Get Instant Relief From Chest Congestion With These 9 Home Remedies
- Binish Ahmed
- Nov 25, 2016
- 2 min read
Chest congestion is a common problem with the onset of winter season. Some experts say that medicines can have side effects however there are some home remedies for chest infections provide quick relief and are safe as well.
Why chest infection occurs?
Infection of the lungs or airways is called a chest infection. The most common types of chest infection are pneumonia and bronchitis. The former is caused by a bacteria and the latter is caused by viruses.
Signs and symptoms of a chest infection
High temperature (fever)
Persistent cough
Wheezing
Rapid heartbeat
Breathlessness or rapid and shallow breathing
Chest pain or tightness
Feeling confused and disorientated
Coughing up yellow or green phlegm (thick mucus), or coughing up blood
One may also experience more general symptoms of an infection like fatigue, sweating, headache, joint and muscle pain, loss of appetite.
Try these amazing home remedies for quick relief
Steam: Your chest congestion can instantly ease by taking steam before sleep. Boil water and add a pinch of turmeric to it and take its steam. Turmeric has anti inflammatory activity and is a great healer.
Gargle: This is the easiest remedy for chest congestion. In a warm glass of water, add a little salt or turmeric. Gargle twice or thrice a day for fast relief.
Black coffee: Drink 2-3 cups of black coffee to clear chest congestion. Any hot beverage helps in relieving chest clogging. In fact, the caffeine acts as a stimulant that can help get rid of the phlegm in the chest.
Turmeric milk: In a glass of hot milk, add half teaspoon honey, 2 teaspoons of honey and a pinch of black pepper powder. Your turmeric milk is ready to drink. There are other benefits of drinking turmeric milk as well. Drinking will provide instant relief.
Lime and garlic juice: In glass of warm water, add one teaspoon lime juice, a bit of garlic paste with a pinch of salt. Guzzle it down to get instant relief.
Ginger and honey: Boil some ginger in water for 6-7 minutes. Sieve the water in a glass and add one teaspoon honey to it. Drink this water 2-3 times a day for quick relief from chest congestion.
Bay leaves: Boil few bay leaves in water, sieve and drink the water 2-3 times a day.
Onion juice: In a glass of warm water add honey, lemon juice and onion juice. Drink this concoction 2 -3 times a day.
Garlic: Eat raw garlic on juice it to get relief from the problem of chest congestion. You can also apply garlic oil on the chest before you go to sleep. The oil can help in reducing the thickness of mucous.
