Warm til oil, massaged into the affected part with the palm and left for twenty minutes before a warm bath.
Traditional
घी · Ghee
1 tsp warm cow ghee, taken on an empty stomach or stirred into warm milk at night, carries the other herbs deeper into the tissues.
Traditional
शहद · Honey
A teaspoon of raw honey, taken as is or in water that is warm but never hot — heat destroys its value.
Documented
Honey has trial evidence for night-time cough in children over one.
CautionNever give honey to a baby under one year — the risk is infant botulism. This rule has no exceptions.
दूध · Milk
A cup of warm cow milk at bedtime, boiled and taken slowly — never with salt or sour food in the same hour.
Traditional
On this page Documented — There are human studies behind this ingredient for this particular complaint. Traditional — Carried by tradition and experience; modern evidence for this particular complaint is limited.
All of this is what others have found — tradition, shared experience and the studies done so far. It is not advice given to any one person. Before changing your diet, and especially if you take any medicine, ask your dietician or doctor.
Naturopathy
Steam inhalation twice daily; keep the room humid at night.
Warm throat pack; sip warm water constantly.
Classical Formulations
द्राक्षारिष्ट · Draksharishta
Dose: 15–30 ml · Equal warm water after meals
Weakness with dry cough, low haemoglobin, poor appetite, chest heaviness, convalescence. Gentle enough for the elderly.
Foods that help
तिल का तेल · Sesame oilघी · Gheeशहद · Honeyदूध · Milk
Limit these
ठंडे भोजन · Cold foods
Pick what's in your kitchen and see which remedy fits you best.
Bhojanveda
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