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Cough Remedies
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OLIVE OIL, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR AND LEMON
[YEA] Sonia from Orlando, FL writes: "GREETINGS TO ALL AND GOD BLESS. A FEW WEEKS AGO I WAS STARTING TO GET LARANGITIS. MY THROAT WAS STARTING TO HURT AND I WAS LOSING MY VOICE. I WAS DRINKING APPLE CIDER SO I ADDED LEMON TO DISTILLED WATER AND IT SEEMED TO STOP THE PROGRESS, I KEPT DRINKING WATER WITH A SQUEEZED LEMON AND 2 TABLESPOONS OF APPLE CIDER VINEGAR. THE PAIN STOPPED BUT THEN I STARTED COUGHING PERSISTENTLY A DRY COUGH. I HAD NO COUGH MEDICINE NOR HONEY. SO I REMEMBERED READING THAT OLIVE OIL WAS A GOOD COUGH STOPPER. SO I WENT TO MY KITCHEN AND I DRANK 2 TABLESPOONS AND WENT TO SLEEP. AND I SLEPT PEACEFULLY THRU THE NIGHT W/O COUGHING ONCE. NOW IN THE MORNING WHEN I WOKE UP. IT STARTED AGAIN. SO AGAIN I DRANK 2 TABLESPOONS AGAIN. I THEN STARTED EXPERIENCING AGAIN A COPIOUS COUGH BUT FOR MY SURPRISE THIS TIME I WAS COUGHING WITH FLEGM. THE COUGHING LASTED ABOUT 30 MINS. IT WAS SERVING ME AS AN EXPECTORANT ALSO. IT CLEARED ME UP AND NO MORE COUGHING."
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[YEA] 01/06/2010: Asmaa from Kuwait writes: "Cough
i tried this recipe from a friend's mom and it worked wonders. Peel Red Onions and make thick slices (may be say 3 or 4). Keep the slice in a bowl and put 1 tbsp sugar, then put another slice and again put 1 tbsp sugar, repeat the process until all slices are covered with sugar. Do this in the night and keep it until morning. In the morning there will be some juice in the bowl. Squeeze the onion with your hands to extract some more juice and drink it. Do it for 3 days. i got relief immediately after the first try."
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[YEA] 05/02/2009: Willowone from Athens, GA writes: "Onions for cough and congestion: My first child was colicky and had several colds with congestion. The doctors gave him antibiotics that did not seem to help. I felt like the cold went away on its own. My grandmother told me about the onions. My second and third children never had to take antibiotics. I would take a onion or part of onion about the size of a golf ball and grate up in a bowl.Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of sugar. Cover and put in the fridge for 45 minutes. The sugar draws the syrup out of the onion. I would then take a dropper full and give to the child. It does not taste bad (try it yourself). It clears their chests and helps them sleep. I never had a problem with using it. Now when I feel like I am getting a cold I always eat more raw onions."
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[YEA] 03/01/2009: Marcela from Mexico writes: "Hi, my toddler had been coughing a little at night and after waking up, for several weeks now, but the last two days it was getting worse, so I decided to try two remedies at once: I cut an onion in half and put one half in a dish on his night table. And I spritzed a little ACV on both sides of his pillow. He coughed once, and then nothing. Slept through the whole night without a single cough. Upon waking up he coughed a little bit but nothing like the days before.
My husband is also recovering from some bad sinusitis and he began coughing last night as well, so once we saw that it worked for our little boy, we tried the same with him, only both halves of a (freshly cut) onion. And it was like pressing the "mute" button! No more coughing till like 5 a.m. I think the vapors wear off and it wasn't enough for the entire night for my husband, so tonight I'll try slicing another chunk off the onion when the cough restarts.
I had previously tried just the onion or just the ACV but I hadn't noticed much improvement. With both it was a really dramatic change, a mute button!"
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[YEA] 12/03/2008: Faith from Louisville, KY writes: "When I was younger, around 10 or 11 years old, I went with my grandma to visit her relatives. I think I caught cold during that time because I played outside a lot in the snow with my cousins.
