Cough with itchy throat, running nose.. plz suggest medication

Question

1. Home remedies for dry cough: 
a) hot, dark chocolate sweetened with a little bit of honey helps in reducing cough. Chocolate contains theobromine, which can suppress the nerve that is responsible for coughing, and is also more effective in curing persistent coughs than codeine.(note- milk chocolate doesn't work.

B) grate garlic and squeeze out its juicy extract. Drink 1teaspoon followed by half cup (40ml) lukewarm water. Drink this 4 times a day and see the results.

C) roast cloves (lavang) and chew 2 cloves after every 4 to 6hrs.

D) roast cloves (lavang) and black pepper (kalimirch) in the ratio of 2: 1 and grind them together to make a fine powder.

Take 1teaspoon after every meal with honey.

2. Steam - put water in a saucer and boil it well. Then put few pieces of cloves (lavang) and 2spoons of honey into boiled water and take steam. Then lie down on bed fully covered with a blanket.

3. Do not's-

1. Avoid mucus producing foods like curd, sour fruits, banana, sugar.
  2. Avoid exposure to smoke, perfumes, paints etc.
  3. Avoid cold, moist, damp places.
  4. Use cotton pillow instead of feather pillow.
  5. Never take aspirin.
  6. Avoid constipation.

Preeti Tewari · Accepted Answer

1. Home remedies for dry cough: 
a) hot, dark chocolate sweetened with a little bit of honey helps in reducing cough. Chocolate contains theobromine, which can suppress the nerve that is responsible for coughing, and is also more effective in curing persistent coughs than codeine.(note- milk chocolate doesn't work.

B) grate garlic and squeeze out its juicy extract. Drink 1teaspoon followed by half cup (40ml) lukewarm water. Drink this 4 times a day and see the results.

C) roast cloves (lavang) and chew 2 cloves after every 4 to 6hrs.

D) roast cloves (lavang) and black pepper (kalimirch) in the ratio of 2: 1 and grind them together to make a fine powder.

Take 1teaspoon after every meal with honey.

2. Steam - put water in a saucer and boil it well. Then put few pieces of cloves (lavang) and 2spoons of honey into boiled water and take steam. Then lie down on bed fully covered with a blanket.

3. Do not's-

1. Avoid mucus producing foods like curd, sour fruits, banana, sugar.
  2. Avoid exposure to smoke, perfumes, paints etc.
  3. Avoid cold, moist, damp places.
  4. Use cotton pillow instead of feather pillow.
  5. Never take aspirin.
  6. Avoid constipation.

Mohan Bairwa · Answer

Hello,

if you have cough without sputum (sputum is a mixture of saliva and mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract), I would like to advise you to -
1. Take proper rest/ drink lot of fluids and take proper homemade food. 
2. Do warm saline gargles 2-3 times a day for 2-3 days, if there is sore throat.
3. Take a cough syrup (grilinctus or banadryl) 10 ml three times a day for 2-3 days.
4. In case you also have headache, body-ache, or fever, take tablet paracetamol 500 mg after taking food. Maximum 3 tablets with gap of 8 hours can be taken in a day.

If you have cough with sputum please follow - 
1. Take proper rest/ drink hot fluids and take proper homemade food. 
2. Take steamy showers, and use a humidifier. A hot shower can help a cough by loosening secretion in the nose. 
3. Warm saline gargles 2-3 times a day for 2-3 days, if there is sore throat.
4. Syrup ambrodil - 1 teaspoonful three times a day for 3 days.