How to Get Rid of Dry Cough Quickly with Home Remedies?

We have already studied in the earlier post about different home remedies for cough. Here, we are going to discuss about another important type of problem named Dry Cough.

Dry cough is a cough which causes pain while coughing why because cough does not produce mucus (i.e. phlegm or sputum) and causes distress and dryness in the throat. Generally cough is your body defense reflex which functions to keep your airways clear of irritating or obstructing substances so you can breathe effectively. Dry cough or hacking cough can result from infection, inflammation, airway obstruction, inhaling a mild irritant like dust, smoke or powder and other abnormal disorders. Dry cough is the most common of an upper airway infection that follows cold and has the symptoms like fever, shortness of breath, chest pain, low blood oxygen, changes in blood pressure, etc.

Looking to ease the discomfort of dry cough and its symptoms then these natural home remedies and tips which will certainly provide relief from the dry cough and makes you feel comfortable.

Home Remedies for Dry Cough:

Dry cough will be one of the most painful coughs so try these natural home remedies for dry cough and makes your more bearable and helps to get rid of the dry cough immediately and completely.

1. Remedies for Dry Cough with Turmeric:

Turmeric is a natural antiseptic property and has a therapeutic effect on cough particularly on dry cough.

Process – 1: (Turmeric & Honey)

1. Take a tablespoon of turmeric powder and add a teaspoon of honey (which helps to soothe your cough)
2. Stir it well and make it like a paste
3. Take this paste 3 – 4 times a day to get effective relief from the dry cough.
4. Repeat this daily until you get complete relief from the dry cough.

Process – 2: (Turmeric Tea)

1. Take a tablespoon of turmeric powder and add this to 4 cups of boiling water
2. Stir it well and steep it for few minutes
3. Strain this and add a little bit of lemon juice and honey to it
4. Mix it and drink this tea regularly to get relief from the dry cough.
5. Or you can inhale the smoke of burning turmeric will is also a good remedy for treating cough.

2. Remedy for Dry Cough with Honey:

Honey acts as natural antibiotics and helps to soothe your throat which will reduce the irritation and pain associated with dry cough. It keeps your throat moist to reduce the dry cough.

Process:

1. Take a teaspoon of honey and add this in a glass of warm water
2. Stir it well and drink this regularly once or twice as per your severity of dry cough.
3. Regular intake of this honey liquid helps quickly to get relief from the dry cough and also from the throat irritation.
4. Or you can also take this honey mixed in tea or lemon juice.

3. Remedy for Dry Cough with Gelatin:

Gelatin is a traditional Chinese herb which is used to treat the dry cough which helps to soothe your throat and also give relief from the dry cough.

Process:

1. Take 5 – 10 grams of donkey hide gelatin (Flavored or not)
2. Stir it well in a glass of hot water
3. Leave the mixture to cool down
4. Drink this warm liquid regularly to get relief from the dry cough. 

4. Remedy for Dry Cough with Thyme:

Thyme acts as an expectorant which helps to reduce the cough. Thyme also contains substances that help to relax the respiratory tract.

Process: (Thyme Tea)

1. Take 2 tablespoons of fresh thyme or 1 tablespoon of dried thyme
2. Stir it well in a cup of hot water and leave it to infuse for about 5 minutes
3. Then strain the tea and remove the herb
4. Add honey as per your preference to sweeten it.
5. Drink this tea to get relief from the dry cough.’
6. Drink this tea regularly which helps to treat productive and non productive coughs.

5. Remedy for Dry Cough with Marshmallow Root:

Marshmallow helps to treat the dry cough with its inflammation and pain relieving properties. It will protect mucous membrane tissue from further damage and soothes the nose, throat and mouth providing pain relief.

Process: (Marshmallow Tea)

1. Take 2 – 3 grams of dried marshmallow leaves
2. Steep it in a cup of hot water for about 10 minutes
3. The leaves when mixed in water yields gooey mucilage that will coats your throat and also thins mucus in your lungs.
4. Strain out this herb and drink this tea
5. Regularly, drink 3 cups of this marshmallow tea every day until to get relief from the dry cough. 

