A good home remedy for dry cough is to take tea prepared with medicinal plants that have soothing, sedative and anti-allergic properties because this helps to calm the cough naturally.
If dry cough persists for more than 2 weeks a medical consultation is advised as it may be related to some allergy and the doctor may indicate taking an antihistamine to combat the allergy and consequently end the dry cough.
Another option is to take a drug based on codeine, which you buy at the pharmacy because it blocks the cough reflex.
Mint tea
Mint has antiseptic properties, mild tranquilizers and analgesics, mainly at the local level and the mucous membranes of the digestive system.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon dried or fresh mint leaves
- 1 cup boiling water
- honey to taste to sweeten
Method of preparation
Add the mint leaves chopped into the cup of boiling water and let stand for 5 minutes. Coar and drink to follow, sweetened with honey.
Whispering tea
The alteia has anti-inflammatory and sedative properties that can help calm the cough.
Ingredients
- 150 ml of cold water
- 10 g of roots of alteia
Method of preparation
Put the ingredients together in a bowl and leave to marinate for 90 minutes. Stir frequently and then strain. Take this warm tea several times a day, as long as the symptoms persist.
Pansy tea
Another good home remedy for dry cough is to take pansy tea because this medicinal plant has soothing property that helps to calm the cough and even strengthens the immune system.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon of pansy
- 1 cup boiling water
Method of preparation
Add the pansy leaves to the boiling water and let stand for 5 minutes. Coar and take the sweet tea sweetened with honey.
Learn other recipes that are easy to prepare and very effective in cough fighting in the following video:
See too:
- Natural cough remedy with catarrh
- Home remedy for cough
- How to Use Watercress to Fight Cough
