Mumbai-based nutritionist shares a simple hack to deal with cough and cold: Kadha recipe with everyday ingredients

Shweta Shah shares a kadha recipe with readily available spices such as cloves, peppercorns, and ajwain that will help keep the respiratory tract phlegm-free.

Winter cold has settled in, and with the dropping temperature comes the rise in seasonal cough and cold.

Sipping on warm kadha made from everyday spices can help get rid of phlegm, notes Shweta Shah.(Pexel)

It is a known fact that cold weather itself is not responsible for the disease; that credit goes to germs like rhinoviruses. However, the low temperature does make the symptoms much worse.

If the respiratory ailments become particularly tenacious, it can result in heavy chest congestion and fatigue. Clinical intervention becomes necessary in those cases.

However, it is prudent to take precautions before that stage is reached. One of the ways to do that is by taking the help of home remedies, which have long stood the test of time to protect us from everyday sickness.

In her post, Shweta shared four health benefits that can be obtained from her cough (phlegm) clearing kadha. They include:

• Melting stubborn phlegm
• Clearing congestion and cough
• Soothing lungs and supporting easy breathing
• Boosting digestion and immunity

Ingredients for the kadha:

• 2 Cloves
• 2 Black Peppercorns
• 1 tsp Jaggery Powder
• 1 pinch of Black Salt
• 1 pinch of Dry Ginger Powder
• 1 pinch of Carom Seeds (Ajwain)

Method of preparation:

1. Combine all ingredients in a pot
2. Add 1 glass of water and bring to a boil
3. Reduce the liquid in half
4. Sip and drink while still warm

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