Home remedy for dry cough

A good home remedy for dry cough is taking a tea prepared with herbs that have calming, sedative and anti-allergic because it helps to calm the cough.

Home remedy for dry cough with mint

A great home remedy for dry cough is taking mint tea because this herb has antiseptic property, mild tranquilizer and analgesic, especially at the local level and mucous membranes of the digestive tract.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon (tea) of dried or fresh leaves of mint
• 1 cup boiling water
• honey to sweeten to taste

Preparation

Add the chopped mint leaves in a cup of boiling water and let stand for 5 minutes. Strain and drink afterwards, sweetened with honey.

Home remedy for dry cough with marshmallow

A great home remedy for dry cough is the marshmallow tea, as it has anti-inflammatory property and sedative that can help calm the cough.

Ingredients

• 150 ml of cold water
• 10 g of roots marshmallow

Preparation

Placing the ingredients together in a container and let to macerate for 90 minutes. Stir often and then strain it. Take this warm tea several times a day while symptoms persist.

Home remedy for dry cough with pansy

Another good home remedy for dry cough is to take pansy tea because this medicinal plant has sedative property that help calm the cough and also strengthens the immune system.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon (soup) of pansy
• 1 cup boiling water

Preparation

Add the leaves of pansy the boiling water and let stand for 5 minutes. Strain and take warm tea sweetened with honey.

Persistent dry cough

If dry cough persists for more than 2 weeks a doctor's appointment is advised because it may be related to an allergy and the doctor may choose to take an antihistamine to combat allergy and consequently end up with dry cough.

Another option is to take a drug based on codeine, which is bought at the pharmacy, because it blocks the cough reflex.