Home Remedies for Common Cold and Cough

Many people experience cold and cough as soon as there is a sudden change in temperatures or when there is rain. Is there a relationship between season change and cold and cough, if yes how can we manage season-induced allergies, let’s find out from our Ayurveda expert Dr. P.V. Rangnayakulu.

It’s a known fact that a common cold let it be in the chest and head or the seasonal flu is caused by viruses. Cough is a natural reflex of the respiratory system. If dust or smoke enters the lungs mucus is produced to expel it. The presence of mucus in the respiratory tree incites cough.

One may experience fever, body aches, chills, running nose, headache, and breathlessness along with cough and cold. Breathlessness is a condition when a person feels breathless at rest. It may be due to decreased surface area in the lungs where the gaseous exchange takes place.

A typical bout of cough and cold can last from 5 days to a week, other problems that people face along with cold is a sore throat.

Our expert advises that during the seasonal flu and cough and cold, a person must drink lukewarm water throughout the day to soothe the throat. Also, gargle with salt water at least2-3 times a day.

As this is a monsoon season, cough cold, and seasonal flu is a common problem and people across India suffer from this. As these are also COVID times, it's important that people take good care of themselves, as weakened immunity can also lead to Coronavirus attacks.

According to research, published in the journal viruses, COVID-19 could become like the common cold in the future. The study suggests that changes in the disease could be driven by adaptations of our immune response rather than by changes in the virus itself.

Dr. Rangnayakulu, recommends, if there are no serious pathology simple home remedies help suppress cough.

Mild breathlessness can also be addressed with home remedies.

1. Mash a few leaves of Holy Basil (Tulsi) and extract the juice. Take one spoon of juice along with some honey twice a day.
2. Slightly heat the leaves of Malabar nut (vasa) and extract the juice. For one teaspoon of juice add little honey and jaggery and eat twice a day.
3. Take 1 gm of Beleric myrobalan (Vibhithaki) powder and add little honey. Take 2-3 times a day.
4. Get the fresh herb of Chamber bitter (Phyllanthus Amarus) and extract the juice. Take 2-4 spoons of juice twice a day.

Cough is a provisional problem. If it continues for more than two weeks consult a physician. Allergic cough responds better to home remedies.