new remedies

ok..on more researching, i have managed to stir up more interesting ways to get cough to quite politely bugger off..
some are as follows and some are very interesting indeed;

"I haven't had a cold in four years thanks to garlic, echinacea, astragalus and goldenseal."
Mark Blumenthal, executive director of the American Botanical Council, Austin, Texas

"I've gone two or three years without a cold or flu by taking echinacea."
Steven Foster, Herbalist, and co-author of 'Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients.'

"Some years I don't get any . . . I eat raw garlic. I take echinacea."
Andrew Weil, M.D., Professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, AZ and author of 'Natural Health, Natural Medicine.'

1. Mix ½ teaspoon honey with ½ teaspoon lemon juice. Take this every 12 hours. Honey relieves the itchiness by moisturizing the throat passage. It also has curative properties as per Ayurveda practitioners.

3. Soak almonds overnight and remove their skin. Make a paste of the soaked almonds with little butter and sugar. This is very useful for dry cough.

2. Take 0.5 pounds (250 gms) of sweet apples daily for a week.

Below are 4 popular cough remedies.
a. Mix a teaspoonful of honey with a few drops of brandy.
b. Mix equal parts of lime juice and honey.
c. Combine a cup of grape juice and a teaspoon of honey. Mix well.
d. Mix 1 teaspoonful raw onion juice with 1 teaspoonful of honey. Keep it aside for 3 to 4 hours before drinking.

Build a strong immune system in summer, before the cold, wet season starts. Daily swimming in cold water or short cold showers following a hot shower are excellent to build up resistance to bacteria and viruses.

Mild walking every day in fresh air for twenty minutes can help shorten the duration of the cold by strengthening the body's resistance.

well thats just some of the treatments that i have found..please consult your doctor on any of these remedies if you decide to take any on board!!!!!