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What are the Different Homeopathic Cough Remedies?

By Christina Edwards
Updated: May 17, 2024
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Homeopathic treatments are popular with many people, and natural cough treatments are no exception. Some of the homeopathic cough remedies include lemon, honey, and thyme. Keeping the throat moist and avoiding irritants can also help soothe a cough.

For ages, lemon has been one of the most popular homeopathic cough remedies, especially during a common cold. This citrus fruit helps fight infections and relieve congestion naturally. Lemon can be taken straight or mixed with another fluid, such as water. One of the most popular methods of using lemon as a homeopathic cough remedy is to mix some of the juice with honey.

Like lemon juice, honey is also one of the most popular natural cough treatments, and it helps fight infection as well. A tablespoon of honey can be mixed with a couple of teaspoons of lemon juice to make a natural cough syrup. Homeopathic cough remedies made with honey can also be very soothing for a sore throat associated with a cold, since the honey can coat the throat, easing the irritation.

Honey and lemon can also be added to tea. Certain herbal teas work as homeopathic cough remedies. Thyme, in particular, is considered effective to remedy a cough, since it can help clear the respiratory system.

In the case of a dry, unproductive cough, steam can be used to soothe a cough. Breathing steam from a pot of hot water or a humidifier can be excellent homeopathic cough remedies. Some individuals choose to add a few drops of eucalyptus oil to the water, which helps open breathing passages. These methods, however, should be used with care. Getting too close to the steam or parts of the humidifier or pan can result in serious burns.

Many doctors also suggest that patients with a dry cough drink plenty of liquids. This can help keep the throat moist. Sucking on lozenges or hard candy can also be beneficial when trying to keep the throat moist.

If a patient has a chronic dry cough, and homeopathic cough remedies are not working, he may need to avoid certain irritants in the air, if possible. Some of these irritants can include pollution, fumes from cleaning products, and cigarette smoke. Smoking causes a buildup of tar and other chemicals in the lungs, and coughing is the body's method of trying to clear the lungs of these chemicals. Although coughing often increases right after a person quits smoking, it will often go away completely after the lungs have been completely clear, which can take up to a few months.

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By John57 — On Jun 11, 2012

I remember my mom boiling some water and adding herbs like eucalyptus, cloves, lemon and oregano to the water. She would then have us drape a towel over our head and we would breathe in the steam from the water.

This did wonders to open up a stuffed nose and also helped with a cough and tight chest. It works much like a warm humidifier does, but I think it is a little bit more concentrated.

After breathing this in for about 10 minutes, we would feel so much better. If we did this right before bed, we also would sleep a lot better. I do believe that some of the herbal cough remedies are most effective.

There are many ways you can use them, but there is something about the healing properties of herbs that can really help.

By sunshined — On Jun 11, 2012

My dad always had several homeopathic remedies for cough and colds. Depending on what your symptoms were, he would mix up one kind of concoction or another.

As kids, we never really looked forward to drinking them, but looking back now, they always seemed to work. I didn't mind the ones that tasted sweet and had honey in them.

The one I really didn't like was when he would take warm milk and add some black pepper and melted butter. I have no idea where he ever came up with that idea, but that was never one of my favorites.

I used to buy the flavored cough syrup from the store, but began realizing a few years ago these had some ingredients in them that I wanted to avoid. I really shouldn't have been surprised when some of the natural remedies we had as kids worked just as well for my kids today.

By LisaLou — On Jun 10, 2012

Almost every homeopathic remedy for cough I have ever read about contains honey in one way or another. I know people that mix this with lemon juice, lime juice, ginger and garlic with good results.

Whenever I feel like I am coming down with a cough or cold I like to squeeze the juice of a lime mixed in with some honey. You can either drink this straight or mix it in with some water.

Either way, the combination of lime and honey does wonders for my symptoms, and I also love the taste of it. It tastes much better than the fruit flavored cough syrup you buy that is loaded with chemicals.

My husband will take hot water and mix in some honey and lime juice and drink it just like a tea.

By honeybees — On Jun 10, 2012

One of the best home cough remedies that has always worked for me when I have a bad cough is putting Vicks on the bottom of my feet, and then covering them with socks.

If I do this right before going to bed, it keeps me from coughing during the night. It doesn't last all night long and after about 4 hours, I can tell it is starting to wear off.

I just apply some more and then I am good until morning. This sure beats staying up half of the night because I can't stop coughing. I think you would also get good results if you used a little bit of eucalyptus oil, since that is the active ingredient in the Vicks.

I think keeping the feet covered so it really absorbs into your skin is one reason it works so well.

By turquoise — On Jun 09, 2012

@turkay1-- I had whooping cough last year. I got over it with phosphorus and drosera. Whooping cough basically knocked me out. I was coughing my lungs out, my dog was getting scared from the sound of my cough. I was also extremely tired, I stayed in bed for more than a week!

I'm not sure if I would have gotten over the infection faster with antibiotics. But I had taken too many antibiotics last year and felt like I was building the immunity of bacteria. So I decided to go with homeopathic remedies instead.

It's smelly, but eating raw garlic is another great way to build strength and immunity to fight bacterial and viral infections that causes coughing. I also agree that cinnamon and honey is fantastic. When I was treating my whooping cough, I had honey and cinnamon sticks by my bedside, I would put some of both in every hot drink I had. These are some of the best natural cough remedies out there.

By candyquilt — On Jun 09, 2012

@burcidi-- I don't make mint or thyme tea when I'm coughing, but I do drink cinnamon and ginger tea a lot. Both cinnamon and ginger has antiseptic, anti-inflammatory qualities. It's really great for sore throat and coughing.

The last time I had a cough, my homeopathic doctor gave me arsenicum 30x. I had a dry cough, a runny nose and was shivering cold. He looked at my symptoms and told me to take arsenicum tablets for a week. It helped a lot.

I like homeopathic treatments better than regular medicine. I feel that it's safer and has less side effects. But some people make the mistake of diagnosing themselves and try to buy homeopathic medicines online. I always go to my homeopathic doctor for prescriptions and purchase my medicines from there.

By burcidi — On Jun 08, 2012

When I was a child, whenever I had a cold, I would develop a horrible persistent cough that would keep me up through the night. My mom would always make two home remedies for me that helped.

One was mint tea with honey and lemon. Not only would this tea settle my stomach, soothe my throat and help clear phlegm, but it gave me strength too.

The other remedy was the hot water steam remedy the article also mentioned. We didn't have humidifiers back then, so my mom would boil water and put it in a large plastic bucket. She would make me hold my face over it and cover my head with a towel to prevent the steam from getting out.

The steam would make me cough more while I was breathing it in, but I think that's because it works as an expectorant. After about twenty minutes of that, I would feel so much better! I could breathe well and sleep without coughing so much.

I still make mint tea with honey now, but for steam, I use a humidifier. My humidifier has a little place to put eucalyptus oil. I turn the humidifier on before I go to bed and get a good night's sleep.

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