Home Remedies:

Cough and Cold problems are commonly occur in any session. Generally seen kids and old age persons suffer cough and cold every where.  Home remedies or you can say Gharelu Nuskhe have proved to cure various of ailments including cough, cold and seasonal viral. Medical Science has manufactured variety of medicines in form of tablets and sirups. These alophethic medicines can cure all these viral infections very fast but in long time result these medicines affect on other organs of our body.  Before invention of  alophethic people generally use home grown healthcare remedies which are totally based on Ayurveda. In this topic we will cover natural home remedies of cough, cold and other viral infections for kids and old persons.

Honey: 

Honey is the one of best rich source from natural flowers and honey bees. Many big companys are promoting honey brand like Dabour, Pitanjali etc. Before use of honey one  should check processed honey, not raw honey. It should free from impurities. One spoon of honey with lukewarm water is good enough. Don’t heat up honey directly on the flame as it will destroy all its antibacterial properties. Honey along with ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, garlic and lemon juice also helps to cure cold and cough faster. It is the most common Gharelu Nuskhe used at home.

Honey Ginger Lemon

Lemon Juice and Honey : 

Mix half a teaspoon of lemon juice with one teaspoon of honey in a glass of luke warm water dissolve this mixture and have a little one drink twice or thrice in a day.

Dalchini and Honey :  

Dalchini  has great healing properties, combination of honey and dalchini is best and effective remedies for any deficiency in body.  Adding a little bit of cinnamon or dalchini in your food like porridge will help him develop immunity. In case of cold and cough add a pinch of dalchini in one tablespoon of honey and take once or twice in a day.

Dalchini and Turmeric

Garlic and Honey : 

Garlic is very famous for its antibacterial properties, making it a very effective medicine for cold and cough. Crush 1 cloves of garlic making a paste of it's mixture. Now add half a teaspoon of honey for sweeteners taste. Only once a dose is enough for cough and cold.

Honey Garlic lemon

Kada:

Kada is  one of best remedy of every mother to protect her child from  cough and cold. It can be prepared with many different ingredients are following procedures.

Jeera, Black Pepper and Jaggery Kada : 

Take one glass around 350mls of water and boil one tablespoon of Jeera seeds and 1/4 teaspoon of ground black pepper. Stir it properly and put  half a tablespoon of jaggery or gur for sweetness taste. Boil it till the mixture reduce to half, and then cool down. For a good results, It can be given twice a time two tablespoons throughout the day.

Ajwain, Tulsi, Ginger and Pepper Kada: 

Cut and peel some ginger into small pieces and put them in a 300mls glass of water. Boil the ginger with 5-6 Tulsi leaves, a teaspoon of ajwain and a pinch of pepper.  Boil till  it reduce to half and set it up to lukewarm. Give 1-2 tablespoons at a time, throughout the day to your toddler to cure his cold and cough.

Roast Turmeric powder:

Turmeric plant is one of the best Ayurveda herb which can cure any type chronic and major disease. Even If Turmeric is pure it can cure cancer also. Turmeric is especially useful in treating dry cough of kids. Roast a piece of turmeric root and then grind it. Add one tablespoon of honey with a pinch of this turmeric powder once or twice a day to reduce cough and cold.

Roasted Turmeric

Turmeric Milk:

Turmeric has many antiseptic, antifungal, antibiotics and antibacterial properties. Mix half a 1/4 teaspoon of haldi into boiling milk with one teaspoon of desi ghee and let it be slightly warm. Feed it your child before bedtime for cough and cold. Turmeric milk can also heal and cure any type of wound or body's inner infection. It is one of the  best remedy of Ayurveda.

Ladyfinger Soup:

Cut up two to three ladyfinger into small pieces and put it into 300mls glass of water and boil for 5 to 7 mins then put a small pinch of black salt in it to set your taste. This remedy is best for sharp eyesight, healthy immune system, healthy heart and chronic diseases etc. 

Ladyfinger

Note: Some bad effects the seeds of ladyfinger can form stone problem and fry ladyfinger can increase our cholesterol.  

Cumin or Jeera Powder:

Grind some roasted Jeera seeds, add one pinch of Cumin in one teaspoon honey and give it to your  child  once in a day. This can reduce cold, cough as well as stomach related problems. Jeera seeds also help us to reduce fat problems.

