I have a horrible chesty cough, any known cures or home recipies?!

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Hon, you really need to go to the doctor. If you have a respiratory tract infection, you may need antibiotics depending on what it is. Left untreated, it could potentially turn into pneumonia which is NO fun. They can also give you some cough syrup that has pain medicine in it so that it won't hurt as much when you cough. Take care of you.

Buy a bottle each of tea tree essential oil and lavender oil and put a few drops of each into some cream or oil and rub onto your chest just before you go to bed at night. The potent oils penetrate the skin and help fight the cough. The lavender relaxes the muscles helping you decongest, also helps you sleep, and the tea tree is antibacterial and antiviral. You could also put 5 drops of each into a hot bath where the vapours will help. Dont exceed the number of drops (they are powerful) and make sure you wash yoru hands after as any residue accidentally wiped across yoru mouth or eyes will burn.

They can be bought from a health shop.

You could also buy a bottle of A Vogel echinacea tincture called Echinoforce from any health shop. Echinacea stimulates the immune system to kick in and is especially effective with upper respiriatry tract and chest infections. Its a plant that has been used medicinally for thousands of years. If you are prone to these coughs it would be helpful to keep hold of some Echinoforce and take it as a preventative throughout the winter months to strengthen your immune system.

Natural health practitioner, 20 yrs