I am suffering from cough and cold from few weeks and feeling sleepy at daytime but unable to sleep properly at night. How to get relief from it naturally?

Question

Hi,
The following are some of the natural remedies for cold and cough:
- Add a pinch of turmeric and 1/4 tsf of black pepper powder to hot milk and drink it twice a day.
- Mix 1 tsf of honey to 1 tsf of basil leaf juice; take it twice a day.
- Prepare a decoction by boiling one glass of water containing 1 tsf of coriander powder, 1 tsf of pepper powder and 1/2 tsf of ginger powder; reduce it to quarter glass and take it three times a day.
- Apply turmeric paste on the forehead.
- Do steam inhalation twice a day by adding 1-2 drops of eucalyptus oil to hot water.
- Keep 1 grain of crystal salt and 2-3 black pepper in a beetle leaf, roll it and chew it. This relieves cough.

Sandhya Krishnamurthy · Accepted Answer

Hi,
The following are some of the natural remedies for cold and cough:
- Add a pinch of turmeric and 1/4 tsf of black pepper powder to hot milk and drink it twice a day.
- Mix 1 tsf of honey to 1 tsf of basil leaf juice; take it twice a day.
- Prepare a decoction by boiling one glass of water containing 1 tsf of coriander powder, 1 tsf of pepper powder and 1/2 tsf of ginger powder; reduce it to quarter glass and take it three times a day.
- Apply turmeric paste on the forehead.
- Do steam inhalation twice a day by adding 1-2 drops of eucalyptus oil to hot water.
- Keep 1 grain of crystal salt and 2-3 black pepper in a beetle leaf, roll it and chew it. This relieves cough.

Mool Chand Gupta · Answer

Avoid cold, dust, smoke, pollution and allergens. Saline gargles and ginger warm water. Have light and early dinner. Avoid tea/coffee at bed time.