Home remedies for cough for kids

Cough and cold can disturb your kids’ lives very badly. Using daily ingredients in your kitchen, you can help your kids find instant relief from cough. After all, there is nothing like a mother’s treatment. Here are a few kept and treasured secrets/home remedies that our ancestors practised:

1. Teach your kid to gargle

An irritation in the wind pipe and an uneasiness to swallow even water are very common complaints that your kid will make. Put them on warm liquids. Make an interesting herbal tea by boiling cloves, basil leaves and mint leaves. Stir in some honey and serve it warm.

2. Feed them with warm liquids

An irritation in the wind pipe and an uneasiness to swallow even water are very common complaints that your kid will make. Put them on warm liquids. Make an interesting herbal tea by boiling cloves, basil leaves and mint leaves. Stir in some honey and serve it warm.

3. Introduce turmeric

Turmeric is loaded with antibacterial properties. While your kid goes to bed, give him or her glass of warm milk with a teaspoon of turmeric and some sugar. Not only will your kid find instant relief, but will find an instant relief.

4. Treat your ‘honey’ with honey

Honey has always worked wonders with many kids. In some warm water, you can stir in a teaspoon of honey and make your kid drink a glassful of this honey syrup or even easier is feeding them with a teaspoon of pure honey.

5. Ginger, the best

Peel and grate ginger and add it to boiling water, strain the liquid and add a teaspoon of honey. Keep feeding this to your kid throughout a day and they will find instant relief. You can also choose to add some chopped basil leaves along with ginger for instant relief from cough and cold in kids.

6. Garlic remedies

Garlic is an effective antimicrobial and expectorant and prevents colds and lessens their symptoms. Research says that people who took a garlic supplement for 12 weeks caught 63% fewer colds.

Crush 4-6 peeled garlic pods and fry in a teaspoon of ghee. Spoon this to your kid and make them chew it and eat. Since it will have the flavour of ghee, your kid will love this instant remedy treatment.