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antioxidant effect of honey restricts the further
formation of the mucus, thereby providing
complete relief from coughing.
On the other hand, lime or lemon helps to
increase immunity against these infections,
and when you drink the concoction of hot
water, lime/lemon and honey, it loosens
mucus, calms the throat, and clears the
irritating airways.
The recipe is very simple. the heat off.
3. Let the mixture cool down till the water
You Will Need is warm.
• 1 cup organic honey (local honey is the best) 4. Add honey and stir the solution.
• 5 tablespoons of lime or lemon juice 5. Drink this mixture once daily for instant relief.
(freshly squeezed) References
• 1/4 cup warm water (never use hot water in • Ebola and Public Authority: Saving Loved Ones in
combination with honey) Sierra Leone Melissa Parker, Tommy Matthew Hanson,
Ahmed Vandi, Lawrence Sao Babawo & Tim Allen
1. Combine one cup of honey with 5 • Feasibility Study: Honey for Treatment of Cough in
tablespoons of lemon juice. Children, Pediatric Reports, US National Library of
Medicine, National Institutes of Health.
2. Add warm water to it and stir until the https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/
ingredients are mixed completely. PMC3718232/
3. Take one tablespoon of this mixture 3 times • Honey: its medicinal property and antibacterial
a day activity, Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine,
4. Refrigerate the leftover for further use. It can US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of
be used safely for up to a month. Health.
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PMC3609166/
Honey, Lemon juice, and Garlic Recipe • Nutritive Value of Honey, USDA.
The combination of lemon juice and honey https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/19296
with garlic works best if you feel congestion in • African Journal of Traditional, Complementary, and
the chest. Garlic breaks down the phlegm that Alternative Medicine: Evaluation of the Antimicrobial
causes congestion and helps to clear the chest. Properties of Different Parts of Citrus Aurantifolia
(Lime Fruit) as Used Locally
• Journal of Endourology: Quantitative Assessment
You Will Need of Citric Acid in Lemon Juice, Lime Juice, and
• 2 tablespoon lemon juice Commercially Available Fruit Juice Products.
• 2 tablespoon honey • Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition: Anticancer
• 1 teaspoon grated garlic and Health Properties of Citrus Fruit Components
• Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine:
• 1 cup water Honey: Its Medicinal Property and Antibacterial
Activities
1. Take 1 cup of water and bring it to boil. • Thorax Journal: Recommendations for the
2. Add lemon juice and garlic into it, and turn Management of Cough in Adults
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