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[pantryslut]

OK. This cough now officially sucks. I am now soliciting your home remedies.

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[bearsir.livejournal.com]

What kind of cough is it?

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

Unproductive and dry.

[bearsir.livejournal.com]

Crush about half-a-dozen whole peppercons into a tablespoon of honey, and swallow. It ought to soothe your throat and should temporarily ease the tickle, so you can heal some.

[agenthandy.livejournal.com]

bear root, also called osha root tincture could help you here. if you can find it mixed w/ elderberry, even better. otherwise you can combine the two together.

lemon water ... can't get enough of it.

[mamagotcha.livejournal.com]

Our in-house all-purpose antibx substitute:

Use a blender to whip together 1 cup OJ (fresh if you can get it), 1 T honey, 1 tsp fresh grated ginger, 2-3 cloves fresh peeled garlic, and a couple dashes of cayenne.

Best taken all at once, with more OJ as a chaser.

Also: hot steamy showers, with or without a sympathetic friend.

Hope you're feeling better soon!

[divalano.livejournal.com]

Courtesy of a Jamaican woman I worked with long ago ...

Mince about a half inch to an inch of fresh ginger root.
Simmer with orange zest, whole cloves, cinnamon stick.
Add honey to taste, drink hot.
Sweat.

You can Americanize & add the juice of half a lemon to the tea along with the honey.

Tastes good, works great. Feel better!

[ms-anthropy.livejournal.com]

I use capsules of cayenne, garlic, ginger and horseradish - heavy dose three or four times a day, and lots and lots of water - I mean drink it 'til you slosh. Take enough to make you sweat - it will also loosen the gunk you're not coughing up. The annoying thing is that the best way to cure something like this involves briefly -intensifying- the symptoms in a controlled way, to get the crap out of your system, which after all is what your body is trying to do anyway.