Cold & cough5 min
Pippali, Mulethi and Honey Lick for a Lingering Cough
A tiny pinch each of pippali and mulethi powder in honey, licked slowly twice a day for a few days for a lingering cough in adults.
Important: this remedy is only a supportive home measure. Keep taking any medicine your doctor has prescribed, monitor your readings, and consult your doctor before adding anything new.
Using pippali sensibly at home
Pippali (long pepper) is a slender, catkin-like pepper that is sharper than black pepper. With dry ginger and black pepper it forms trikatu, Ayurveda's classic warming trio.
This combination echoes classical cough formulas such as sitopaladi and yashtimadhu churnas. Pippali is warming and mulethi soothing. A cough lasting more than three weeks needs a doctor and possibly a chest X-ray.
Ingredients
- A small pinch pippali powder
- A small pinch mulethi powder
- 1 tsp honey
How to prepare
- Mix the powders into honey.
How to use
- Lick slowly twice a day for three to five days.
- Avoid cold drinks and late nights.
Helpful habits
- Buy whole pippali and grind a little at a time.
Precautions
- Not for children, pregnancy, high BP or acidity.
- Very heating; avoid with acidity, ulcers, pregnancy and in children.
- Stop if you notice itching, rash, stomach upset or any other discomfort.
Frequently asked questions
Can I give this to children?
- No. Ask a paediatrician about cough in children.
What if the cough has blood?
- See a doctor immediately.
How much pippali is a pinch?
- Less than a quarter teaspoon of powder.
