It’s exhausting when you have a cough that just hangs on. Drugstore syrups can help, but they aren’t the best way to stop the hacking.

Here’s what really will give you the relief you need—the soothing natural remedies in Bottom Line’s Guide to 17 Natural Ways to Calm a Cough.

Read below for natural ways to ease lingering coughs from allergies, colds, postnasal drip, bronchitis and more…


Homemade and Health-Store Remedies That Work…

A Drug-Free Solution to a Lingering Cough

Honey Better Than Cough Syrup for Cough Relief

Our Favorite Way to Fight Colds and the Flu

Best Natural Ways to Calm a Cough

Amazing Folk Remedies for Colds, Coughs, Flu, More

Garlic Steam Treatment for Bronchitis

Get Rid of That Lingering Cough


Weird (But Wonderful!) Quick Cures…

Give Your Cough the Finger

Tongue Trick Stops Nervous Cough

Instant Cough Fix

Hot Fix for Cold Coughs

Stop That Nagging Cough


Coughs That Could Be Something Else…

Whooping Cough: The Return of an Epidemic?

The Surprising Cause of a Chronic Runny Nose and Cough

Heartburn Can Kill: Hoarseness or a Chronic Cough May Be the Only Clue

Your Nagging Cough Could Be the Sign of a Serious Illness