When the night came, I was coughing non-stop. No body could sleep because of me. Needless to say that we were at some village far from civilization, lol, and they could not take me to the doctor. Well, in the middle of the night, the lady of the house got up and came to me asking me to get up and eat some onion. Nooo!!! I hated onions. But, she talked me into eating some. I wrapped it in a piece of bread and swallowed quickly without chewing. Amazingly, I did not cough at all for the rest of the night.
I think it really worked, and I tried it few times later in my life. It is not pleasant to eat raw onions, but it will help you, that is for sure.
Now, when I get sick and cough, I cut up a whole onion and mix it with cottage cheese and some sour cream add some salt and eat it like a salad. It tastes so much better and helps me get rid of the cold much faster."
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[YEA] 11/11/2008: Amy from Palmer, Ak writes: "Onions: can be made into couph syup. By taking a sliced onion and then putting some sugar on top and then let set for a few min. then drain off juices. you can even eat the onion after words if you would like."
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[YEA] 12/29/2007: Wendy from Sylmar, Ca writes: "Slice up a brown or yellow onion and place it in a breathable bag such as a linen bag. Put it is bed near the face of the sufferer and it will stop the coughing within minutes. If the sufferer is awake, tie the bag around the neck and lie down on the couch with eyes closed. I thank God for the wonderful herbs He gives us to help our sicknesses!"
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[YEA] 01/22/2006: Seema from UK writes: "peel one large onion and cut in in half, put a half a tablespoon of brown sugar on to each half of the onion, and cover it, let it stand for an hour. The syrup relish should be taken at least twice a day. It works wonders."
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[YEA] 11/15/2005: Sharon from Victoria, Australia writes: "I have stumbled across a remedy for coughs and bronchitis. slice an onion and place in bowl layer with pure honey, leave sit for an hour or so, this will yield a syrup. Have a teaspoon every 15 minutes until coughing chest soreness subsides."
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[YEA] Kathryn from Owings, MD writes: "Parsley and spinach tea cured mucus dribbling down throat and mucus cough.This cough with mucus can lead to bronchitis. Point is to keep mucous up in head, throat area. Throw bunch parsley and fresh spinach into a quart pot and simmer like a tea. Strain and drink as often as you wish. Will get rid of mucus if no other complication."
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[WARNING!] 05/08/2009: Faith from Pj, Selangor Malaysia writes: "I had a horrible reaction to taking a reputable brand of organic peppermint oil (one drop) in a quarter cup of water to stop a cough. Immediately upon drinking I began to feel dizzy and almost passed out. The dizziness and weakness lasted approximately two weeks and about four days respectively. It didn't help my cough either."
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[YEA] 11/07/2006: Shirley from VA writes: "I tried Claussen Kosher Dill Pickle Juice. After reading your other post .. I tried to find something with vinegar.. I could not stop coughing badly..found pickle juice, the kind that is found in chiller section at the store.. this also has garlic in it..Work within seconds have been taking little sips. That is all as it is high in salt.. but that seems to be clearing congestion as well."
