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Smog cough

Smog cough — throat and chest scratched by bad air.

Food Remedies

Main remedy
Gud after returning from outside (the mill-workers’ remedy), haldi-milk at night, steam twice a week, tulsi tea daily.
गुड़मुलेठी
गुड़ · Jaggery
A piece after dust exposure helps the lungs sweep themselves.
Traditional
मुलेठी · Mulethi
Suck a small stick for the scratchy throat.
Traditional
CautionIt raises blood pressure and lowers the body's potassium. Not if you have blood-pressure, heart or kidney disease. Not continuously for more than a few weeks.
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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.

Foods that help

गुड़ · Jaggeryहल्दी · Turmericतुलसी · Tulsiअदरक · Gingerशहद · Honeyमुलेठी · Mulethi

Limit these

धुंध वाली सुबह बाहर व्यायाम · Outdoor exercise on smoggy mornings

Pick what's in your kitchen and see which remedy fits you best.

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