Home Remedies - Coughs

That little tickle in the back of your throat that causes you to cough is just plain irritation, and it isn't very pleasant for those you must associate with, either. There are a multitude of causes for a cough. Sometimes a cough can be just simply the body's response to an allergen that has entered the system.
A cough can be caused by a post nasal drip, or it can be yet another symptom of a cold or flu. Whatever the cause of a cough is, however, the main objective of a cougher is get rid of it. Of course, drug store shelves are full of cough lozenges that are designed to help stop coughing.
Many of these products are very good and very effective. If you choose to use one, just be sure that it is one that contains zinc. The zinc will help in a lot of ways other than just stopping that hacking little cough.
Herbal cough lozenges can be purchased at many health food stores and herbal supplement stores.
An old home remedy for coughs that my grandmother passed down to me that is very effective and better than anything that is available on the market is a mixture of equal parts of honey, lemon juice, and whisky taken one teaspoonful at a time every two to three hours. The idea is not to drink the whisky, but to stop the cough. The small amount of whisky that will be ingested isn't enough to hurt or to intoxicate but it is enough to soothe the throat and quiet the cough.
Garlic is one of the herbs that are used for treating so many different human ailments.
Three or four peeled cloves of garlic placed in a broth, sealed well, and stored in a dark closet for four weeks will produce a liquid that will soothe scratchy throats and stop coughing when just a few drops at a time are placed on the tongue.
Tip: If you are travelling anywhere and your throat suddenly feels very itchy a quick fix is to place your first finger at the little hollow just below the adam's apple area and apply a little pressure. In a few minutes the itchy cough will stop.

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