Let's make onion syrup ourselves! So easy you can get rid of coughs, colds and co. with the DIY onion juice.
Prepare yourself against the next cold! Add tissues, cough balm, sore throat lozenges and onions to your shopping list.
What? Onion?
Right.
Because with homemade onion syrup the cold will soon be a thing of the past. We show you here how you can fight cough with onion juice and soon be fit again!
For those who are not at all comfortable with onions, we have a more digestible version. You can also make a cough syrup with thyme, sage and honey.
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Good to know: Coughing is a natural reaction of the body to force pathogens out of the respiratory tract. With a few effective home remedies for coughing, you can relieve the irritation and help the body heal.
However, if the cough persists, is painful or accompanied by other symptoms, or if you suspect a viral infection, please see a doctor.
Why does onion juice help with cough?
Onion juice against cough? Sounds really strange and somehow disgusting at first. I can reassure you right away: Onion syrup doesn't taste as disgusting as it sounds.
Onion juice doesn't even taste like onions. Instead, it tastes sugary sweet. That's because of the honey. It simply masks the pungent taste. With a little imagination, it even tastes wonderful.
But the taste should not be the issue. Because when we have a cold, we put up with a lot to be fit again quickly. So also a spoonful of onion juice against cough.
This Home remedies for colds by the way, is one of the oldest at all. It is super quick to prepare and tastes good even for children.
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What does onion juice with honey?
The fact that onions actually help is due to the essential oils, sulfur-containing compounds and flavonoids they contain. They have a germicidal and even slightly anti-inflammatory effect. This calms the bronchial tubes and puts an end to coughing.
At the same time, the onion juice makes it easier for you to cough up mucus.
The sulfur-containing amino acid alliin is responsible for helping you get rid of coughs with onion juice.
In addition, you can find in onions a lot of vitamin C, flavonoids, minerals such as potassium and calcium. As well as the trace elements iodine and selenium.
If you don't have honey on hand, you can alternatively use rock candy.
With honey, however, you have the advantage that you also benefit from these positive properties. Honey can soothe the irritation of the cough.
A particularly healthy honey is Manuka honey*. It has much more anti-inflammatory properties than conventional honey. Find out more about honey on Amazon.
DIY juice for coughs and colds is one of many very quick and easy to make home remedies.
If you can't get your head around the idea of onions, you can make a cough syrup from herbs.
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If you are interested in this topic, I can recommend the book The home pharmacy to make yourself really to the heart. You'll find recipes for all kinds of aches and pains. The great thing about it is that you have most of the things you need at home.
You will learn in the book which natural remedies help with migraine, how to fight nail fungus and that there is quick help for every ailment in the kitchen cupboard, on the windowsill or in the pantry.
Onion juice with honey against cough
Ingredients
- 2 large onion
- 300 g Honey
Equipment
- Knife
- Board
- Glass with screw cap
Anleitung
- Peel the onions and chop them into small pieces. The smaller the faster the juice will settle.
- Put the onion pieces in a jar. Stir in the honey.
- Put the lid on and leave to infuse for at least 2 hours.
- Better still overnight.
How often can you take onion syrup?
Adults take a tablespoon of cough syrup at least 3 times a day. If you want to use onion juice to loosen cough, then you need to take it undiluted.
If you want to get the best possible effect, leave it in your mouth for at least 1 minute before swallowing.
If the onion syrup is too intense for you, you can mix it with lukewarm tea.
Attention, those who are sensitive to onions may get a bloated belly or gastrointestinal irritation. It may be that your breath changes. But this will pass quickly.
What are the recipe variations?
Onion juice recipe with sugar
Don't have onions on hand or just can't get your head around the idea? Don't worry, onion syrup is just one of many home remedies that work for colds and coughs.
Infusions of garlic, ginger, sage or salt water can also be classified as natural and effective household remedies for colds.
If you don't have honey on hand, you can also make the syrup with rock candy. Or use another sugar.
Ingredients
- 2 onions
- 1-2 tablespoons tap water
- 2 tablespoons sugar
Instruction
- Chop the onions into small pieces. Put the pieces in a pot with 1-2 tablespoons of water.
- Cook the onions slowly. Attention - on low heat, otherwise they will be fried.
- As soon as the broth starts to get warm, stir in the sugar. Put the lid on the pot and let the mixture simmer gently until the sugar has dissolved.
- Set the pot aside and let the onion syrup cool.
- Put the contents of the pot in clean kitchen towel and squeeze the juice into a bowl.
- Ready is the onion syrup without sugar.
Onion drops for irritable cough
If you suffer from irritable cough that can not be calmed, you can use this recipe. Warning: Suitable for adults only.
Ingredients
- 2 onions
- 50 ml high-proof alcohol (at least 40 percent)
Instruction
- Cut the onions into small pieces. Put them in a box or jar with a cap.
- Pour with alcohol and put the mix in the dark.
- Let the mixture rest for at least 3 hours.
- Press the mix through a kitchen towel.
You can take two teaspoons of onion drops 3-4 times a day.
Onion syrup alternatives that work quickly
When you have a cold, it is important to drink a lot. Cough teas help not only because of the medicinal plants they contain (e.g. thyme, anise, sage). The liquid you take with the tea moistens the mucous membranes and liquefies the mucus. This helps to keep the airways clear and to cough up the mucus.
Your throat will also feel much better if you drink a lot.
Herbs against colds
Besides onions and honey, ribwort and thyme are also effective for cough. Thyme helps the bronchial tubes, has a cough suppressant and antibacterial effect. Thyme oil is a great cough remedy both as a tea and as a mouthwash for sore throat.
Ribwort stimulates the immune system and is antibacterial. There is also a big plus because the plant actively builds up the mucous membrane. Pour thyme and ribwort leaves into tea or boil them into a syrup.
Sage is used for sore throats. It has an anti-inflammatory effect and helps quickly. If it is too bitter for you, add a teaspoon of honey to the tea.
Apple cider vinegar as an expectorant
The diluting apple cider vinegar is a recognized expectorant. Mix 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar with 200 ml of water and pour the mixture gradually on cold or warm (preferably sweetened with a little honey) drinking.
Ginger as an immune system booster
Home-made ginger tea has a similar effect as herbs against colds. It is also said to have immune-stimulating, disinfecting properties: cut a piece of ginger into small pieces and add it to water. Boil the mixture and let the tea steep for 10 minutes.
By the way, also very tasty: DIY ginger shot with turmeric.
Inhalation against cough
Hot steam is good for cough and phlegm. You can use an inhaler or just a bowl with water. If you choose the second option, pour hot water into a bowl. Inhale the steam slowly with a towel over your head.
You should inhale three to four times a day. If you add sage, your mucous membranes will be soothed. Dry rhinitis is relieved and mucus is bound.
Our conclusion
If you fight cough with onion juice, you can be sure to take pure nature. Taste-wise, the juice is not the highlight. But the cough is relieved already with the first spoonful.
Get well soon! :)
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