Herbs and Roots

Cough

A tickling sensation in the throat, dryness, irritation, or inflammation of the trachea or bronchus can all cause a cough.

From an Ayurvedic perspective, most coughs are caused by excess pitta or kapha in the bronchial tree, causing congestion and irritation of the bronchial mucous mem­brane. The basic strategy for managing this condition is to reduce the unwanted pitta or kapha that is creating the congestion.

To treat a cough most effectively, you need to determine whether it is a dry cough (vata) or a productive cough with mucus coming up (kapha), or whether pitta has also become involved.

DRY COUGH

For a dry cough or a cough without much mucus, eat a ripe banana with t teaspoon of

honey and 2 pinches of ground black pepper. You can eat this 2 or 3 times a day.

• Try chewing 1/4 teaspoon of ajwan mixed with t teaspoon natural organic sugar.
• Make talisadi tea, made of
  
  talisadi powder 1/2 teaspoon
  licorice powder 1/2 teaspoon
  with a little honey added. This tea is quite effective.
• Dry cough or irritation in the throat may be due to slight congestion in the tonsils, or a congestive condition in the throat such as pharyngitis or laryngitis. To relieve this condition, boil t cup milk with '/2 teaspoon turmeric and 1/4 teaspoon ginger, making a golden yellow milk. If you drink this al night, it will relieve the irritation in the throat and take care of a dry cough.

PRODUCTIVE COUGH

For a productive or kapha cough, the simplest home remedy is black pepper. Mix 1/4 teaspoon of the powder with 1 teaspoon of honey, and eat it on a full stomach. (If your voice is hoarse, use t teaspoon of ghee instead of the honey.) The heating quality of black pepper helps relieve congestion and drives out the cough. Take 2 or 3 times a day for 3 to 5 days.

• A tea made from 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder, plus a pinch of clove and a pinch cinnamon powder in a cupful of boiled water, can offer relief from your cough.
• If your cough persists, try this formula:
  ground mustard 1/2 teaspoon
  ginger powder '/2 teaspoon
  
  Mix together into 1 teaspoon of honey, and eat slowly. (Ginger relieves conges­tion, and mustard has a heating action.) You can use this mixture 2 to 3 times a day for as long as the cough persists.
• Another helpful natural remedy for a productive cough is the following:
     bay leaf' 1/2 teaspoon
     Pippali   1/4 teaspoon
  Take this mixture in 1 teaspoon honey 2 or 3 times a day.
• You can also try 1 teaspoon honey mixed with a pinch of clove powder, 2 or 3 times a day.

OTHER COUGHS

PRODUCTIVE COUGH WITH GREENISH­YELLOWISH MUCUS

In such a cough there is some secondary infection due to the involvement of pitta dosha. For this condi­tion/ you can use a tea made of equal pro­portions of sitopaladi maha sudarshan
Use 1/4 teaspoon of the mixture to make a tea, and drink it 3 times a day with honey.

It will encourage elimination of the mucus and help heal the cough quickly.

FOR A CHILD'S COUGH

Try giving the child a drink of 1/2 cup pomegranate juice with a pinch of ginger powder and a pinch of Pippali powder.

Mix 1/4 teaspoon of sitopaladi with 1 tea­spoon of honey as an effective cough remedy for children. However, if the mother is sensi­tive or allergic to pollen, the child may be allergic to honey. In that case, instead of honey, use maple syrup.

FOR A CHRONIC COUGH

Make a mixture of 4 parts garlic powder to 1 part trikatu. Add a lit­tle honey. Take this twice a day.

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