Which medicine to take for 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

Dry cough can often be very irritating to the throat. To heal the sore throat, it is advised to take pranacharya kasantak syrup (2-2 tsp) in hot water twice a day. You can also take sitopaladi, praval and tankan bhasm churna with honey 3-4 times a day. Drinking ginger, black pepper and basil leaf tea can really soothe the throat. It is advised to gargle with hot salt to give relief to sore throat. You should avoid milk and any cold drinks. It is also advised to take hot water steam.