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Remedies for Cough with simple herbs.

Root of Athimathuram, by KoS – Own work, Public Domain,


There are various way to cure Cough. At our whatsapp group, we have plenty of parents sharing their age old home remedies to each other. We have made an attempt to collect all those and share it for anyone. Apart from the information we share from our group, We have gone little deeper into ancient siddha, ayurveda and unai script and shared few remedies.

When you try these do share your feedback and or if you have any more tips so share it at comments.


  1. Take 3 Adathodai leaves (Malabar nut) + 5 Kandankathiri leaves (Yellow-berried Nightshade) + 5 Tulasi (Basil) + 10 Thoothuvalai (Purple fruited pea eggplant) + 3 gms of Athimathuram (Jamaica liquorice). Roughly powder the mix and boil in 250 ml. Reduce it to 60 ml.

  2. Dose: 30 ml twice daily with honey.

  3. 10 gms of the root of Thoothuvalai (Purple fruited pea egg plant) and grind with nati cow’s milk and can be taken in morning.

  4. Recommended → Extract Adathodai leaves (Malabar nut) juice of 60 ml + Forrest pepper 6 gms + Asafoetida 1 gms, Mix all and taken in morning.

  5. For Infants  5 ml twice daily.

  6. For Chronic Cough: 2 gms of mix made from equal quantity of Kadukkai (Ink Nut) and Thippali (Piper Longum).

  7. Dose: daily with honey

  8. For Infants  one pinch – 2 times daily.

  9. For Dry Cough:

  10. a piece of Athimathuram (Jamaica liquorice) + two number of Forest pepper.

  11. Dose: Take this mix mouth and swallow the saliva

  12. Yashtimadhu kashyam +1 tsp honey

  13. For Infants  one pinch – 2 times daily. (check with Dr)

  14. ½ tsp of Ginger juice with honey 1 tsp.

  15. Inflamed throat:250 mg of Kadukkai (Ink Nut) with Honey or equal quantity of Athimathuram (Jamaica liquorice).

  16. Whooping Cough: ½ tsp of Tubai (Leucus Leaf) juice with ½ tsp honey.

  17. Make a decoction of 50 ml with Adathodai root (Malabar nut) + long pepper + honey.

  18. As Per Unani: 10 Nos. of Asal e soos (Athimathuram a.k.a Jamaica liquorice) with 5 gms of sugar and powder it.

  19. Dose: 5 gms, 3 times daily with water

  20. As Per Unani: fry 10 Nos. of chilbeennj (Thetankottai a.k.a Clearing Nut)and power it. Mix this with ½ cup quantity of warm honey.

  21. Dose: ¼ tsp. taken twice a day.

  22. ½ tsp. turmeric powder in nati cow’s milk

  23. Dose: 15 times a day

  24. For Infants  1 tsp 2 times daily.

  25. Rock / Pink salt + 2 black pepper

  26. Dose: chow every 4 hours

  27. 1 tsp of tulsi with 10 ml honey

  28. Dose: 3 times daily

  29. 1 tsp of onion juice with 10 ml honey

  30. Dose: 3 times daily

  31. Karpooravalli leaf juice after slight roasting.

  32. Dose – For Infants – ½ tsp twice daily.

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