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| Boilerpipe Text | The next time a
nagging cough
is giving you grief, check out this quick list of natural remedies:
1. A spoonful of honey (here's
how to buy the right kind
)
2. Thyme tea
3. Fresh pineapple
4. Black pepper and honey tea
5. Warm water and salt gargle
6.
Elderberry syrup
7. A lemon to suck on
8. Slippery elm lozenges
9. Licorice root tea
10. Ginger tea or crystallized ginger |
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# 10 Natural Cough Remedies
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Published: Mar 21, 2017



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The next time a [nagging cough](https://www.prevention.com/health/a20473842/best-treatments-for-chronic-cough/) is giving you grief, check out this quick list of natural remedies:
1\. A spoonful of honey (here's [how to buy the right kind](https://www.prevention.com/food-nutrition/healthy-eating/g20467063/6-things-you-need-to-know-before-you-buy-honey-again/))
2. Thyme tea
3. Fresh pineapple
4. Black pepper and honey tea
5. Warm water and salt gargle
6. [Elderberry syrup](https://www.prevention.com/health/a20491211/23-remedies-for-the-common-cold/)
7. A lemon to suck on
8. Slippery elm lozenges
9. Licorice root tea
10. Ginger tea or crystallized ginger
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| Readable Markdown | The next time a [nagging cough](https://www.prevention.com/health/a20473842/best-treatments-for-chronic-cough/) is giving you grief, check out this quick list of natural remedies:
1\. A spoonful of honey (here's [how to buy the right kind](https://www.prevention.com/food-nutrition/healthy-eating/g20467063/6-things-you-need-to-know-before-you-buy-honey-again/))
2. Thyme tea
3. Fresh pineapple
4. Black pepper and honey tea
5. Warm water and salt gargle
6. [Elderberry syrup](https://www.prevention.com/health/a20491211/23-remedies-for-the-common-cold/)
7. A lemon to suck on
8. Slippery elm lozenges
9. Licorice root tea
10. Ginger tea or crystallized ginger |
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