What Is Cough?

Cough is a natural response to an irritant or obstruction in the throat or Respiratory tract that can happen due to many reasons and not necessarily cold. Common reasons are food particles get stuck in the throat, smoke inhalation, dust, allergens, improper liquid intake, ice cold water, etc.

What are the types of Cough?

There are two main types of cough which are the dry cough & wet or productive cough.

Dry Cough occurs mainly as a result of irritation or physical obstruction of the airway or throat. Sometimes it is also caused by certain medicines. In this type of cough there is no sputum formation at all and there is a constant irritation in throat that bothers a lot.

Productive Cough, also called wet cough is the one where there is constant production of sputum in the respiratory tract leading to its expulsion and thus called wet cough.  This type of cough is related to infections including common cold, Asthma, COPD and other chronic respiratory diseases.  

How to identify serious Cough?

Usually a cough happens and goes off automatically in few days are the ones which are non serious. A serious cough is the one that persist for a longer duration and the one caused due to infection, inflammation, acute or chronic diseases. While cough due to common cold is less harmful but it is more irritative and causes trouble. The cough can be severe at night because of lying flat or at one side.

When you get cold, cough follows because of infection or irritation to respiratory system. The lungs develop mucous, which is thick whitish, greenish or yellowish semi solid & sticky substance produced as a result of infection, inflammation or because of foreign particle. This type of cough is serious and has to be consulted with a physician and proper medicine has to be taken to arrest the cough and bring out the mucous or sputum.

Simple home remedies for Cough

Drinking hot water & keeping throat moist for two to three days will provide relief from cough.

Avoid cold water and beverages, salt water gargling every four hours, inhaling steam with or without oils & drink honey mixed with warm water. Take an Expectorant (for wet cough) or an Anti-Tussive (for dry cough).

Herbal remedies & Herbal Cough syrup from Leeford

There are some herbs like Marshmallow root, Thyme, Ivy leaf and Aniseed which help in reducing and limiting cough. Honey is also used in herbal mix for making cough syrup. Eucalyptus leaf and oil are other herbal remedies used for their menthol which provide soothing effect to inner lining of throat or respiratory tract also called mucosa.

Try the most effective cough medicines from the house of Leeford, a major pharmaceutical player manufacturing cough syrups, cough tables and cough lozenges for all types of cough, such as Alastin, Amicet, Amrox, Emicof, Galirex & Leerex range of cough syrups and drops. Leekuf lozenges are available in Honey, Lemon, Ginger flavors which gives immediate relief and protection from cough.