How to Reduce Chest Tightness or an Asthma Attack. Calm coughing without medication. Quick Remedy for a Spasmodic Cough. How Do I Mix Honey & Apple Cider Vinegar for Cough Medicine? Home Remedy for Cough. By Bonnie K. McMillen, R.N, B.S.N., College Health Nurse, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Bradford, PA, mcmillen+@pitt.edu For the adventurous and independent sort, here's a homemade cough syrup recipe that really works. The ingredients are a combination of spices and nutrients with no unpleasant medicinal side effects -- no drowsiness, no dry mucous membranes, no cautions about using machinery or driving. The recipe is from Herbally Yours by Penny C. Royal, 3rd Edition, June 1982. It seems to work for all kinds of coughs but especially for that dry hacky cough that keeps you awake and hangs on long after the cold is over. One of our international students recently told me that her mother in India used to give her a cough medicine with similar ingredients.
It soothes an irritated throat and relieves chest congestion and phlegm. 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1 Tablespoon honey 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar 2 Tablespoons water Mix and take by the teaspoon.