[YEA]  09/29/2012: Uncle Richie from Chicago, Il, United States: "My wife caught a "flight cough", after flying for business.

Her cough was really nasty. Lasted about a week... I did a search and found this site. I had some golden flax seed. Boiled it up (you were right, it sure did take long, to thicken up).

I used: 2 cups of water, 1-1/2 tbs of golden flax seed. After it thickened, I strained the liquid out with a colander. Put a tbs of brown sugar in it.... Her cough has been pretty much silenced. She is finally sleeping. :)

I registered for the site... I will find it useful."

04/22/2010: Peter from Chicago, Il replies: "Do you drink the flaxseeds also ? or Just the liquid ?"

09/01/2010: Grannyguru from Oro Valley, Az replies: "You do not drink the seeds. You strain the seeds out of the mixture after it has boiled and begun to thicken. Discard the seeds. Pour the liquid into a thermos and add the honey and vitamin c, or freshly squeezed lemon or lime juice and maple syrup or whatever you want to use to sweeten it to taste. Tighten the lid on the thermos and shake it to mix it. Then just take drinks of it as needed."

[WORKED TEMPORARILY]  01/08/2011: Janet from Phoenix, Az, Usa replies: "My husband used it once & slept all night without coughing. BUT, the cough was back next day & flax tea didn't do as much good. Just how much should one drink each time? A tbsp? A cup? He is 83 and it is wearing him down."

10/24/2012: Sillyca from Coastline Of-, Me replies: "We tried this this morning after my daughter was complaining of a cough that had just started. I had gotten flax seeds prior in anticipation of trying this out. I was busy getting my son ready for school and left the pot of water and boiled seeds in the pot- but gave her a spoonful of it with honey right after making it. I took about 24 minutes to boil it -and stopped just after it started getting stringy. It did start to boil over so I reduced the heat while stirring and just lifted the pot up a bit. I am waiting for it to break back down as it alone resembles raw egg white and is quite gloppy still with the seeds. I blended a bit with bananna and put it in the freezer to see if that would make a more palitable cure. I tried straining out the seeds just now and the mixture just sat in the strainer even when I tried pressing it through with a whisk. It did not strain at all. So what I did wrong was just not mix anything with what was leftover in the pot? I do like chewing on the raw seeds and have noticed a coaty or gluey consistency for ones that have been left on the teeth or gums. A merchant at a GNC store said flax seed oil also works for coughs."

[YEA]  11/22/2007: C from Atlanta, Ga: "Cough and congested chest remedy. Three teaspoons of flour, one teaspoon of dry mustard and an egg white. My mom has a great remedy for a cough and chest cold. Three teaspoons of flour, one teaspoon of dry mustard and an egg white. Make a paste of theses ingredients. Then you should spread it on a white hankerchief or something very light weight and I assume dye free. YOu then should rub your chest with vaseline. (The paste is exothermic and can burn your chest.) After that you should place the hankerchier (with the paste foled inside) on your chest. Every so oftern chekc to see if you need to apply more vaseline (to prevent burning). Dress warmly when you rest and I promise when you wake up , you will be cough and chest-congestion free. My mother always did this for my nephew and I just did it for my 11 month old. He had congestion for a week, and the night I did this (after over the counter medicines) my son no longer had congestion or a cough. Try it. It really works."

[YEA]  02/28/2013: Gerald from Columbus, Ohio replies: "This does work... I have used it before when I had cough that won't go away.

I followed the directions but I used a paper towel instead of cloth. Don't skip the part about vasoline on your chest... This will burn otherwise. The strange thing is that it does not heat up until after its been on your chest for awhile. Another suggestion I have is if you are planning to do this take the egg out of the icebox and let it come to room tempature. Otherwise it will be cold against your skin."

[YEA]  02/12/2007: Antonio from Miami, FL: "I suffer from severe acid reflux, and I was starting to cough much at night and at times during the day. I read on your very useful web site, about some one suffering from severe coughing [her name jill A. posted on 5/2/2006]. Well what I think got me almost rid of the coughing was this remedy i got from a book: fresh purple cabbage juice [10-13fl. oz [300-400ml] --sip it daily on an empty stomach [you can toss it in the blender with 10-13 oz. of water to get the juice out]. The book said to add also a hand full of fresh basil, marjoram, and/or oregano, which I did. I also used the jelly of aloe vera leaves, before every meal and before going to bed [chew on a small portion or blended as a shake and drink it."

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Home Garlic Cure for Coughs

Home Remedy Ingredients

Garlic - 1 Clove

Add a clove of raw garlic to your food or eat/chew it directly if you can stand it. Try 1-2 cloves a day until your cough goes away.

12/31/2010: Matt from Los Angeles, Ca, Usa replies: "You need to let the garlic sit a couple days before its effective. What I do to speed the process up is put the garlic and oil in a blender for a minute then you can use immediately or I let it sit letting all the pieces and sediment settle at the bottom of a jar then use an eye dropper to suck out the amount of oil I need. You should also refrigerate as well as put in a dark bottle to increase shelf life. Oil I like best is sunflower seed oil."

01/02/2011: Aginto from Toronto, On replies: "Please be careful about mixing garlic and oil together to let sit for long periods. You can get botulism from that. Always crush your garlic with the flat side of your chopping knife and let it sit for 5 minutes before chopping any further or cooking with it. This increases the Allicin."

[YEA]  12/07/2007: T.S.Rajah from Wimbledon, UK: "Take 250ml water, one medium crushed galic bulb and 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder. Boil this mixture and reduce it to half. Add some honey and drink while warm sip by sip. It is a useful remedy for chronic cough."

[YEA]  12/22/2008: Marcela from ealge mountain, utah, usa: "My son 7 years old and he had a bad cough the kind that would not let anyone sleep..i heard about the garlic honey and lime..i blended 6 cloves of garlic 2 tablespoons of 100% bee honey and 2 big limes..this will last a few days..i gave my son 1 small tablespoon and right away calmed his coughing..he did not cough at all and when i heard him cough i gave hime another dosage..for three days i gave him this remedy and now he doesn't cough at all.."

[YEA]  11/11/2010: Kara from Chatham, Ma replies: "My husband is from the moutains in Jamaica. When I was pregnant and could not have cough syrup, I learned this remedy from him. It works! You can make a thick syrup or tea. Something about the three ingredients together soothes the cough for hours."

01/09/2012: Anonymous from Arlington, Usa replies: "Do you use the juice of the 2 limes, or do you blend them whole with the garlic and honey? Thanks."