Treat Cough with Herbs

This article aims to help the reader in the rapid identification of natural remedies useful in the treatment of various symptoms, disorders and pathologies. For some of the listed remedies, this utility may not have been confirmed by sufficient experimental tests conducted with a scientific method. Furthermore, any natural remedy presents potential risks and contraindications.

If available, we therefore recommend that you click on the link corresponding to the individual remedy to learn more about the topic. In any case, we remind you of the importance of avoiding self-treatment and to consult your doctor beforehand to ascertain the absence of contraindications and drug interactions.

A cough is defined as a defense mechanism that our body uses to neutralize and eliminate an irritant substance present in the airways. The causes of cough can be multiple, such as bacterial or viral infections (pneumonia, laryngitis, bronchitis, allergies), irritants (smoke, dust, steam), climatic variations or the presence of foreign bodies in the airways (for example a bread crumb gone crosswise). Cough can be classified according to its duration in time (acute, subacute and chronic) and based on the production of mucus (dry or productive). In the treatment of cough are used drugs or herbal preparations with bechic activity, expectorant, pectoral and mucolytic, etc.

Medicinal plants and supplements useful against cough

Maidenhair, ivy, hyssop, marsh, lichen, purple, mallow, licorice, ivy, helichrysum, oregano, thyme, black currant, dog rose, enula, eucalyptus, fennel, cornflower, scotch, sage, anise, borage, drosera, coltsfoot, horehound, fir, essential oils. See also: cough medicine. See also: cough phytotherapy; herbal tea for coughs.