subject: Cough Causes And Risk Factors [print this page] Cough is an involuntary reflex .coughing is also called as tussis. This can be categorized as acute (less than 3 weeks) or chronic (greater than 3 weeks). In addition, some people cough more often than others because individuals vary/ deviate in the amount of irritation they can tolerate. Coughing being mostly involuntary can also be voluntary
Coughing is initiated by the nerves in the lungs to the brain. A cough is a sudden and often repetitively occurring reflex which helps to clear the large breathing passages from secretions, irritants, foreign particles and microbes. Normal coughing is important to keep your throat and airways clear by getting rid of mucus or other irritating particles.
CAUSES
A number of illnesses can be cause of cough such as Inflammation of larynx or pharynx, Smoking, Exposure to allergens, like dust, smoke, pollen grains and chemical fumes, Weather changes, Common cold, Hay fever, Bronchitis, Influenza, Medications, Respiratory syncytial virus, Respiratory tract infection.
The main symptom is involuntary coughing: -
Runny nose or nasal congestion,
Headache, fever, body aches,
Difficulty in swallowing, throat ache,
Pain in the ribs etc.
HERBAL AYURVEDA SUPPLEMENTS NO SIDE EFFECTS
Herbal ayurveda remedies highly useful in allergic cough, bronchitis, dry irritating cough, cough with expectoration and bronchial asthma.
Here are some effective homemade remedies to resolve your coughing:-
Eat a healthy diet and increase your consumption of foods containing vitamin C.
For congestion, make a steam inhaler using essential oil of eucalyptus, lavender, or lemon.
Mix 20 drops of garlic juice with pomegranate juice and drink it. It is beneficial in all types of cough. This will help in treating the cough.
The body should be kept warm - especially the feet, chest, throat and head. Sweating is very helpful.
Eating small cardamoms provides relief from cough.
Mix half a cup of warm water with one teaspoon of lemon juice and one teaspoon of honey. Take several times a day.
Boil a garlic bulb in 62 ml. of mustard oil. Massage the chest and the throat with this oil
Eat garlic with large raisins thrice a day. Do not take sour food.
Drink plenty of liquids to help thin the mucus in your throat.
