Which medicine to take for dry cough

Question

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.

Mohan Bairwa · Accepted 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.

Shashank Agrawal · Answer

Take pranacharya kasantak syrup 2-2 tsf in hot water twice a day. Take sitopaladi. Praval and tankan bhasm churna with honey 3-4 times a day. Take ginger black pepper and basil leaves tea. Gargle with hot water (salted) avoid milk. Cold drinks. Take hot water steam.