How to Make Turmeric Milk To Treat A Cough

Member

By Arathi
User-Submitted Article

Article Rating:

(2 Ratings)

Turmeric is an age-old Ayurvedic remedy for treating a cough. Providing overnight relief, turmeric milk is a popular remedy for treating coughs and colds in homes across India. Turmeric has anti-inflammatory properties that helps in reducing the severity of coughs. In addition, it has anti-bacterial, anti-viral, and immune building properties, that make the herb invaluable for the upcoming flu season. Before reaching for a cough syrup, or visiting a doctor, drinking a cup (or two) of turmeric milk for relief is certainly worth a try. Making it is super easy. Here is how.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Milk /unsweetened soy milk/ almond milk
Turmeric powder
Honey
Crushed peppercorns

Step 1

Warm a cup of organic low fat milk, either 1% or 2%, in a saucepan on the stove. If you are lactose intolerant, lactose free milk, or unsweetened soy milk, or almond milk work equally well.
Step 2

Add half a teaspoon of turmeric to the milk, and stir till the turmeric is completely dissolved. At this point the milk in the saucepan will look bright yellow. Bring the milk to a gentle boil and turn off the stove.
Step 3

Pour the milk (with turmeric) into a cup and a add a teaspoon (or two if you want the milk to be sweeter and stir until the honey is completely dissolved.
Step 4

Crush 4 peppercorns in a mortar and pestle and add to the milk. Black pepper is said to increase the bio-availability of turmeric. Skip this step if you are making the turmeric milk for a child, or for a person with a severe cough.
Step 5

Drink the turmeric milk before going to bed at night to get relief from a cough. The milk is especially soothing to a child who has a cough and cold, and promotes restful sleep.
Step 6

Start drinking the milk laced with turmeric at the first signs of a cough to prevent it from getting worse, and to strengthen the immune system to ward off the flu and other infections.
Step 7

Consult a doctor if the cough seems to be getting worse. A persistent cough that does not go away with home remedies needs the attention of a medical doctor.