Cough Herbal Treatment, Prevention, Symptoms, Causes, Cured By

Cough is a disease of the Respiratory Tract.
When air is forced out from the mouth with an explosive noise is called Cough.
It protects the respiratory system. It clears the respiratory tract by removing irritants, fluids, mucus, or other Substances .
Coughing is a response of the immune system to fight against the Foreign substances. It throw them out of the lungs in the form of mucus.

Cough is classified as

Acute Cough : It lasts up to three Weeks.

Subacute Cough : It persists for between three to eight weeks.

Dry or Unproductive Cough : The cough without any expectoration.
Conditions:
Upper Respiratory Tract infection, Pleurisy, Early stage of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Bronchogenic Carcinoma, Smoker’s Cough, Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis, Bronchial Asthma, Tropical Eosinophilia, Pulmonary Infarction, Psychogenic or Habitual Cough.

Wet or Productive Cough : The cough is with expectoration. Cough can start even from change of posture. Expectoration of sputum can happen anytime in the day.
Conditions:
Bronchial Asthma, Cardiac failure, Whooping Cough.

Paroxysmal Cough: Periodic Cough lasting for variable duration with cough free intervals in between.
Conditions:
Bronchial Asthma, Cardiac failure, Whooping Cough.

Cough with wheezing: Wheezing sound occurs due to passage of air through narrowed passages.
Conditions:
Bronchial Asthma, Tropical Eosinophilia, Chronic Bronchitis.

Barking Cough : There is harsh loud seal like cough. It is disturbing to the hearer, but not to the patient himself.
Conditions:
Paroxysmal or occasional cough in hysteria.

Nocturnal Cough : Cough occurs mainly at night hours.
Conditions:
Asthma, Pulmonary Edema, Posterior Nasal Drip in Chronic Sinusitis, Reflex Oesophagitis.

Leopard’s/Brassy/Bovine/Gander growl Cough : The sound of Cough is as that of a Cow/ Leopard/ Goose/ Brass musical instrument. It occurs from loss of explosive phase of normal cough from the failure of cords of the Glottis.
Condition:
In Laryngeal Paralysis from involvement of recurrent Laryngeal nerve. As in Aortic Aneurysm, Superior Mediastinal Syndrome.

Staccato Cough : The cough is paroxysmal ending with a whoop.
Condition: In Whooping Cough.

Croupy Cough : The cough is harsh.
Condition: In Laryngeal infection.

Hawking/Hacking Cough : The cough is short, dry, irritable and repeats frequently.
Condition: In congestive condition of Pharynx, Upper air passages, Smoker’s Cough, Tropical Eosinophilia.

Chronic Cough : Recent worsening of Chronic cough.
Condition: It is a common symptom of Bronchial Carcinoma.

Cough from meals : Periodic cough with food or when lying down after a meal.
Condition: Hiatel Hernia, Trachea Oesophageal Fistula or Oesophagael Diverticula.

Cough from exertion: Onset of Cough from exertion.
Condition: In early left ventricular failure.

Spluttering Cough : Few masses of mucus come out from the mouth while coughing.
Condition: In Trachea Oesophagael Fistula.

Whispering, Aphonic, Toneless Cough : Low pitched, toneless cough as whispering.
Condition: When there are destructive lesions of vocal cord especially tuberculous ulcer or neoplasm.

Suppressed, painful Cough : Cough gets suppressed as Chest pain is aggravated by coughing or deep breathing.


Causes of Cough
Asthma
Allergens
Hay Fever
Heartburn
Infections
Common Cold
Tuberculosis
Whooping Cough
Chest Infection
Chronic Bronchitis
Obstruction in the Air Sacs
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Prolonged coughing may cause unpleasant side effects, such as
Chest Pain
Exhaustion
Light Headedness
Loss of bladder control.
Coughing also can interfere with sleep, socializing, and work.

Whooping cough though a cough is a disease of its own class. It has been dealt with separately.

If not treated properly, Cough may cause
Lung Cancer
Pneumonia

Your best bet is, Bugleweed and Hyssop.
A visit to the Doctor is a must.