For two weeks now, Baby Beau has been suffering from a whooping cough. I've taken him to his pedia, and made him drink his meds for seven days straight. Result = nothing. It breaks my heart hearing him cough, teary-eyed and almost out of breath, gasping for air. My in-laws my resorted to hilot(don't know the english therapy but it's close to physical therapy). The occupational therapist said that his left shoulder blade is in stretched out, thus the reason for his cough. My baby has been there twice, still no progress. I've also tried using a teaspoon of peppermint. Zilch! Now his coughing is followed by vomitting. I'm really alarmed.
I've searched the net today and looked under home remedies for whooping cough. When I get home from work today, I will surely make some of the following . I really hope this time, it'll work. I've planned on making some of the following:
Onion and Honey Syrup�
450g (1lb) onions�
225g (8oz) garlic�
600 ml (1/4 pint) honey.
Peel and finely slice the onions and garlic and put them in a covered dish with the oil. Cook slowly in a low over until very soft. Strain well and add the remaining ingredients. Bottle and cork, shake before using. For children over two years old and up to four give 1 teaspoon three times daily. Increase the does accordingly to age. At one time 15g (1/2 oz) of paregoric (a medicine consisting of opium, benzoic acid, camphor and anise oil) would have been added.
1. Mix a teaspoon of fresh ginger juice with a cup of fenugreek decoction and honey to taste. It is an effective whooping cough treatment. The fenugreek decoction can be made by boiling one teaspoon of seeds in 250 ml of water till it is reduced to half.
2. Prepare a mixture by adding a teaspoon of fresh radish juice with an equal quantity of honey and a little rock salt. Take it thrice daily. It is also very beneficial in the treatment of whooping cough.
3. Grape juice - Grapes are one of the most effective home remedies for the treatment of a cough. Grapes tone up the lungs and act as an expectorant, relieving a simple cold and cough in a couple of days. A cup of grape juice mixed with a teaspoon of honey is advised for cough relief.
4 Almonds- Almonds are useful for dry coughs. Seven kernels should be soaked in water overnight and the brown skin removed. They should then be ground well to form a fine paste. A quantity of twenty grams each of butter and sugar should then be added to the paste. This paste should be taken in the morning and evening.
