Tea Against Cough: These Varieties Relieve Your Symptoms

If you suffer from a cough as a cold symptom, you can do something good for your irritated airways with hot tea. Especially if you make the tea from certain medicinal plants, your symptoms will be relieved quickly. In this article we will tell you which tea is particularly suitable for coughs.

This tea helps against a dry cough

When fighting a cough, it is useful to consider what type of cough you are suffering from. A rough distinction is made between a productive cough and a dry, dry cough.

• Teas that contain so-called mucus drugs are particularly helpful against dry coughs. This is what medicinal plants are called that contain mucilage that can form a protective film on the respiratory tract irritated by coughing when drinking.
• These medicinal plants include buckhorn, linden blossom, marshmallow, verbena, coltsfoot, mallow and Icelandic moss.
• An infusion of ivy and thyme, sweetened with a little honey, also has a cough-relieving effect. In addition, the thyme has an antispasmodic effect, which relaxes the tense bronchi.
• The medicinal plants mentioned are usually also the basis for many over-the-counter preparations in pharmacies and drugstores.
• Drinking tea when you have a dry, hacking cough is advantageous because the fluid intake regularly moistens the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract, making it harder for pathogens to multiply.

Helpful types of tea for productive cough

A productive cough is a type of cough in which mucus can be brought up from the bronchi and throat and coughed up.

• With a productive cough, it is very important to drink enough fluids to liquefy the mucus in the bronchi, making it easier to expectorate.
• Plant-based expectorants such as fennel , aniseed, primula, mullein, elderberry, thyme and liquorice are particularly efficient.
• In addition, peppermint tea not only has an antibacterial effect, but also calms the respiratory tract, which is also very beneficial for coughs.
• Expectorant medications are available without a prescription as finished preparations in pharmacies and drugstores.
• You can also use thyme as a medicinal plant externally in the form of a cold bath with thyme oil.