What is good to take for a cough?

I always eat raw garlic if I feel a cold coming on - the only problem of course is the smell aftwerwards, so I need to steer clear of other people . Another remedy I use - well it's more like prevention that a remedy - is to put one drop of some food-grade hydrogen peroxide (low 3% dose) in each ear. Apparently, a cold germ enters the body via the ears quite often, and hydrogen peroxide can kill them off.- Derek

Honey in you tea is always a good thing for a cough.you can also add the honey to just plain hot water if you do not drink tea. also another thing that you can try is to take a tea spoonful of olive oil, It will help coat your throat. Also drink a lot of water that will help with just about any illness.

I highly recommend hot tea with honey. The warm tea is soothing, and the honey has natural antiseptic properties. It's what I use when I get a nagging cough, and it never fails to work! Some people will just take a spoonful of honey, but I happen to love tea anyway, and it feels so good going down.

HOME REMEDY FOR COUGH I don't know whether in your living area got sugarcane or not. I always used sugarcane, cut it into small rectangular cube and dip it into the mixture of; vinegar + chillies + salt; eat it and I found very effective. Its not only reduce cough but also phlegm. That is my late mom cough's home remedy.

Hi moneymommy. I have a good home remedy I ever take when I get a cough from a cold. Boil water with honey, a stick of cinnamom and lemon peel. Drink it hot. For me it takes two days more or less to cure the cough. I make the quantity of this infusion for all the day so I only need to warm it to drink. I drink it often per day untill the cough gone. Try it is cheap and have good taste. Wish you feel better soon.

I use Halls menthol cough drops, they work best for me, and a spoon full of honey also helps, but it's not very portable.

there is cough medicine over the counter, and I like to take honey and lemon it always works for me. You can make a nice hot honey and lemon drink, or just take a teaspoon of honey when you throat is dry from the cough etc.

hello moneymommy :-) i also have a dry cough and it can be hard and frustrating because i can't or rather afraid to take any over the counter medicines because i am 3 months pregnant. as remedy, i drink lots of water and juices, take a lot of rest, and drink warm lemon with honey. i was also advised to gargle warm water with salt. you can also try inhaling the smoke from boiling water with salt. you can alo try this, one tablespoon of warm virgin coconut mixed with honey and lemon.

Honey and lemon are supposed to be good for a cough, but I don't remember the portions.

I really like the Ricola cough drops. I also try to drink some hot tea to soothe my throat.

A home remedy that we use quite often for a cough is taking a small amount of whiskey (like maybe a smallshot glass full)and mix 2 tablespoons of honey in it with a few drops of lemon juice and about 1/4 tsp of ginger. It works well to break up congestion and sooth an iritated throat. Some refer to it as a "Hot Totty". Whatever you want to call it it works! LOL If it doesn't just drink the remaining whiskey and you wont care! Just kdding!