What is the Causes of Cough?

[Mataracy]

Coughing is not a sickness in itself, but is a sign of many different sicknesses that affect the throat, lungs, or bronchi (the network of air tubes going in to the lungs).

Coughing is the body's way of cleaning the breathing system and getting rid of phlegm, do no take medicine to stop the cough, buy rather do something to help loosen and bring up the phlegm.

Treatment for cough:

(1). To loosen mucus and ease any kind of cough, drink lots of water. This works better than any medicine.

Also breathe hot water vapors. Sit on a chair with a bucket of very hit water at your feet or on a small table beside you.
Place a sheet over your head and cover the bucket to catch the vapors as they rise.
Breathe the vapors deeply for 15 minutes. Repeat several times a day. Some people like to add mint or eucalyptus leaves or Vick, but hot eater works just as well alone.

(2) For all kinds of cough, especially a dry cough, the following syrup can be given:
(1) honey with hot water (2) Lemon juice with hot water (3) gin or rum with hot water.

Take a teaspoonful every 2 or 3 hours in a glass of hot water. For little children and people who have difficulty in breathing, leave out the alcohol.

(3) If you have any kind of cough, do not smoke. Smoking damages the lungs.


What causes Coughing?

 

[LoukiaCharilaou]

Coughing is not a sickness in itself, but is a sign of many different sicknesses that affect the throat, lungs, or bronchi (the network of air tubes going in to the lungs).

Coughing is the body's way of cleaning the breathing system and getting rid of phlegm, do no take medicine to stop the cough, buy rather do something to help loosen and bring up the phlegm.

Treatment for cough:

(1). To loosen mucus and ease any kind of cough, drink lots of water. This works better than any medicine.

Also breathe hot water vapors. Sit on a chair with a bucket of very hit water at your feet or on a small table beside you.
Place a sheet over your head and cover the bucket to catch the vapors as they rise.
Breathe the vapors deeply for 15 minutes. Repeat several times a day. Some people like to add mint or eucalyptus leaves or Vick, but hot eater works just as well alone.

(2) For all kinds of cough, especially a dry cough, the following syrup can be given:
(1) honey with hot water (2) Lemon juice with hot water (3) gin or rum with hot water.

Take a teaspoonful every 2 or 3 hours in a glass of hot water. For little children and people who have difficulty in breathing, leave out the alcohol.

(3) If you have any kind of cough, do not smoke. Smoking damages the lungs.


What causes Coughing?

Hi. Thank you for your informative post. Your advice to fight coughing is very helpful indeed for all of us. According to me , coughing is caused either from the cold or from smoking. Thanks for sharing.