6. Remedy for Dry Cough with New Coughing Techniques:

Nonstop coughing makes your throat strained and irritated so try this new technique to get relief from the dry cough and continuous coughing.

Process:

1. When you feel coughing is coming on, then try to force yourself to take a series of small and gentle coughs and finally ends with a large one.
2. Then this tiny coughs helps to move the mucus towards the upper part of your air passage so that you can expel more of it with your last big cough.
3. Try this technique regularly until you get complete relief from the dry cough.

7. Remedy for Dry Cough with Slippery Elm:

Slippery elm made from the bark of the slippery elm tree which contains gel-like substance which coats the throat and keeps coughing to minimum.

Process:

1. Take a tablespoon of powdered slippery elm bark
2. Add this to a cup of boiling water
3. Mix it and allow it to steep for about 4 – 6 minutes.
4. Then drink this warm tea to get relief from the throat irritation and dry cough.
5. Regular intake will helps to give effective results.
6. Or you can also try slippery lozenges to moist your throat by increasing saliva and helps to treat dry cough.

8. Remedy for Dry Cough with Steam:

Steam helps to moisturize your throat and nasal passages which help to reduce irritation. It helps to treat dry cough too.

Process:

1. Take some hot water and pour this hot water in a large vessel or large bowl.
2. Cover your head with a towel and make sure that the towel is covering all over your head and the vessel.
3. Then it will create some steamy environment inside and moist your throat.
4. Gently inhale the steam to get relief from the dry cough at night time and allows you to sleep comfortably without any cough.
5. Or you can also spend the time inside a steam filled bathroom.

9. Remedy for Dry Cough with Raw Onion:

Onions helps to contain irritating compounds that triggers the cough reflex and helps to bring up the phlegm. It acts as an effective cough syrup to get rid of the dry cough.

Process:

1. Take an onion and chop it finely
2. Extract its juice from these chopped onions.
3. Then take a teaspoon of this onion juice and mix it with a teaspoon of honey.
4. Let it sit for about 4 – 5 hours so that it will have enough time to make an effective cough syrup
5. Now take this syrup twice a day to get relief from the dry cough and throat pain.
6. Taking this syrup regularly will work best in curing the dry cough and sore throat. 

10. Remedy for Dry Cough with Hot Milk and Honey:

Hot milk helps to bring the mucus up from the respiratory and honey will helps to soothe your throat. When both combined reduces the chest pain which is caused by the dry and continuous coughing.

Process:

1. Take a glass of hot milk and mix it with a teaspoon of honey
2. Drink this to get relief from the coughing
3. It’s better to drink it at night time before going to sleep so that you will have a better sleep in the night.
4. Regular follow up will helps to treat the dry cough and throat irritation effectively. 

11. Remedy for Dry Cough with Oregano:

Oregano acts as an expectorant which helps to loosen the mucus and helps to expel it from the body. Particularly to get relief from the dry cough, a type of oregano belongs to perennial herb belong to mint family called marjoram is used.

Process:

1. Take some oregano and boil it in a cup of water for few minutes
2. Then filter it and drink this to lessen the intensity of dry cough.
3. Take this regularly for better results to get relief from the dry cough.

12. Remedy for Dry Cough with Green Tea and Honey:

Green tea contains a substance that helps to heal the dry cough and honey helps to soothe your throat for instant relief from the throat irritation.

Process:

1. Take a cup of hot water and dip a green tea bag.
2. Then add a little bit of honey to this cup of green tea.
3. Drink this tea to get relief from the dry cough and throat pain.
4. Drinking it regularly will works best for your dry cough.

13. Remedy for Dry Cough with Aniseed:

Aniseed helps to loosen the mucous and give relief from a dry cough. So after taking this aniseed the thick mucus will respond and give relief from the dry cough and its symptoms.

