Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Use Honey to Treat Coughs
Step1
Enjoy natural sweets. Recommended traditionally by folk medicine practitioners and others, honey--especially local honey--may be used to treat a cough.
Step2
Spoon a small amount of honey into the mouth, trying to get it to the back of the throat as directly as possible. The honey coats the lining of the throat and thereby relieve irritation.
Step3
Drink hot tea sweetened with honey for a double dose of folk medicine treatment. Herbal teas alone can boost the body's immune system. With honey they can soothe coughs and stuffy noses, too.
Embrace Apple Cider Vinegar
Step1
Care for your cough with vinegar. Known for decades as a panacea in the world of folk medicine, apple cider vinegar is packed with natural goodness.
Step2
Swallow a serving of apple cider vinegar to treat a cough. Apple cider is also recommended for a large number of other common ailments, including arthritis and dandruff!
Step3
Combine the powerful benefits of honey with apple cider vinegar. Mix equal measures of each in a glass of warm water to soothe a cough and treat the body to a nutrient-rich drink.
Cough Less with the Use of Tea
Step1
Drink hot cherrybark tea several times a day for cough relief. Find even more ideas for cough relief at Earthclinic.com (see Resources below).
Step2
Ease the irritation of a cough with herbs like Goldenseal. Goldenseal, also known as yellow root, has also been suggested for treating skin disorders and digestive maladies.