Susan in KY Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Since Friday, she's had this cough. It doesn't produce much except for clear or pale yellow phlegm, so it's probably a virus that won't respond to anti-biotics. Any advice on what to do to relive this miserable cough? She says her ribs hurt from it. I feel so bad for her. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 A teaspoon or two of raw honey will help soothe her throat. Store bought honey will work, too, but not as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in St Louis Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 There was a bizarre thread a while back about putting Vicks on the bottom of their feet and it miraculously making kids stop coughing....haven't tried it, but I sure am curious! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 A tea made from dried plantain leaves is excellent for both suppressing an unproductive cough and for helping loosen mucus. If it's just the loosening effect you want though, then go for a mullein tea. Either way, put a nice big dollop of that raw honey in it! Plenty of fluids and maybe a hot steamy shower would help as well. HTH... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Honey and hot tea usually do the trick around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhudson Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Put some cinnamon in the honey and that works even better. We've tried the Vicks on the feet and found it to work, strangely enough.:glare: We also give our kids organic kids cold tea and is helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra in FL Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I'm not sure if that's what you want though if her ribs are hurting. We use 100mg every 1 1/2 hours but not in the late evening/night as I don't want them coughing when they sleep. HTH, Sandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I'm not sure if that's what you want though if her ribs are hurting. We use 100mg every 1 1/2 hours but not in the late evening/night as I don't want them coughing when they sleep. HTH, Sandra This works!!!! I was SO excited when we started taking this at the beginning of a cold last month. My ds with asthma is just starting a cough now and it's working on him too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 A pharmacist told us to give our ds warm tea with lemon and sugar. NOT honey. Without being too technical, he said there was something in the reaction of the sugar, lemon, and tea that would help the cough. We were travelling at the time, so he suggested getting a bottle of iced tea drink and warming it in the hotel. It worked for our 5yo who had been coughing for at least a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekmom Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 This works!!!! I was SO excited when we started taking this at the beginning of a cold last month. My ds with asthma is just starting a cough now and it's working on him too! Worked for my kids too! Amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anabelneri Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Black licorice works in the short term. When my cough just doesn't go away, then I make the grapefruit cure. Someone posted it to an email group that I'm on a while ago. The following is from that original email. I have no idea about the validity of the quinine thing, but I do know that it has always worked for me. I used to get bronchitis every spring, but thanks to this recipe I haven't had bronchitis in 7 years. I've even had it work so quickly that the next day my cough was gone (while my husband hacked on for another week, and we caught the illness at the same time). :) Anabel -------------- The other thing my sister does is to drink a lot (as in half gallon each day sometimes) of the "Grapefruit Cure". This is a concoction our mother used to make when any of her children would get bronchitis (my sister got it more often than the rest of us, I personally never had it until I was 39 years old and it turned into pneumonia for me). Grapefruit Cure 1 large grapefruit, cut into sections Remove the pulp, leaving the skins Place the skins in 4 cups of water. Boil for 20 minutes. Allow to steep until cool. Pick up each grapefruit skin portion, and squeeze until all the liquid is in the pan of water. Do this with each skin portion. The resulting concoction will taste very bitter. You may sweeten if you like. The normal dosage is 1 cup. As I mentioned, my sister will drink up to one-half gallon in a day's time to alleviate her coughing. Apparently this releases quinine from the skins into the liquid, which helps to stop coughing and aids in breathing. I have never done the research behind any of this. Apparently it was something our mother read about at some point in time? Maybe in an old Prevention magazine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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