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Onion and garlic with honey for cough: how to make a remedy yourself

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Last reviewed: 04.07.2025
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Onion with honey has proven itself quite well. It helps to soften an irritated throat, acts as a good antiseptic, softens the throat and restores the mucous membrane. To prepare the mixture, chop about 500 grams of onion, add a few tablespoons of sugar, honey to taste. You can use this mixture in the form of puree, or you can dilute it with 1 liter of boiling water and let it brew for an hour. It is recommended to drink the resulting syrup 50 grams before meals. Stimulates appetite, restores mucous membranes. The product has antibacterial properties and is also able to warm up internal organs.

You can also make this remedy: take 50 grams of pure onion juice, mix with one tablespoon of honey. Drink at night, before going to bed. You can have another spoonful of honey, go to bed, covered with a warm blanket.

Onion puree has been used for a long time: grate the onion on a fine grater, mix with 2 tablespoons of honey and add 1 teaspoon of ground ginger. After that, you can eat 2-3 teaspoons of the remedy and go to bed as soon as possible. It is also recommended to put the onion puree in warm socks, cover yourself warmly, and go to bed.

Onion with apple and honey for cough

This combination helps to quickly eliminate cough, stimulates the body's natural defense mechanisms, activates internal reserves. Onion has antibacterial and antiviral properties, apple saturates the body with vitamins, increases resistance and naturalness. Honey softens mucous membranes, enhances the healing properties of other components, and also cleanses the body.

There are many different remedies that can be used to treat cough. For example, you can make jam from apples and onions. Cut the apples into small slices, peel and cut the onions into rings. The ratio is about 2 medium onions for 3 medium apples. Mix everything in an enamel bowl and simmer over low heat. Bring to half-readiness, add 3-4 tablespoons of honey, continue to simmer until fully cooked. After that, the resulting remedy is divided into jars and sealed. Take 1 tablespoon 2-3 times a day. Can be taken for prevention during flu epidemics and other infectious diseases.

Puree of fresh apples and onions also works well. Prepare a portion for a day. Take one large apple and a medium-sized onion. Cut the apple into slices, remove the middle. Peel, wash, and chop the onion. Then grate on a fine grater or mince. Add honey to the resulting mixture and mix until a homogeneous mass is obtained. Use 1 tablespoon several times a day. You need to eat the entire mass within 24 hours.

You can also make juice from apples and onions. Take juice from a fresh apple, heat it until hot, add finely chopped onion, boil for several minutes. Add honey for cough, mix thoroughly and drink. It is advisable to drink this remedy at night, after which you need to go to bed immediately.

Garlic with honey for cough

Garlic has antibacterial properties, eliminates pathogenic microflora, normalizes the microbiocenosis of the nasopharynx, pharynx, and intestines. As a result, the inflammatory and infectious process is reduced, the state of the immune system is improved. Garlic also has an antiviral effect, promotes rejuvenation and regeneration of cells and mucous membranes. Garlic has long been used as a reliable means of preventing many infectious diseases. It is recommended to take it for prevention during epidemics. It also helps in severe, advanced cases, in the presence of complications.

Recipes vary. Most often, a milk-garlic mixture is prepared. To prepare, you need 1 glass of hot milk. Add 1-2 tablespoons of honey to the milk, stirring slowly. Separately, pass the garlic through a garlic press. You can simply grate it on a fine grater, or cut it into small pieces. Add 1 teaspoon of the resulting mass to a glass of water, mix thoroughly and drink in small sips. You need to drink a glass of this remedy per day. Drink as soon as a cough appears, or any other unpleasant sensations in the throat.

The remedy is not recommended for elderly people. Firstly, their stomachs lack the enzyme responsible for digesting milk. Secondly, garlic irritates the walls of the intestines and stomach, which is extremely undesirable in old age. The remedy is also contraindicated for gastritis and ulcers.

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