Cough is a natural reflex of the respiratory system and occurs as a result of an irritating process, not always associated with any disease.

However, this symptom is usually more common during times of the year when temperatures are cooler, such as in autumn and winter, and extra care is needed to avoid causing something more serious.

Carrot syrup is a good natural home remedy for cough. – Photo: Disclosure/Freepik/ND

Here are some tips to ease your cough:

1- Syrups

Basically, carrot syrup is a good natural and home remedy for cough relief from colds and flu, as the syrup has a moisturizing and expectorant effect, lubricating the throat and reducing irritation.

To prepare the syrup, simply grate the carrots and put them in a bowl, adding two tablespoons of sugar, the juice of half a lemon and a teaspoon of honey, mixing everything with a spoon. Cover the pot and let the mixture sit overnight. Take a spoonful of this syrup twice a day.

2- Drink water

Drinking two liters of water a day at room temperature can help stop or relieve a cough. Water moisturizes the respiratory tract and helps to eliminate secretions, reducing throat irritation.

The indicated amount of water varies depending on the ideal weight, age and season.

3- Drink lemon juice with honey

Lemon juice with honey is also another cough ally as it has antifungal, antibacterial, and soothing properties that help keep your throat moist.

To prepare it, it is enough to prepare lemon juice, a dessert spoon of honey and 200 ml of filtered or boiled water. Mix well and drink a glass of this juice daily.

4- Vaporization with oils

Vaporization with essential oils helps to thin secretions, clear the nose and stop coughs in cases of flu or respiratory allergies. In this case, peppermint or eucalyptus essential oil is shown.

To carry out vaporization, it is necessary to dilute eight drops of essential oil in a basin with one liter of hot water, then cover your head with a towel in the basin, inhaling the steam for about 10 minutes. Repeat this process two to three times a day.

5- Drink eucalyptus tea

Eucalyptus helps stop coughing as it contains aldehydes, flavonoids and tannins, which are biologically active compounds with antiseptic, antioxidant and antispasmodic effects that strengthen the immune system and prevent and fight infections in the respiratory system.

6- Take a warm or hot bath

Taking a warm or hot shower with the bathroom door open is a natural way to humidify the air in the room, helping to expel phlegm and relieve coughs.

7- Lemongrass decoction inhalation

Lemongrass decoction inhalations promote decongestion and reduce respiratory irritation, relieving coughs.

For inhalation, dilute a tablespoon of lemongrass leaves in a bowl with a liter of boiling water. Place the bowl on the table and position your head over the bowl. Cover your head and pelvis with a towel, inhaling the steam for 15 minutes. Do this inhalation once a day.

8- Gargling with salt water

Gargling with warm salt water helps stop a cough, as it has antibacterial properties, removes bacteria that can cause throat inflammation and infection, and relieves coughing.

To gargle, simply put a tablespoon of salt in a glass of warm water and mix well with a spoon. Then gargle for as long as you can and then spit out the water, repeating this procedure three times a day.

9- Rinse the nose with serum

Flushing the nose with saline helps stop coughing by eliminating excess secretions in the nose or sinuses, promoting their elimination and relieving coughs from sinusitis and rhinitis.

To rinse the nose, draw 10 or 20 ml of sterile 0.9% saline into the syringe. After that, tilt the body forward and head to the side. Then place the syringe at the entrance to one of the nostrils and press until the serum comes out of the other nostril.

10- Use cough medicine

Some medicines that may be indicated by a doctor to relieve a cough include dropropizine and clobutinol, which relieve throat irritation and dry cough.

It is indicated to the doctor if sputum with blood, high fever and yellowish or greenish discharge appear.

** According to information from the portal Lorena