How to Relieve a Dry cough

Many respiratory infections start out as a dry cough, and then become a wet cough or productive cough as the lungs start to produce more sputum.

Some types of chronic cough or severe cough may remain a dry cough, or become a persistent cough.

Top Causes of Dry cough

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Dry cough. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Common cold
• Upper respiratory tract infection
• Post nasal drip
• Whooping cough
• Pollutant irritation
• Habitual cough
• Laryngitis
• Tracheitis
• Asthma
• Lung cancer
• Larynx disease
• Allergies
• Fibrosing Alveolitis
• Asbestosis

Natural Home Remedies for Dry Cough

• Baadam (Almond) seeds - If you suffer from a dry cough, taking almond paste mixed with honey may give you some relief. Take 8-9 almond seeds and soak them in water, keep it overnight.
  
  Make almond paste after peeling off the upper skin of the almond seeds. Add honey and a half a tablespoon of butter to it. You can take this paste 2-3 times a day and you should feel relief within 2-3 days.
• Haldi (Turmeric) powder - Take a tablespoon of carom seeds or ajwain to a glass of water and add one tablespoon of turmeric powder to it. When the water reduces to half of its quantity, add honey to it. You can take this syrup 2-3 times a day.
  
  This loosens the chest congestion and improves breathing. Take 2 teaspoon full of turmeric powder and add it to warm milk. This has an effect in loosening the cough and clearing the mucus membrane.
• Onion - Onion plays important role in stopping coughs. The juice extracted from finely chopped onion help loosen a cough, and clears chest-congestion. Cough syrup prepared by mixing onion juice with honey is highly recommended.

  Take 1-2 teaspoon of onion juice, add 1-2 teaspoon of honey into it. Keep this mixture aside for 5-6 hours, and then take a teaspoon of it at least two times in a day. Another cough syrup made from onion juice contains lemon juice mixed in water along with honey.

  Take 1-2 teaspoon of onion juice, add 1-2 teaspoon of lemon juice into it. Pour little amount of water and allow it to boil, later add 1-2 teaspoon of honey into it. Keep this cough syrup aside for 5-6 hours and take a teaspoon of it at least two times in a day.

• Adrak (Ginger) syrup - Ginger is one of the most used and effective home remedy. Prepare cough syrup by mixing a half a tablespoon of ginger paste, and a half tablespoon of pepper powder. Further add equal amount (one tablespoon) of vinegar and honey into it. Mix with 2-3 tablespoon of water and keep it aside. Take this cough syrup 2-3 times a day.
• Ginger, garlic tea - Ginger, garlic tea not only sooths the throat, it also loosen the mucus membrane, and clears chest congestion.
  
  Prepare a tea by adding small piece of ginger cut in small slices, 1-2 garlic seeds, and small amount of lemon juice into the boiling water. Boil it around 15-20 minutes. Strain the liquid and keep it aside. Add a little amount of honey into it your tea is ready. The lemon juice added to it loosens the cough and makes breath easy.
• Aniseed - Aniseed ( Pimpinella anisum ) tea is an effective home remedy for patient suffering from severe cough. This tea loosens mucous and melts cough accumulation in the chest. It also improves breathing system and chest congestion. This is one of the useful home remedies for cough.

Read more about other cough remedies.

Natural Supplement for Chronic Cough - Esotyne

Esotyne is an all natural cough-control formula that manages your cough with natural and clinically proven ingredients, rivaling the effectiveness of popular prescription medications.

Esotyne's formula addresses the nutritional need of the immune system, while working to ease the symptoms of your acute or chronic cough.

With its extensive ingredient list, Esotyne has proven itself helpful for those experiencing respiratory illnesses like chronic cough. Esotyne harnesses the ability to metabolize and detoxify histamines, while providing comprehensive nutritional support that strengthens the immune system.

A few ingredients in Esotyne are:

• Vitamin C - It is commonly known that a cough can be caused by an allergy or an upper respiratory tract infection. Vitamin C helps neutralize coughs by reducing inflammation and controlling histamines.
• Bromelain - Bromelain has proven successful in clinical study for various conditions, including upper respiratory congestion and soft tissue inflammation.
• Quercetin - This potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant agent is helpful for managing chronic cough.
• Bee Propolis - Yet another supplement produced by bees, Propolis is powerful and natural antibiotic that may prevent the cell division of bacteria while also breaking down bacterial walls.
• Golden Seal - Boosts the immune system while helping with inflammation of the mucous membranes. Golden Seal is especially useful for upper respiratory infections.

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