Other languages (Google Translate)
Home › Search
28 results for “cough”
Not every cough is the same. A cough that brings up mucus and a dry, tickly cough call for slightly different drinks. Here is a simple guide to choosing, plus the signs that mean it is time to get checked.
A small spoon of honey is one of the few cough remedies for kids with some evidence behind it. Here is how much to give by age, the one rule you must never break, and what else helps.
Moist air can make a dry, scratchy night feel easier, but a humidifier is not a cure, and a dirty one can make breathing worse. Here is how to use one well.
Shelves are full of honeys that promise more: thyme, wildflower, buckwheat, manuka. Here is what the research on honey and coughs actually tested, and how to choose a jar without overpaying.
A tickly cough often seems to wake up just as you lie down. A warm, caffeine-free cup with honey before bed and a few small changes to your evening may make the night easier.
Thyme has a long tradition as a tea for chesty coughs that come with a cold. Stirred with a little honey, it makes a fragrant, warming cup.
Soaking dried marshmallow root in cool water makes a mild, silky drink that is traditionally used for an irritated throat and a dry, tickly cough.
Sliced onion layered with honey is a remedy many grandmothers swore by. Here is how to make it safely, and an honest look at which half of it has any research behind it.
A spoonful of homemade thyme and honey syrup is an easy way to take two traditional cough comforts at once, without brewing a fresh cup every time.
A warm cup of honey and lemon is one of the oldest comforts for a scratchy throat or a nagging cough. Here is how to make it, and what to expect from it.
Most lost voices come back on their own once the voice box has had time to settle. Here is what helps it along, the common habit that slows it down, and the signs that need a doctor.
Echinacea is one of the best-known cold herbs in the world, and one of the most studied. Here is what all that research found, what it means for a cup of tea, and who should skip it.
A fizzing tablet on the shower floor fills a steamy bathroom with a fresh eucalyptus scent. They are easy to make, but they contain concentrated oil, so they need the same care as any other medicine-cabinet item.
A warm, spicy mug that may soothe a scratchy throat while a cold runs its course. Here is how to make it, what the research says, and who should be careful.
Warm, moist air can feel good when your nose is blocked. Here is how adults can do a thyme steam safely, and why children should never use a bowl of hot water.
Eucalyptus steam is a classic for a stuffy nose, and adults can use it with care. The oil itself is another matter: it is poisonous if swallowed, and it is not for babies, toddlers or children who have had seizures.
Garlic cloves soaked in honey are all over social media as a winter remedy. The research on garlic and colds is thin, and the popular long, room-temperature version has food safety questions you should know about.
Common mallow grows by paths and walls all around the Mediterranean, and its soft leaves have long been brewed into a mild tea for an irritated throat. Here is how to make it and what is really known.
In Greek homes, a pot of mountain tea simmering with a cinnamon stick is the classic winter cup. Here is how to make it, and what each of its three ingredients can and cannot do for a cold.
Mountain tea is not one plant but several closely related Sideritis species from the mountains of the Balkans and the Mediterranean. Here is how to tell them apart, why wild stands need care, and what to look for when you buy.
If you get heartburn, the tea in your cup matters. Some popular teas are well-known triggers, while a mild herbal cup may sit more comfortably. Here is what to try, what to skip and what the evidence really says.
A wreath of dried kitchen herbs is a simple, pretty craft. The key is to dry the herbs fully first and to hang the wreath where it is safe from heat, children and pets.
Picked on high, sunny slopes and brewed in kitchens across Greece and Cyprus, mountain tea is a gentle, earthy cup with a long tradition and a small but growing body of research.
A sweet, aniseed-scented tea with a long history as an after-meal comfort. Here is how to make it and use it sensibly.
Honey-scented linden flowers have been brewed across Europe for centuries to settle the nerves and ease a cold. Here is how to make a cup and what science can and cannot say.
Small seeds with a sweet licorice scent, brewed into a warm after-dinner cup. Here is how to make aniseed tea and use it sensibly.
Red clover blossoms make a mild, sweet tea, and the plant is widely promoted for menopause. The research is mixed, and its estrogen-like compounds mean it is not for everyone.
Spearmint is the softer, sweeter cousin of peppermint. Here is how to tell them apart, how to brew a good cup, and what the small amount of research really shows.
Put your shop, brand or service in front of people reading about herbs, natural skin care and home remedies, in English and Greek.
