Whopping cough is very common disease of children, and infants, cause to bacteria. Generally it is treated by antibiotics. Ayurvedic herbs are also very effective in providing relief from whooping cough. Learn about some simple herbal remedy to treat whooping cough.
Kasamarda (Kasundi) Herb Information, Properties and Medicinal Uses
Cassia occidentalis is known as Kasamarda in Ayurveda, Kasaondi (Kasundi) in Unani, and Paeyaavarai, Thagarai in Siddha. In Sanskrit, meaning of Kasa is cough or phlegm, and Mardan means to destroy. So one which destroys Kasa is called Kasamarda. As this plant possess expectorant properties, and is effective against cough, asthma, and other respiratory ailments…
Nevaari (Ixora Parviflora) Information, Uses and More
Ixora pavetta (Syn Ixora Parviflora Vahl), is a small flowering tree found in gardens. It bears white aromatic flowers in bunches. It is known as Nevaari, Nepali, Navmalika, and Vaasanti in Ayurveda, and Shulundu-kora, Korivi in Siddha system of medicine. In Ayurveda, Nevaari is described as light, cooling, and bitter. Due to cooling property it…
Krishna Kamal Medicinal Uses, Dosage, Side-effects and More
Passion flower(Krishna Kamal) is cultivated for its impressive white-blue-purple flowers, edible fruits and medicinal uses. This herb named so as the corona resembles the crown of thorns worn by Christ during the crucifixion. The fruits of the plant are berries and contain considerable amount of lycopene. They are eaten fresh and used in juice drinks,…
Makoi plant (Solanum nigrum) Medicinal Uses & Side-effects
The common name of Solanum nigrum is black nightshade or Makoy (Hindi). It belongs to family Solanaceae. This plant grows as weed in waste lands all across India. In traditional medicine system, Makoi is used for the treatment of many ailments such as inflammation, pain, the liver diseases, fever, etc. The plant leaves are cooked…
Prickly Pear (Nagphani) Information and Uses
Naagphani is a cactus plant. It is a xerophytic shrub with prickly thorns. This cactus has no leaves and it is adapted to dry conditions. Traditionally, this plant is used in the treatment of respiratory ailments, whooping cough, pneumonia, etc. The dried or fresh flowers of cactus are astringent and hemostatic (stops ableeding). Naagphani is…
Ginger Health Benefits and Medicinal Uses
Ginger is a wonder herb that is used as an aromatic spice and medicine for hundreds of year. This spice is the underground rhizomes stem of a creeping perennial plant Zingiber officinale. It is native to Southeast Asia and now commercially cultivated in nearly every tropical and subtropical country in the world. In India, ginger…
Radish | Mooli Health Benefits and Medicinal Usage
Know about some natural remedies of radish. Radish can help in cure of many diseases and health problems. In Ayurvedic medicines system this has mentions in many formulations. Radish is an annual or biennial plant with a short condensed stem and a cylindrical/round, tapering fleshy, succulent one tap root. The color, shape and size of…
Malabar Nut | Vasaka Benefits, Medicinal Uses and Side-effects
Vasa, Vasaka, Adusa, Arusa, Adhatoda or Malabar Nut is a very well-known medicinal herb in Ayurvedic, Siddha, Homeopathy and Unani medicine system. The most accepted official botanical name of this plant is Justicia adhatoda. The other common synonym is Adhatoda Vasica. Vasa is a medicinal herb native to India and found throughout India up to…
Best Ayurvedic Herbs and Medicines For Whooping Cough
Whopping cough can be treated with Ayurvedic medicines, and herbs very effectively without any side effects. It can cause serious illness in babies, children, teens, and adults. There are different type of cough, and According to CDC Symptoms of Whooping Cough usually develop within 5 to 10 days after being exposed, but sometimes not for…
Baidyanath Kasamrita For Cough
Kasamrita is a polyherbal Ayurvedic Proprietary Medicine from Baidyanath. As the name itself suggests, this medicine is used for the treatment of cough or Kasa. It is helpful in cough due to various reasons such as cough due to the common cold, cough due to weather change and winters, allergic cough, whooping cough, etc. Kasamrita…