Dry Ginger Powder:

Ginger herb is also antibacterial, antifungal, antibiotics and antiseptic properties. Ginger powder easily available in market, but we prefer to make it at home. It's very easy cut ginger into small and thin slices and dry it in sun light. After complete dryness grind and store it in air tight container. Add two pinches of dry ginger powder with warm water and feed your child once or twice in a day. We can also add a little pinch of Jeera powder and honey for sweetness.

Kesar Doodh or Saffron Milk:

Kesar or Saffron  is very costly in market. Kesar is so effective tonic to protect us high cold and fever.  Add 3 to 4  flakes of saffron in milk and boil it  for 6 to 8  minutes and feed to child or any age persons. It promote  memory retention and release mental stress. It's also good for heart and help treat in Asthma and Allergies.

Kesar Suffran

Tulsi and Ginger paste:

Tulsi and ginger paste is one the best remedy for cough and cold. Grind 4 to 5 piece of tulsi and add half teaspoon of ginger powder in it. Add one teaspoon of honey for sweetness taste and feed it to your child once in a day. Young person or old persons can take it twice in a day for better results of cough and cold. 

Betel and Tulsi Leaves Syrup:

Boil 5 to 6 leaves of betel and tulsi leaves in 250mls of water for 5 to 7 minutes. Add one teaspoon of honey for sweetness and well shake it properly.  Now cool it and put it in glass bottles. One teaspoon can give to your child once or twice in a day for cough and cold. This syrup also help to improve constipation and digestive system. 

Clove and Elachi Honey Mix:

Dry roast 4 to 5 cloves and elachi on a tawa and grind to make a powder. Now take a littel pinch of this powder and mix  a teaspoon of honey. Feed to your kid once in a day for relief. Since cloves cause the stomach to heat up, please use with caution for your little under doctor advice. 

White Onion Juice:

White  Onion rich in fiber which relieves constipation. It is  also effective in curing sore throat, anaemia and preventing diseases like cancer. diabetes and heart disease. White Onion also control blood pressure and cholesterol. Extract the juice of an onion and add some honey to make it sweetness for your kid to protect stomach pain.

White Onion

Ghee with Black Pepper:

Gently warm one teaspoon  of homemade ghee and add a pinch of black pepper powder. Take it once in a day for your kid or anyone for bright eyesight.

Honey with Black Pepper:

Take one teaspoon of honey and add one pinch of black pepper powder, mix it gently and give it to your kids or anyone once or twice in a day to prevent cough and cold with instant relief.  

Ginger in mouth:

Take a ginger piece and wash it with water. Cut and peel it in medium pieces. Dipping it in honey or rubbing a pinch of salt with it. Keep it in month for toothache problems. Ginger with honey and ginger with salt give us instant relief from tooth pain and cough problem.

Til Yummy Jaggery Balls:

In old times people generally made Til yummy jaggery (Gur) balls to protect themselves from cough and cold in winter sessions. Mash some ghee, turmeric powder, til and jaggery to make dough like mixture. Now roll into small balls and keep it in glass jar or steel containers. Server yummy jaggery ball to reduce cough and cold and increase the immune system of body.

Til Yummy Ladoo

Steam with Herbal Vapors:

Steam with herbal vapors is one of the best and easy way to prevent us from cough and cold. Boil some Tulsi leaves in a big pot of water. When steam begins to rise, carefully  set your face infront of Herbal vapors 5 to 10 minutes which help us easy breathing and give relief from stuffy nose and cold.

Gurgling:

Generally cough and cold always start from infection of throat. Doctors always advice to patient's make gurgle with salty warm water twice or thrice a time in a day. This remedy instantly effect and relief our throat from cough and cold. Warm lime water and honey  gurgle also give us relief from cough and cold.

Tulsi, ginger, cinnamon and Honey Tea:

Most of the families prepare Tulsi and honey tea in routine instead of other tea or coffee. Tulsi and honey  is very good for sore throat. Add 4 to 5 leaves of tulsi or half teaspoon of tulsi powder, pinch of ginger, pinch of cinnamon powder and pinch of  black pepper in 200mls water and boil it for 5 minutes.  Add one teaspoon of honey in it. Now it ready take any person to completely prevent cough and cold.

Note:

Medicines are essential part of human life in any type of treatment or diseases. It may be Alophethic, Ayurveda and Homeopathy etc. Giving medicines to cure the problems always easy way out. In initially always try home remedies or you can say gharelu nuskhe to prevent small diseases and if there is no relief then don't be late and consult your doctor.

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