Cough Remedy
Posted by Gwendelynn Brown on Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Under: Cold Remedy
If you're thinking this cough remedy recipe looks familiar, then you're right! It's actually the same picture that you'll see in the cough and cold remedy post, but for good reason. You start with that recipe as the base.
After you make up the honey, lemon, ginger mix put together, you'll just need two more ingredients to turn it into a really great cough kicker...and you may already have these ingredients in your spice cabinet!
Worst case scenario, you'd have to go to the local grocery store to pick them up...but you won't need to wait for something to be shipped from the far corners of the earth. Convenience is key when you're not feeling good.
The first thing you'll need is turmeric. It's really a wonderful spice, and I plan on writing more about it in an upcoming post, in the 'remedies you may already have in your kitchen' series. Turmeric has a warm, peppery flavor, and is one of the key ingredients in Indian curries. It is an anti-inflammatory, and a histamine blocker. So if your throat is swollen and irritated, it is a great pick. You may remember that I wrote about using turmeric in the series on Whooping Cough. It was amazing how quickly this humble herb quelled a terrible cough that had been plaguing my kids for weeks!
Another thing you should know about turmeric. It is *yellow*. And anything that touches it is yellow, from henceforth and forever. It is actually used as a dye. (I have gotten it out with Oxygen Bleach stuff, but I don't recommend getting on clothing that you plan on keeping!)
If you're stocking up, then I recommend getting the organic turmeric powder, here:
To about one cup of your base recipe, add 2 teaspoons of powdered turmeric.
And there is one more secret ingredient that you want to add to your cough remedy.
After you make up the honey, lemon, ginger mix put together, you'll just need two more ingredients to turn it into a really great cough kicker...and you may already have these ingredients in your spice cabinet!
Worst case scenario, you'd have to go to the local grocery store to pick them up...but you won't need to wait for something to be shipped from the far corners of the earth. Convenience is key when you're not feeling good.
The first thing you'll need is turmeric. It's really a wonderful spice, and I plan on writing more about it in an upcoming post, in the 'remedies you may already have in your kitchen' series. Turmeric has a warm, peppery flavor, and is one of the key ingredients in Indian curries. It is an anti-inflammatory, and a histamine blocker. So if your throat is swollen and irritated, it is a great pick. You may remember that I wrote about using turmeric in the series on Whooping Cough. It was amazing how quickly this humble herb quelled a terrible cough that had been plaguing my kids for weeks!
Another thing you should know about turmeric. It is *yellow*. And anything that touches it is yellow, from henceforth and forever. It is actually used as a dye. (I have gotten it out with Oxygen Bleach stuff, but I don't recommend getting on clothing that you plan on keeping!)
If you're stocking up, then I recommend getting the organic turmeric powder, here:
And there is one more secret ingredient that you want to add to your cough remedy.
black pepper
Just a pinch has an amazing effect on your body's ability to metabolize and absorb turmeric. Black pepper increases your body's ability to absorb turmeric by 2000%. That's not a typo! Two-thousand percent.
That is significant.
(I'll give you references on the turmeric post that I'm working on, but this number was confirmed in a study.)
Admittedly, this combination is not as tasty in a sugary, lemony, nummy way. It's more of a savory flavor when you add the turmeric. But my crew tolerates it well, and definitely see a difference in using it. In fact, my toddler really, really liked it, and would ask for it often.
Dosage: Once you've stirred in the turmeric and a pinch of black pepper, use just a spoonful as often as needed to calm coughing.
Alternative: If your kids refuse to touch the turmeric, then you can sub cinnamon in the recipe (and omit pepper).
Please let me know if you use this cough remedy, or if you have any questions. Have you ever tried turmeric as a cough suppressant? Did it work for you?
Learn more about turmeric's properties here.
Just a pinch has an amazing effect on your body's ability to metabolize and absorb turmeric. Black pepper increases your body's ability to absorb turmeric by 2000%. That's not a typo! Two-thousand percent.
That is significant.
(I'll give you references on the turmeric post that I'm working on, but this number was confirmed in a study.)
Admittedly, this combination is not as tasty in a sugary, lemony, nummy way. It's more of a savory flavor when you add the turmeric. But my crew tolerates it well, and definitely see a difference in using it. In fact, my toddler really, really liked it, and would ask for it often.
Dosage: Once you've stirred in the turmeric and a pinch of black pepper, use just a spoonful as often as needed to calm coughing.
Alternative: If your kids refuse to touch the turmeric, then you can sub cinnamon in the recipe (and omit pepper).
Please let me know if you use this cough remedy, or if you have any questions. Have you ever tried turmeric as a cough suppressant? Did it work for you?
Learn more about turmeric's properties here.
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Tags: "cough remedy" "turmeric"
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