A dry cough can be a major irritant especially during seasonal changes, and often leaves you sleepless at nights if it turns acute. This is more so as acute dry cough also leads to chest complications and even bleeding from the throat because of ruptured throat capillaries. As the condition worsens, you normally tend to rush to your nearest pharmacist to buy allopathic anti-cough syrup to get relief.

There are some very effective home remedies to tackle dry cough and you will be surprised to note that the cough syrups you buy are often formulated on them. Simple ingredients like basil leaves, the extract of Ajowan or Bishop’s Weed or even asafetida are all effective home grown dry cough remedies. The following remedies also work in treating dry cough:

– Warm Water: As soon as you develop a cough, try wetting your throat repeatedly with warm water so that it soothes throat congestion and leads to dilatation of the air passage. The quantity of warm water consumption depends on the cough’s severity. Even gargling with medium to hot water repeatedly helps.

– Warm saline solution: Salt is known to be a healer for ages and works effectively in combating micro organisms that cause dry cough because of its antiseptic properties. Repeated warm salt solution gargles or at least thrice daily reduces dry cough and provides relief.

– Aloe Vera: Aloe Vera, a well known medicinal plant which is used to manufacture a number of skin ointments primarily, also combats dry cough effectively. Mix Aloe Vera juice with honey to formulate syrup that soothes the throat and also acts as an expectorant. It clears the chest if there are deposits of mucus in it and also alleviates asthmatic conditions.

– Lemon and honey syrup: Lemon is rich in Vitamin C and effectively cures dry cough. Extract the juice of a whole lemon, mix it with warm water and honey and drink it from time to time. The measurements are three-quarters of a glass of hot water, juice of one whole lemon and a teaspoonful of honey.

– Garlic and honey paste: Garlic is also known to have various medicinal properties and cures a plethora of diseases including dry cough. Take dry garlic and crush it to form a powder and take a spoonful when you have a coughing fit to get instant relief. In order to make it tastier, add a teaspoon of honey and the juice of a few basil leaves to get relief.

– Ginger: Since time immemorial, Ginger has been called the king of natural remedies for a number of ailments. Try chewing ginger roots from time to time with a pinch of rock salt for added effect. Alternatively, cut it into smaller pieces, dry it and crush to form a powder and take whenever necessary. A cup of tea taken with ginger juice also helps sooth the throat.

– Steam: Try steam inhalation using boiling water to clear your sinuses and reduce dry cough. Add a dash of honey or aloe vera juice for better effects.

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