In the cold months cough or coughing attacks They can become an unpleasant background melody that we hear on the street, when we travel on public transport, or at work, in class or at home. He ambient cold and sudden temperature changes contribute to increase in coldsflu processes, pharyngitis, etc.
But cough is not a disease, but a reflex action of the body to eliminate foreign substances or to reduce excess congestion in the airways.
Cough can be dry. In that case it does not help expectoration and can be irritating and very cumbersome. Another cough usually happens softwhich does facilitate expectoration. Generally, a acute cough It doesn’t last more than two or three weeks. If it continues any longer, we are facing a chronic cough. But there is also a nervous coughin which irritation of the mucous membranes of the larynx and pharynx leads to more and more coughing, which usually worsens the discomfort.
The best ally against cough is hydration. Drinking at least six glasses of water, infusions or fruit juices a day may be enough for the situation to progressively improve.
For nervous coughs, they are usually administered cough suppressantssuch as codeine or cloperastine, or inhaled corticosteroids. But the medicinal plants They can be a support and even an alternative to drugs to combat cough when it is very annoying or causes irritation, and to accelerate the elimination of mucus.
They are useful mucilaginous plantswhich restore the mucous membranes and facilitate expectoration, or anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic and antiseptic. Most of the plants presented in this article are easy to purchase at any herbalist and can be administered without problems to older people and children.
In many cases, the ideal is to create combined remedies from several plants that add or enhance their various healing effects.