Granny Therapy

Dry cough is a common condition among people of all ages and can be quite troublesome for you, as well as the people around you.

Causes:

Dry coughing is normally associated with many different causes. Enlisted below are a few of them.

• Direct exposure to atmospheric pollutants
• Inhalation of vehicle exhaust fumes, chemicals, and other particulate matter
• Airborne infections
• Common cold, Allergies, Asthma, Viral infection such as flu, etc.
• Seasonal weather changes
• Close exposure to pets
• Post nasal drip
• Respiratory tract infection
• Chain smoking
• Extreme dryness (very low humidity) in the surroundings
• Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD)
• Side effects of certain medicines
• Rapid temperature changes due to faulty air-conditioning
• Laryngitis, Tracheitis, Asbestosis
• Chronic dry cough history

Symptoms:

• Dry cough.
• Throat pain.

Diagnosis:

• For quick relief from dry cough, over-the-counter medications and suppressants can be used.
• A person suffering with dry cough should immediately consult the doctor, who can determine its exact cause.

Ingredients:

1. Malabathrum leaves.
2. Honey.

Natural Remedies

• In the essential oil from the leaves, mostly monoterpenoides were found: Linalool (50%) is the major compound, whereas α-pinene, p-cymene, β-pinene and limonene range around 5 to 10% each. Phenylpropanoids appear only in traces: Newer work reports 1% cinnamic aldehyde and no eugenol, whereas older literature speaks of traces of both compounds.

Take some malabathrum leaves, clean and make its dry powder. Then take some powder, mix with honey and eat it.

Cough is a forceful release of air from the lungs that can be heard. Coughing protects the respiratory system by clearing it of irritants and secretions.While people can generally cough voluntarily, a cough is usually a reflex triggered when an irritant stimulates one or more of the cough receptors found at different points in the respiratory system.

Causes:

• Common cold.
• Flu.

Symptoms

• Fever.
• Sore throat.
• Headache.
• Vomiting.

Diagnosing cough:

• Diet control and control over the roaming is to be kept in mind. One should not go to the dusty place or out there in heavy pollution. As this could be an airborne infection, keep yourself away from public places especially dense areas. Avoid those places also where the cleaning is going on as on road or in house. Stay out of the allergens that trigger up the cough. Try to avoid the clothes, brooms and dustbins nearby you, which produce the cough.

Ingredients:

1. Betel leaf.
2. Honey.

Natural Remedies:

• Betel leaf consists moisture 84.5 percent,protein 3.1 percent,fat o.8 percent.minerals 2.3 percent,fiber 2.3 percent and carbohydrates 6.1 percent per 100 grams.It is minerals and vitamin contents are calcium,carotene,riboflavin,niacin and vitamin C.
• Honey is a mixture of sugars and other compounds. With respect to carbohydrates, honey is mainly fructose(about 38.5%) and glucose (about 31.0%),48% fructose, 47% glucose, and 5% sucrose. Honey’s remaining carbohydrates include maltose, sucrose, and other complex carbohydrates.

Make a juice of betel leaf, mix honey to taste, then drink it.

If we drink the “adhatoda leaves” then cough will be cured.

Symptoms:

1. Pain on throat.
2. Cough.
3. Irritation on throat.

Ingredients:

1. Adhatoda leaves.

Procedure to prepare:

Soak the adhatoda leaves with water.

If we drink the “lemon with honey” then cough will be reduced.

Symptoms:

1. Irritation on throat.
2. Cough.

Ingredients:

1. Lemon.
2. Honey.

Procedure to prepare:

1. Take 1teaspoon of lemon juice.
2. Mix the lemon juice with honey and hot water.