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[YEA] 03/12/2006: Larry from RANCHO CORDOVA CA writes: "I USED RAW UNCOOKED UNFILTERED HONEY ON A WATERED DOWN COTTON SWAB AS FAR BACK AS POSSIBLE IN EACH NOSTRIL. ALLELUYA!!I AM A 51 YEAR OLD MALE AND GET A YEARLY COUGH DURING THE WINTER MONTHS THAT CAN LAST 1 TO 3 WEEKS. SOMETIMES IT IS BACTERIAL WITH GREENIES AT THE START BUT MOST OF THE DURATION AFTER THAT IS JUST THE CLEAR SINUS DRANAGE THAT GOES ON FOR DAYS AFTER AND SOME MAY BE DUE TO ALLERGIES OF SPRING. THIS COUGH IS THE KIND THAT IS MOST SEVERE IN THE NIGHTIME HOURS. THE LOGIC I USED IS THAT THE COUGH WAS MORE OF A GAG REFLEX FROM THE NASAL DRIP AND I THOUGHT IF I GOOD CHANGE THE CHEMISTRY OF THE NASAL DRIP CLOSER TO THE SOURCE BEFOR IT REACHED MY THROAT IT MAY WORK PLUS THE AROMATIC QUALITIES BEING AS CLOSE TO THE SOURCE MAY HELP. I ALSO WANTED SOMETHING THAT WOULD LAST . I FIGURED IT IS ALMOST AS THICK AS VICK'S VAPO RUB SO VHALA MIRACULOUS DISCOVERY. THE NIGHT I USED A SMALL AMOUNT IT LASTED ABOUT 2-3 HOURS SO I GOT UP AND PUT MORE ON THE SECOND DOSE. THE 2ND-3RD NIGHT I USED A HEALTHY SIZE SWAB DOSE AT 10-30PM AND SLEPT TILL 6AM BY THE FOURTH DAY I STOPPED AND THE COUGH WAS GONE. UNREAL!!!!!!! AT FIRST APPOX 5-10 MINUTES IT FEELS SLIGHTLY IRRATIBLE BUT NO MORE THAN WATER FROM A SWIMMING POOL GOING UP YOUR NOSE. IT WORKED FOR ME BUT I AM NOT RECOMENDING IT TO ANYONE, BUT PLEASE PLEASE IF YOU TRY IT LET ME KNOW HOW IT WORKED: TUNAMAN40@AOL. BEST OF HEALTH TO ALL"
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2 QUESTIONS
[QUESTION] 08/26/2009: Luis from Cali, Colombia writes: "Intense heart related coughing (urgent)
I have a great friend, a coworker, who always has suffered heart problems after a cancer radiation therapy when he was young. He has a pacemaker and a stent right now. Nowadays he is presenting a serious problem of permanent cough apparently associated with heart, although physicians already removed all the lungs liquid (he was three weeks at the hospital), this cough persists, to the point that he is permanently connected to oxygen supply. He has lost 12 kilograms so far, and physicians only are expecting he improves physically at home to be able to do him a lung biopsy. These physicians have ruled out that it be a heart problem. Nevertheless, a biological physician has determined that is his heart and has requested an ecocardiography immediately. The patient subjective perception is the same.
1. Please, if someone has had a similar experience with this situation, I would appreciate any useful information, therefore I fear for my friend life.
2. If Ted or Bill, or another community member can recommend hydrogen peroxide inhalation to treat this ailment, I would like to hear from you.
God bless you!
Luis"
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[QUESTION] 08/25/2009: Julia from Bryson City, NC, USA writes: "I have really enjoyed your website. It is very informative. I try and use natural remedies first. I had cancer treatments done back in 2004. My husband seems to think they might have burned my lung with radiation and thus I have had a chronic cough since that time. They finally did a chest x-ray which showed some scarring. They claim it was not due to radiation but I still have a cough and was wondering if anyone else on here might have had a similar incident and what did they do? Or do you have any recommendations for me? Thank you in advance. I have referred many people to this website. julia"
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07/17/2009: Teena from Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia writes: "Hi my name is Teena i have had this continous cough i dont have any mucus in my throat its more like a dry cough i thought it was a nervous cough at first it gets worst when i talk to other people but im not a nervous person i've had it for 5 years now and i'm so over it, then in the last week i had a burning feeling in my esophagus and it feels like theres a lump in my throat and i can't stop burping i have tried all sorts of things, ive seen a specialist and had a camera up my nose, i've had a burrium swollow, i've have a camera down my throat all came up negitive please help.
Teena"
07/18/2009: JC from DuBois, PA replies: "That sounds like acid reflux. You might want to try eliminating fluoride toothpaste if you are using it because fluoride is well known to cause esophogial and gastric problems. Hopefully you don't have fluoridated water, but if you do, you might want to try using distilled water and adding minerals back to the distilled water with mineral drops."
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02/20/2009: Theo from Bourne, MA writes: "Please, help.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I live in a very contaminated area. Just recently found out the awful smell that is always apparent is sulfur dioxide. They said it was from our dump that takes junk from building sites from entire area of S.E. MASS. Don't know what's it's from really. Don't care either. But it is slowly killig me. We had plans of moving several years ago, but due to sudden shift in our economic situation, we have been forced to stay put.
