Home Remedy For Coughing - Chinese Style

This home remedy for coughing is much more than a single remedy - it's a collection of natural cough remedies to choose from according to the type of cough you have. Each remedy is easy to make, safe and effective. Also included is a superb breathing exercise to enhance the effects of the remedies by clearing your lungs and airways and flooding your system with fresh oxygen. Naturally, to give these home cough remedies a chance to work quickly and well, it's important you eliminate or at least reduce cough causing or aggravating factors. After all, what's the point in taking a cough remedy while, for instance, continuing to smoke!

Home Remedies for Coughing

Choose a remedy and stick with it for few days. If it doesn't help you try another one.

Remedy One: Ginger & Malt Sugar Drink

Crush enough fresh ginger to obtain half a tablespoon of juice. Mix the juice and a teaspoon of malt or brown sugar in a cup of warm water and drink. Do this 2-3 times a day. Especially good for chronic coughs in the elderly.

Remedy Two: Garlic & Cane Sugar Drink

Pound 500 grams of fresh garlic into a paste. Mix two teaspoonfulls of the paste and a teaspoon or two of cane sugar in a cup of hot water and drink. Do this twice a day. Store the remaining garlic paste in a sealed jar for future use. Good for cough from the common cold.

Remedy Three: Whole Lemon Drink

Cut up a fresh lemon and put it through a juice extracter (skin & seeds included). Mix the juice with an equal amount of warm water and sip slowly, letting it just trickle down your throat. If it's too bitter add a little more water, but no sugar. Do this 2-3 times a day. An excellent home remedy for coughing - clears chest congestion, sinus congestion, cough with profuse phlegm and sore throat.

Remedy Four: Tangerine Peel Tea

Steep 3-6 grams of tangerine peel and 4-5 grams of green tea in a mug of hot water for 10 minutes. Cover the cup while the tea is brewing. Drink freely throughout the day by topping it up with fresh, hot water each time. A very common traditional Chinese home remedy for coughing - suitable for cough with profuse sticky, white phlegm.

Remedy Five: Pineapple Throat Gargle

Use a juice extracter to make a cup of fresh pineapple juice. Or you can simply crush some pineapple pieces to obtain the juice. Gargle with the juice several times a day - don't swallow it though. Soothes the throat and eases cough.

Remedy Six: Honey & Egg Drink

Crack an egg into a bowl and beat it evenly. Add 35 grams of honey to a small pot of water and bring to a boil. Add the honey water to the egg bowl, mix well and drink warm. Do this 1-2 times a day. Another common, traditional home remedy for coughing in China, although some people may not want to eat too many eggs. Good for dry cough and hoarse voice.

In addition to taking any home remedy for coughing you should adjust your diet and avoid phlegm-forming foods such as dairy products (especially if you have a damp, phlegmy cough), refined starches like white bread and cakes, and overly cooked meats. Eat foods in as close to their natural state as possible.

Remedy Seven: Breathing Exercise

To further enhance the effects of each natural cough remedy it is also recommended that you practice this breathing exercise:

Natural Remedies For Headache

Everyone gets a headache from time to time. Most headaches are not serious and will pass with time. However, they can be annoying and may cause us to lose concentration and not be able to enjoy what we are doing. While there are many over the counter and prescription medications for headaches they are not without side effects.

There are natural ways to get rid of a headache that you can try. Many natural headache remedies work better than drug medications and can effectively get rid of a headache quickly.

Herbal remedy for headache

Herbal remedies have been used for centuries and are making a comeback in recent years. They are readily available in many forms at your local health food or natural food store. Many are now available at pharmacies. Herbs can be used in many different forms. Tea is the most common. However, capsules are now available in almost every herbal formulation.

Chamomile - 

Chamomile has a natural calming effect. Drink a cup of chamomile tea to help calm your nerves and naturally relieve a headache.

Ginkgo - 

Ginkgo can relieve a headache pain by dilating blood vessels in the head.

Feverfew - 

Feverfew contains substances that inhibit the release of mood hormones in the brain. For best results, use fresh feverfew. When this isn't available, consume as tea or in capsule form.

Bay - 

Combine bay with feverfew for headache relief. You can often find a combination available in most health food stores.

Ginger - 

Ginger has long been known to relieve and also to prevent headaches. It is anti-inflammatory and contains substances that relieve pain. Take in capsule form, according to directions.

Peppermint - 

Taken internally or used externally, peppermint can naturally relieve a headache. To take internally, drink peppermint tea. To use externally, mix several drops of peppermint oil with lotion or body oil and massage into the temples.

Home remedy for headache

One easy method to try is to apply a cool compress on the forehead. This helps to keep the blood flowing by opening constricted blood vessels. Hold a cold pack on your head or forehead for several minutes at a time. This is most effective if applied immediately at the onset of a headache.

Aromatherapy is often helpful in relieving a headache. The scent of lavender has been shown to be very effective as a natural remedy for headache. Apply some lavender oil to your pressure points (temples, wrists and neck). The aroma will help calm and soothe you and is a natural pain reliever. There is lavender scented spray that can be applied to a cloth and inhaled. Always dilute essential oil before using and do not consume internally.

Stress headaches are caused by tension. If you feel tension in your neck apply a warm compress to your neck or shoulders. A simple neck and shoulder massage is a natural remedy for headache.

You may need to try several of these natural headache remedies to find one that works best for you.

Excellent Home Remedies For Heartburn!

Almonds: 
Chewing 6 or 8 blanched almonds relieve you from heartburn. Chew them well. It's a good home remidy.

Ginger and Ginger Tea: 
Chewing on raw ginger or drinking strong ginger tea with honey certainly helps acid reflux.

Apple Cider Vinegar and Honey: 
2 tablespoons of vinegar every morning and two tablespoons of honey every night will keep your heartburn away. This is an old time recipe for a healthy stomach.

Raw Potato: 
Eat several tablespoons of this at the onset of symptoms.

Baking Soda: 
A teaspoonful in a cup of water. Drink it for quick relief.

Pineapple Juice: 
Drinking this or eating the fruit itself brings relief for some.

Papaya: 
Eat it straight to have the benefit immediately or drink 1-cup papaya juice combined with 1-teaspoon sugar and 2 pinches cardamom to relieve acid.

Water: 
Drink water in between meals, not with meals. Drinking small quantities of water at regular intervals washes the acid back into the stomach and soothes the burn.

Coconut Water: 
It's a natural isotonic beverage. It contains more potassium than most other sports and energy drinks. You'll find it very soothing if you drink it 4-5 times a day.

Salt & Sugar: 
Mix a bit of both on your hand or a spoon and eat it. You may find it works wonders for mild heartburn symptoms.