Most of us would have suffered from cold and cough atleast once in our life time. I will suffer from cold and cough often. I won’t go to hospital for this now a days because the cough syrup doctors prescribe makes me drowsy all the day so I will rely only on home remedy by preparing decoctions, drink and get relieved soon.
Today let us see a remedy for cold and cough using Indian ginger (Sitharathai in tamil),
Ingredients:
- Indian ginger (Sitharathai in tamil)-10 gm
- Dry ginger-5 gm
- Cardamom- 5 gm
- Long pepper(thippili in tamil)-5 gm
- Palm candy- as needed
- Cow’s milk-as needed
- Water-100 ml
Preparation:
- Roast indian ginger till golden brown and take it in a bowl
- Roast dry ginger till golden brown and add it to the bowl
- Roast Cardamom till golden brown and add it to the bowl
- Roast long pepper till golden brown and add it to the bowl
- Add palm candy and grind to get its powder
- Boil water in a pan
- Add 5 gm of the powder and 5 tsp. of cow’s milk to it
- Boil it well
- Strain the decoction and drink
Usage:
- Adults can drink 100 ml of this decoction daily once(morning or evening) after food
- Children can drink 50 ml of this decoction daily once(morning or evening) after food
