DRY COUGH (VARATTU IRUMAL, வறட்டு இருமல்) - SIMPLE SOLUTION

DRY COUGH (VARATTU IRUMAL, வறட்டு இருமல்) - SIMPLE SOLUTION

Dry cough (Varattu Irumal in Tamil) could probably the most disturbing thing once it is on us or to our kids. As the cause for dry cough (varattu Irumal) can be of wide range of reasons it is always difficult to prevent it. For dry cough most advisable solution is to smoothen the throat and make the life easier until your body reacts to it.

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In order to smoothen the throat, for reducing the cough and pain there are many home based remedies that are in practice for years to list down a few,

1) Mix honey to hot water and consume it when cough is more
2) Use palm sugar instead of white sugar for milk
3) Just have the pure Hill Honey during the time of cough
 
Most of the dry cough remedies will have honey, because the soothing effect  that pure honey can provide is unmatchable to any medicine. 

For Children 1 Year and Older: Use HONEY, 2 to 5 mL, as needed. It thins secretions and loosens the cough. Recent research has shown that honey is better than drugstore cough syrups at reducing the frequency and severity of nighttime coughing.

For kids above 1 year, 2 - 5 ML of honey daily would do wonders.


Caution:  For children under 1 year age Honey should not be provided