Two years ago suffered bad (ER) case of pleursey; was completely unable to breathe and my cough lasted months. Last summer was so SOB, but the air conditioner helped.
I am an RN (although changed careers over 25 years ago) but since have used homeopathy very successfully. I plan on ordering sulphuricum acidum. Do you have any other suggestions?
Know of any wealthy stars that are willing to "sponser an American family" and help them move. They just might save a life. (only kidding)
Any sugestions would be greatly appreciated.
I have an ozonator. I have read on your site that it is beneficial in some situations. My sister thinks you should not be in the room when it's running and has made me paranoid about using it."
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[YEA] 03/25/2008: Karen from Alpharetta, Georgia writes: "Riboflavin B2 100mg right before bedtime will take care of sinus drainage.It will work in about 20 minutes. If not,try up to 250mg. I had severe sinus drainage for years.I found it hard to sit through meetings,church etc, without coughing my head off. I would eat and have a reaction to food and start coughing uncontrollably.Sometimes medications worked,sometimes not. Sometimes I would double up on medication. Now I take NOTHING!"
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[YEA] 02/05/2010: Corinna from London, Kent, England writes: "Sometimes I got rid of a bronchitis with raw garlic but a stubborn dry cough persists. I get rid of that by inhaling water with a simple steam inhaler 3 times a day for 5 - 10 minutes. The dry cough is gone within 4 - 5 days. God bless to all!"
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[YEA] 01/06/2008: Anonymous from San Diego, Ca writes: "There's a remedy I recently tried to cure my cough that has lasted for more than two weeks and i got the recipe from my mother. You're supposed to get any kind of regular tea then heat it up with water. After that you get a fresh lemon and squeeze the juice into the tea. You can add some sugar to make it taste better."
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[YEA] 01/19/2007: Citrine from Austin, TX writes: "Dear Earthclinic, I just mixed 2 Tablespoon of ACV with 1/4 Teaspoon baking soda in 8 oz of water as mentioned by Ted. However, the pH strip tested a 5.0 acidity on this mix. I then added another 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda and remixed it and tested it again -- this time the solution became neutralized to 7.0. So perhaps the correct mix should be 2 TBS of ACV to 1/2 TSP of baking soda? Just wanted to confirm with you all. By the way, I drank this today and my cold seems to be melting away! My coughing has stopped (after several days of cough attacks) and I am so relieved!!! Thanks so much for such a wonderful site!!! I am learning something new everyday! Regards, Citrine"
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[YEA] 12/10/2006: Shane from Manteca, CA writes: "Wow! I tried the witch's brew (tbsp of butter, sugar and apple cider vinegar)! My cough went away almost immediately! Tastes nasty but it sure worked. Thanks!"
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[YEA] "For a cough that will not stop, make a remedy my brother and I always called Witches Brew. This was from my Great Grandmother.
Mix 1 Tbs Butter
1 Tbs Sugar
1 Tbs Vinegar
Melt it all together, and take while still warm"
EC: You might try substituting Olive Oil for the butter!
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[YEA] 03/15/2007: Brenda from San Antonio, Texas writes: "My 79 year old Mother had an upper respiratory infection. She could not shake the cough. I had recently read an article that said steep 1 teaspoon of your kitchen variety thyme in a cup of hot water, as you would a teabag, and sip. She tried it and it worked. Encouraged, I told my friend who has the start of COPD about it, she tried it and is amazed also. The article stated it relaxes the bronchials. Yet another alternative."
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[YEA] 12/13/2007: Shireen from Khartoum, Sudan writes: "I am a true believer that every illness has a cure in nature without being tampered with, but I have never heard of turmeric to cure coughs and sinuses.Since I found your website by sheer coincidence, while searching for a natural remedy for my wheezing cough and river-running nose, I thought I'd give turmeric a try( 1 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp honey with 1 cup of warm milk)VIOLA! I could breathe again. Thank You So Much EC, you're a life saver."
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