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Guide to effective, affordable home cough remedies from easily available ingredients.
Discover how to treat your child's cough at home with ingredients from your garden or easily found at low cost, promising surprisingly effective results.
1. Treating coughs in children with fish mint and rice water
Using fish mint for children's coughs is an easy, highly effective folk remedy.
Ingredients Preparation
- One bunch of fish mint
- Rice water collected after cooking rice, repurposed
Execution Method
- Clean the fish mint thoroughly, then crush it into a fine paste. After washing rice, collect a bowl of dense rice water.
- Next, combine the crushed fish mint with the rice water and bring to a boil over low heat for about 20 minutes until the mixture softens completely. Then, let it cool and strain the liquid for the child to drink.
- Administer this remedy to the child three times a day, about an hour after meals for optimal effect.
Note: If the taste is too bitter, adding a small amount of sugar can help. Loose stools during this treatment are a normal response to expelling phlegm, so there's no need for excessive worry.
2. Treating Cough with Roasted Oranges
This method may seem odd but is surprisingly effective. Oranges are appealing for their aromatic scent and natural sweetness. Worth a try!
Ingredients Preparation
- 1 fresh yellow orange
Execution Method
- Wash the orange and then soak in salt water to clean thoroughly.
- Roast the orange in a microwave, then peel and serve to the child.
Note: Instead of roasted oranges, consider using steamed oranges as a cough remedy for kids.
3. Treating Cough with Lemon Balm Leaves
Lemon balm leaves, known for their spicy warmth, contain substances that dissolve mucus and detoxify effectively, making them ideal for treating sore throats and coughs.
Ingredients Preparation
- About 15 lemon balm leaves
- 4 to 5 green kumquats
- Rock sugar
Steps for Treating Child's Cough
- Method 1: Crush lemon balm leaves, mix with 10 ml of boiling water, add a bit of rock sugar. Let it infuse, then strain the liquid for the child to drink twice a day.
- Method 2: Clean the lemon balm leaves and green kumquats. Blend them until smooth, add an adequate amount of rock sugar, and finally steam the mixture for about 20 minutes. Give this solution to the child 1 – 2 times a day until the cough subsides.
Lemon balm leaves are often used in cough remedies
4. Treating Cough in Children with Honey Soaked Lemons
Honey-soaked lemons, a renowned cough remedy, is detailed by PASGO with precision for 100% effectiveness.
Ingredients for This Cough Remedy
- Peony lemons
- Pure honey
Execution Method
- Wash peony lemons, slice thinly, then soak in a glass jar with pure honey. Ready to use after 2 – 3 months.
- For coughing children, administer about 2 doses per day, with each dose being 2 – 3 teaspoons to quickly alleviate the cough.
Perfect Honey Soaked Lemons Product
Compiled by: Bich Ngoc
(Images collected from various sources)
