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Herbal Remedies- Cough II

November 9, 2010 by KerryAnn Leave a Comment

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Early last week, I came down with a head cold.  When I became ill, we assumed it was the flu as I had been exposed to someone with the flu a few days before, so I treated it the wrong way.  By the time we realized it was just a cold, it was too late to get my normal measures to work as most natural remedies work best if you use them at the onset of an illness.   The miserable portion of the cold was over fairly quickly, but the cough hung on.  And on.  And on.  Now, ten days later, I’m finally up the upswing but I’m still coughing and my stomach muscles are shot.  I’m not prone to lung problems, so this really caught me off guard.

Generally speaking, I do not wish to suppress a wet, productive cough because getting the mucus out of your body is the quickest way to heal.  So I focus on ways to break up and remove the mucus, and only stop the coughing at night so I can rest.  For dry, non-productive coughs or coughs caused by a tickle in the throat, coating the throat can bring relief.

The first way to deal with a productive cough is to lay over a balance ball or on a slant board, head down.  That allows gravity to drain the mucus out of your lungs and get it out quicker.  If you are dealing with someone elderly, infirm or a child, you might want to consider very gentle percussive therapy, which achieves the same results.  The more you drain your lungs, the less likely you are to develop bronchitis and the quicker you will heal.  Spending 15 minutes in this position would greatly cut down on the coughing for a few hours.  I do this three or four times a day and always before bed, as it would allow me to fall asleep easier.

The second help has been slippery elm lozenges.  I simply mix slippery elm bark powder with a little raw honey. Add more powder until the honey can’t hold any more, then roll it into lozenge-size balls and store them in the fridge.  The slippery elm coats your throat and stops the tickles.  If you use honey infused with an herb like ginger, so much the better.  I use these when someone calls or I otherwise want to try to prevent coughs for a few minutes while I’m interacting with other people.

Finally, when I must sleep at night, Ivy leaf extract has been wonderful to stop the cough.  Bronchial Soothe syrup for the kids and pills for me will stop the coughing for 4 hours.  The only downside to this is that it only lasts four hours.  So you will wake up coughing in the night and have to take another dose, or get up and dose the kids.  However, this is the only natural cough syrup that I have tried that has consistently worked, and worked well for both me and the kids.  You can grow your own ground ivy and make tinctures or syrups, if you desire.

Disclaimer: If you order the Bronchial Soothe or other products from Iherb.com using the link above, I will receive a small percentage of your purchase in store credit. This post is in no way endorsed by Iherb.com.

How do you deal with winter coughs?

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I'm KerryAnn Foster, a crazy vibrant Jesus Freak with a heart full of hope. I'm not afraid to love on the least of these or get my hands dirty. This blog is my journey from ineffective, uptight, obese wallflower to a woman on fire for God and living the most vibrant, passionate life possible!

I live in the mountains of Western North Carolina with my husband, Jeff, and our two teens. I blog about self-confidence, health and home, homeschooling and living a vibrant, wide-open Jesus-centered lifestyle. I have over seventeen years of real food, natural lifestyle and health experience. We have homeschooled our children since birth and both Jeff and I run home-based businesses. We're crazy, we know it, and we love every second of it!

Read about my journey to health through celiac disease, PCOS, food allergies, obesity, adrenal fatigue and heavy metals.

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Read about my journey to health through celiac disease, PCOS, food allergies, obesity, adrenal fatigue and heavy metals.

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