for cough

8) Take 1 tsp of fresh radish juice and mix with an equal amount of honey and some rock salt.

9) Apple cider vinegar Sprinkle apple cider vinegar on your pillowcase before bedtime.

10) Drink hot milk with honey at bedtime for cough relief.

11) Add a gram of turmeric powder to a teaspoon of honey for curing dry cough.

12) Mix 8 - 10 tablespoon of coconut milk with 1 tablespoon poppy seed (powdered) and 1 tablespoon of pure honey. Take this every night before going to bed. This remedy is very good Home Remedy for Cough.