From the Ayurveda perspective, excess phlegm or mucus in the lungs can cause irritation and coughing. During hayfever, this coughing can get worse. The body tries to throw the excess phlegm out or mucus out of the lungs. At times this phlegm is dry or runny. When phlegm is dry the coughing is more painful because the lungs find it hard to push out the dry phlegm and that’s why the coughing becomes unbearable or painful.
When excess phlegm is runny it is much easier for the lungs to throw out that phlegm or mucus out of lungs. During hay fever, the phlegm and mucus are already very high in the lungs, so the coughing feels never-ending. Mucus whether dry or runny causes the throat to feel scratchy and itchy. There are many ways to control hay fever cough. The most powerful way is to reduce the excess phlegm generation in the lungs by controlling the food that you eat until you have a cough. You can learn about it more through our Hay fever relief program.
There are other quick and temporary fixes for hay fever coughing and hay fever symptoms given in this blog: You can try breathing steam, such as from a hot water bowl. The steam from the hot bowl of water helps open up your nasal passages and keeps them from drying out. Inhaling the steam from a hot water bowl help clear congested sinuses. Saline nose sprays can help wash out extra mucus, reducing your cough symptoms.
Here are a few recipes you can make at home that will give you relief from the symptoms of hay fever such as hay fever cough and Hay fever sore throat:
Lemon, Ginger and Honey
Lemon, Ginger and Honey relieve the pain in the throat. It can be used as a syrup or turn into a warm, soothing drink. Take a spoon of syrup every time you feel your throat is scratchy. The drink can be relished by anyone, with cold water as a summer refresher or in winter, with warm water to comfort.
Ingredients:
1⁄2 lime or lemon
1 cm long Ginger piece, 2 tsp honey or more
1⁄4 tsp Cinnamon powder 4/5 black peppercorns
Process:
Syrup: Wash the lime and ginger well and keep it in saltwater for 10/15 minutes if it is not organic. Chop the lime with its peel, remove seeds. If you use a big yellow lemon then remove the white pectin (thick spongy layer) from the middle and from the bottom because it makes the syrup bitter. Clean the ginger, chop it into small pieces. Grind the lemon pieces with peel and ginger in a grinder. Add honey, make a smooth paste as you want. Ground peppercorn and add that and cinnamon powder into the mix. Run it in a grinder to mix well. Make it sweet as per your taste by adjusting honey. Store it in a jar. Take one teaspoon of this syrup.
You can store it in the freeze. Take it out of the freeze an hour before you want to have it, just to make sure it has room temperature.
Note: Lemon size and ginger size cannot be accurately measured, so just make sure you are not adding too much ginger else it will become spicy. You can adjust the quantity of lemon and ginger in such a way that lemon is prominent.
Honey
Honey is a time-honoured remedy for a sore throat. According to one, it can also relieve coughs more effectively than OTC medications that contain dextromethorphan (DM), a cough suppressant.
You can create your own remedy at home by mixing up to 2 teaspoons of honey with herbal tea or warm water and lemon.
The honey does the soothing, while the lemon juice can help with congestion.
