- Have a cup of grape juice, mixed with a tsp of honey, on a daily basis.
- Take 10 drops of ginger juice and insert five drops of almond oil in it. Also add few drops of onion juice in it. Taking this mixture three times a day.
- Mix a pinch of calamus powder with honey and take twice a day.
- Cut a small slice of ginger and dip it in some rock salt and lemon juice. Store this in an airtight container. Lick this whenever the cough attacks.
- Avoid eating foods like milk, dairy products, refined flour products, rice and sugar products, etc which increases phlegm.
- Dry the herb of belleric myroblan and cover it with wheat flour. Now, roast the herb and consume it.
- Take a tablespoon of aloe vera juice and honey which are mixed in equal parts.
- Roast and powder the root of turmeric. Take 3 grams of this powder, along with milk, two times a day.
- Crush a medium-sized onion and add the juice of one lemon to it. Now, pour a cup of boiling water over it and add a tsp of honey. Take this 2 to 3 times a day.
Whooping Cough (Pertussis) is a bacterial infection of the lungs which is caused by a bacterium Bordetella pertussis.
- It is a disease of respiratory system.
- It is highly contagious.
- It's characterized by severe coughing spells that end in a "whooping" sound when the person breathes in.
- The whoop originates from the inflammation and swelling of the laryngeal structures that vibrate when there is a rapid inflow of air during inspiration.
- The coughing is the body's way of trying to get rid of thick mucus (say myoo-kus) from the lungs.
- It begins with cold and a mild cough and effects the respiratory tract and the lungs.
- It may occur to any person of any age but is more common in infants and children below four years of age.
- It is due to bacterial infection in the breathing passage.
- The incubation time is about seven to fourteen days.
