What are some home remedies that have worked for you for chest congestion and throat drainage?!
Question: it hurts to cough
Answers: it hurts to cough
Hot tea and honey. I know it sounds so basic, but it can do wonders, try to drink the tea without the milk, just plain tea, either chamomile or any uncaffeinated hot tea, and add honey, I usually put around 2 tablespoons in it.
It's amazing! Also....I know you said home remedies, but just in case you decide to buy some medicine, I would recommend Mucinex (I've had this, and works wonders!) and some Vix Vapo Rub.
This will sound all "Hippy" but it works for me...
I use Elderberry Extract or Elderberry Syrup to fight any type of Viral Infection...
I get cold sores and Shingles A LOT and a friend of mine said "here, use this bottle of elderberry syrup and it will help them heal."
I took it to humor her, thinking that it wouldn't do a damn thing...
But to my shock it actually helped...
Shingles and Cold Sores are caused by a Virus so when I got sick I figured... "Screw it, it can't HURT to take it" and I got better much faster then I usually do...
The extract is alcohol based so don't take too much at 1 time or you will actually feel the booze but take a full dropper full 3 times a day until you are better.
It helps my cold sores heal in LITERALLY 1/2 the normal time!!
Oh, and new studies show that Honey is better at soothing coughs then nyquill!!
Check out the article on http://www.livescience.com
Good luck!
Hot beverages, mainly hot tea with honey. It breaks up the congestion. Works great for me.
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