Unani Medicine Hamdard Saduri Cough Syrup
Hamdard Saduri Cough Syrup is a herbal Unani medicine. It is effective in the treatment of whooping cough, asthma, cold, catarrh, post-influenza cough, chronic and acute bronchitis. It promotes the secretion of sputum and helps relieves bronchial spasms. It normalize respiratory functions. Here is given more about this medicine, such as benefits, indication/therapeutic uses, composition,…
Broncap Capsule for Asthma & Cough
Broncap is an ayurvedic formulation for prompt relief from cough, and asthma without any side effects such as palpitation, drowsiness, sedation, etc.associated with many Broncho-dilators. It is a non-steroidal indigenous formulation based on edible herbs which is used as spices in Indian cooking. It is very effective and safe medicine for Bronchial asthma and other…
Dekofcyn Tablets for Cough
Dekofcyn Tablets is proprietary Ayurvedic medicine for cough from Alarsin pharmaceuticals. It is also very good for allergic cough. Apart from cough treatment it is also a very good tonic for chronic and wasting diseases, particularly in chest diseases & tuberculosis and provides relief from breathlessness. Key Ingredients of Dekofcyn Suvarna Vasant Malati, Talispatra, Shatavari,…
Sharbat Sadar Remedy for Cough
Sharbat Sadar is Unani polyherbal preparation indicated in the treatment of common cold, cough and respiratory diseases. For preparing, Sharbat Sadar all ingredients which are given below are taken and soaked in six litters of water for overnight to get an infusion. Next morning, this infusion is boiled till volume reduces to half. The prepared…
Kas Madhu Cough Syrup
Kas madhu Syrup is poly-herbal proprietary medicine from Tulison Pharma. It has bronchodilator, expectorant (promotes secretion or expulsion of phlegm, mucus the respiratory tract) and antitussive (relieves or suppress coughing) properties and gives relief in all types of cough, pulmonary congestion and flu symptoms. This herbal medicine is suitable for all age group. Here is…
Mincof Cough Syrup
Mincof Cough Syrup is polyherbal Ayurvedic proprietary medicine manufactured by Shree Dhootapapeshwar Limited, Mumbai (India). This medicine is useful in treating cough and related problems. Mincof is useful in reducing bronchospasm symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath, wheezing (whistling sound made while breathing), fever, difficulty breathing, and nasal congestion. The ingredients of this medicine…
Different Types of Cough
Cough is symptom of respiratory infection and can be chronic or acute. It can be upper respiratory infection (common cold, cough, coryza) or lower respiratory infection which involves pneumonia, bronchitis and bronchiolitis. Cough is generated to clear phlegm in trachea and coughing is reflex caused by irritation in windpipe. This causes difficult breathing and is…
Vasavaleha for Bronchitis, cold and cough
Vasavaleha is polyherbal Ayurvedic preparation which is used to treat productive cough, cold, asthma and many other bleeding disorders. It is an Ayurvedic Avaleha in semi-solid form. For preparing Vasavaleha, first Vasaka decoction is prepared by boiling its Swaras in water. Vasa decoction is filtered and sugar is added. This combination is cooked and thickened.…
Homeopathic Medicine Magnesium Phosphoricum
Magnesium phosphoricum, phosphate of magnesia or Mag. phos. is Homeopathic medicine mainly indicated in painful conditions. It is given in case of cramping pain, shooting pains in the lower abdomen during menstruation, pains on the right side of the back of the neck, spreading over the head and settling around the right eye, dull -…
Ledum palustre (Led-p) Homeopathic Remedy
Ledum palustre (Ledum) is commonly known as Marsh tea, wild rosemary. It is found in the Northern Hemisphere, especially Canada, the US, Scandinavia, and Ireland. Marsh tea is used traditionally in Scandinavia to cure lice. It was also used as a tea substitute. [toc] In Homeopathy, the medicine is prepared from the whole plant. As…