Process: (Aniseed Tea)

1. Take a kettle and boil it with a cup of water
2. Place a teaspoon of dried aniseed leaf or 3 teaspoons of fresh, crushed aniseed in a cup of boiling water
3. Let it steep for few minutes and drink it.
4. Regular cup of aniseed tea will helps to relieve from dry cough.
5. Or you can try fennel and licorice spice tea same like aniseed which give relief from dry cough. 

14. Remedy for Dry Cough with Raisin:

Raisins are full of natural sugars which help to treat dry cough. It will also soothe the throat and stop your coughing completely.

Process:

1. Take 1/2 cup of raisins and 1/3 cup of sugar.
2. Blend this both raisins and sugar together by adding a tablespoon of water to make it like smooth paste.
3. Then take a saucepan and pour this raisin mixture into it
4. Heat this mixture until it become thick paste i.e., sauce-like consistency and let it cool for few minutes
5. Take 2 tablespoons of the paste every night before going to bed as long as you get relief from the dry cough. 

15. Remedy for Dry Cough with Ginger and Basil:

Ginger helps to soothe the throat and also take out the thing which is causing the dry cough in your body. Basil has mild analgesic property which helps to offset the pain and discomfort caused by dry cough. So, this ginger and basil are an excellent combination to cure dry cough.

Process:

1. Take 2 teaspoons of ginger and 4 fresh basil leaves
2. Take a tea mug and put these ingredients in it.
3. Pour a cup of boiling water into it and steep it for about 5 – 7 minutes
4. Strain the tea and take out the ginger and basil from it.
5. Then drink this tea immediately slowly will ease your throat and cough.

16. Remedy for Dry Cough with Gargle:

A simple gargle helps you to reduce coughing and also soothes your irritated throat caused by dry cough.

Process:

1. Take a tablespoon of table salt and mix it well in a glass of warm water
2. Stir it well that the salt has to dissolve completely in the warm water.
3. Gargle with this salt water for about 3 – 5 minutes.
4. But make sure that not to swallow this water and split out this water.
5. Do this process regularly to get relief from dry cough.

Note: Also Read the Post - Home Remedies for Asthma

Tips to Reduce Dry Cough:

Try these simple and effective tips regularly to reduce the dry cough.

1. Elevate your head with some extra pillows while sleeping at night. This will help to reduce the cough especially dry cough.
2. Drink plenty of water and other fluids which help to reduce your dry cough and also keep your throat moist and prevents dry cough.
3. Sucking a lozenge such as gel –like substance will helps to coat your throat and minimize coughing. So suck it regularly.
4. Always use a humidifier which helps to increase the moisture in your room and makes you to sleep well with less coughing or no coughing. But make sure that to use sterile water for the machine.
5. Take vitamins A and C which are powerful antioxidants and helps to build your immune system to fight against cough and clears up your cough.
6. Put small salt on small and fresh ginger piece and chew them which helps to moisten the throat and soothe irritation.
7. Eat grapes regularly or drink grape juice along with a tablespoon of honey daily to get relief from the dry cough. It also helps to soothe your throat.
8. Soak 10 almonds in night and take out the brown skin in the next morning. Grind these almonds to make a fine paste and insert 20 grams of sugar and butter each to the paste. Take this twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening.
9. Eat carrots which contains nutrients and vitamins which give relief from dry cough. You can either eat it or drink juice for 4 – 5 times a day to soothe your throat.
10. Apple cider vinegar and honey when combined equally will also works well to treat dry cough. Take 2 tablespoons of this mixture while going to bed and shallow it slowly.
11. Regularly have herbal teas like chamomile tea, ginger tea, licorice, etc. to soothe your throat.
12. Include garlic in your diet as it will help to relieve from dry cough.

Dry cough is a painful cough which generally lasts for 7 – 10 days. To get relief from this dry cough follow the above mentioned home remedies and tips which are natural and effective in treating dry cough. Even though if you didn’t get any relief from dry cough and its symptoms after using these remedies and tips or if you cough continuous for more than 2 weeks then immediately consult doctor which can leads to any health issue for medication and advice.