Half a spoon of honey with a pinch of black pepper, licked slowly two-three times a day — loosens sticky phlegm. Never stir honey into hot water.
Traditional
CautionNever give honey to a baby under one year — the risk is infant botulism. This rule has no exceptions.
अदरक · Ginger
Ginger-tulsi-pepper kadha morning and evening; dry-ginger with honey at night.
Traditional
CautionNot in large amounts alongside blood-thinning medicine. Stop before surgery.
मुलेठी · Mulethi
Suck a mulethi stick or take ¼ tsp powder with honey — clears throat, opens the voice.
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.
अजवाइन · Ajwain
Ajwain steam once daily melts settled phlegm; a warm ajwain potli pressed on the chest at night.
Traditional
हल्दी · Turmeric
Turmeric milk with a pinch of pepper at night settles throat-chest inflammation.
Traditional
CautionThe amount used in cooking is safe. In tablet or extract form it does not go with blood-thinning medicines. Avoid larger amounts if you have gallstones. Stop before surgery.
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.
Bhojanveda
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