Cough cures

It is very important to get rid of the underlying cold and cough to get rid of the phlegm or thich greenish mucus which drips from the back of your throat.

Try these simple home remedies to get rid of it -

• Try to remove the cough whenever possible as suppressing it can cause its accumulation.
• To moisturize the throat, steam taken from boiling water with 2 drops of eucalyptus oil added in it would help.
  
  
  Warm water gargles with salt in it also helps a lot to get rid of cough and cold.
• Mix a tsp of ginger powder in 2 tsp honey to make a thick paste. Have this 3- 4 times in a day to ease coughing.
  
  
  
• Boil a cup of milk with ¼ tsp of salt and turmeric powder and drink this twice daily to ease coughing.
• Sip hot fluids like boiled water, herbal tea made from different herbs like thyme, saga, ginger, holy basil, vegetable soups, chicken broths that will help to moisten and thin mucus and soothe throat.  
• Avoid smoking even passive smoke, cold and oily foods for some time till the infection is gone.