Required Ingredients:

• Jaggery
• Water or Tea

How To Prepare and Use:

• Jaggery can be added to warm water.
• (OR) it can be added to tea.

How It Is Helpful:

• Jaggery keeps allergens away with its anti-allergic properties.

Who Should Avoid: Those who have diabetes must monitor the consumption of jaggery.

7. Juniper Berries:

Juniper berry is used as a condiment and a flavouring ingredient. It has a pine-like flavour. It offers several health benefits. Juniper berry can be inhaled to help treat bronchitis either by direct palm inhalation where one can add a drop to the palm of hands and rub and inhale. It has a calming effect too or use it in a cool-mist humidifier.

Required Ingredients:

• Juniper Oil.
• Humidifier.

How To Prepare and Use:

• The humidity level must be kept track of.
• Regularly change the water in the humidifier.
• Clean and replace any filters as instructed.
• Add a few drops of Juniper berry oil in the water tank of the humidifier.
• Exercise caution while using the humidifier with children around.

Who Should Avoid: Juniper oil must be used with caution as it can interact with certain medicines and some illnesses. They are not good for children and should be avoided by pregnant women.

8. Onion Syrup:

Onions are super high on flavonoids and antioxidants. It is a useful remedy for bronchitis, asthma, and other infections (4). They have wonderful absorbing properties. Cough, asthma, and cold can be treated as it can decrease bronchial spasms and influenza.

Required Ingredients:

• Onions.
• Raw Honey.
• Lemon.

How To Prepare and Use:

• Peel and chop a whole onion.
• Place in a bowl.
• Cover with raw honey.
• Cover and let it remain for 10 hours or even overnight.
• Next boil for 5 minutes a whole lemon.
• Cut and remove pits; squeeze all the pulp and juice into the mixture.
• Remove onions and use this liquid as cough syrup.

How It Is Helpful:

• Use 1 tablespoon for adults 2-3 times a day or as needed.
• Use 1 teaspoon for a child older than 2 years old twice a day or as needed.
• Store the excess syrup in the fridge.

Who Should Avoid: Don’t use this remedy for the babies below 2.