• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Daily Vitamina

Daily Vitamina

Bilingual Health News

  • Health Conditions
  • Healthy Living
  • Food
  • Weight Loss
  • Fitness
Home / Health Conditions / Alternative Medicine / Homemade Cough Syrup & Decongestant

Homemade Cough Syrup & Decongestant

It’s officially flu season and everywhere you go there’s someone coughing or sneezing. The easiest thing to do to prevent getting sick is to get a flu shot, but even then it’s hard not catching a cold when everyone around you has one.   Unfortunately, most commercial cough syrups are loaded with sugar, corn syrup and other ingredients you know nothing about, which is why we know you will enjoy trying these recipes for a homemade cough syrup and a homemade decongestant.

Homemade Cough Syruphoney, lemon, cough syrup

Ingredients

  • Honey (Manuka honey): Honey is often a key ingredient in cough syrups since it tastes great, but it also helps soothe and coat irritated membranes in your throat.
  • Ginger: The ginger acts an expectorant, helping loose and expel mucous from the lungs.
  • Pepper: Pepper helps with the chest congestion and mucous.
  • Thyme: This herb has anti-microbial properties and it relaxes the muscles of the trachea and bronchi, by opening up the airways.

Mix 8 tbsp. of honey with 3 tbsp. of warm water. Add about 1.5 tsp. of thyme, pepper, and ginger. Whisk the ingredients until you get the right consistency and add some lemon to make it taste even better. This syrup can last up to a year if you refrigerate it.

Continue Reading

The Latest In Alternative Medicine

Laughter is the Best Medicine: 10 Health Benefits of Laughing

"Laughter is truly the best medicine," says Dr. José Mattiauda with a smile. He observed it repeatedly in his practice: laughter works wonders. Thirty years ago, Dr. Mattiauda took a Sunday walk around a small town in Argentina. While walking, [Read More...] about Laughter is the Best Medicine: 10 Health Benefits of Laughing
Man in a suit touches his head in pain

New Migraine Drug Might Help When Other Meds Don’t

A new migraine drug might offer an alternative to people who do not get relief from current medications, a new trial suggests. The drug, called rimegepant, hasn't yet been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. But it belongs [Read More...] about New Migraine Drug Might Help When Other Meds Don’t

Should You Try Allergen Immunotherapy?

If you're constantly sneezing and sniffling even though you take allergy medication to relieve symptoms, you may want to consider immunotherapy. This treatment is aimed at desensitizing you to your allergy triggers, providing long-term relief from allergies and reducing the [Read More...] about Should You Try Allergen Immunotherapy?
Medical Marijuana

Cannabis Now An Alternative To Opioids Or Sleep Meds For Many

In places where it's legal, people are often turning to pot to relieve pain and insomnia, a new study finds. For many, cannabis is replacing over-the-counter painkillers, prescription opioids and sleep aids. "These aren't the only reasons people are using [Read More...] about Cannabis Now An Alternative To Opioids Or Sleep Meds For Many
flu shot

Anti-Vaccine Movement A ‘Man-Made’ Health Crisis

The anti-vaccination movement is now a global crisis, an international panel of scientists say, and everyone must do more to combat it. "We are alarmed that the WHO [World Health Organization] this year declared vaccine hesitancy a top-10 international public [Read More...] about Anti-Vaccine Movement A ‘Man-Made’ Health Crisis
acupuncture

Massage With Needles?

When people think of acupuncture they immediately think about needles. But, this holistic health technique, which is actually a form of massage or a massage with needles, helps alleviate many stress and pain-related symptoms as well as a variety of [Read More...] about Massage With Needles?

Primary Sidebar

Popular Posts

  • AHA News: Silent Heart Attacks All Too Common, and Often OverlookedAHA News: Silent Heart Attacks All Too Common, and…
  • Migraines? Get Moving: Exercise Can Help Curb AttacksMigraines? Get Moving: Exercise Can Help Curb Attacks
  • An Insider’s Guide To Cut Costs on Prescription DrugsAn Insider’s Guide To Cut Costs on Prescription Drugs
  • Bedroom Light at Night Might Boost Women's WeightBedroom Light at Night Might Boost Women’s Weight
  • Often Feel Bloated? One Ingredient May Be To BlameOften Feel Bloated? One Ingredient May Be To Blame

Copyright © 2023, BlackDoctor, Inc. All rights reserved.