Have you ever found yourself with that nagging cough that you just can’t kick. Nyquil isn’t stopping the cough enough for you to get that good night’s sleep. Maybe you just don’t feel like going to the store to buy yourself any cough medicine or you prefer to use natural treatments. I have used this cough treatment several times, including last night.


Most people have all of these ingredients in their kitchen cabinet for cooking, if not you may want to pick them up. They won’t go to waste.  All you need is ginger, cayenne pepper, apple cider vinegar, honey, tap water and a container to store it in.


Here are the instructions of how to make this recipe, and dosages:


  • 2 Tablespoons of water

  • 2 Tablespoons of apple cider vinegar

  • 2 Tablespoons of honey, preferably local honey

  • ¼ teaspoon of cayenne pepper

  • ¼ teaspoon of ginger


Add each of these ingredients into your storage container. Place the lid on it and shake. 


When I found this recipe years ago, they recommended letting it sit for a couple of days, but I will say that I have always used it straight away because I am usually at this point desperate for anything to work.


Take one tablespoon as needed.


Some people have stated that the cayenne pepper dried their throat, but found it still worked for them by using less cayenne pepper.


You do not need to use fresh ginger, just utilize the spices from your kitchen cabinet.


Sometimes I find that my honey is beginning to crystalize, but that is ok. Just remove the lid and put it in the microwave for about 30 seconds on half power and it will liquify. 

I have always had great results with this cough syrup and I am not sure why I never think of it first.