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Persistent Cough and Cold with Green Mucus - #46688
When. I catch cough and cold nowadays it stays for a long period of time . I get green mucous for a lengthy period of time. Also i feel that my throat is weaker than before. What doIdo to get it resolved.
How long have you been experiencing these cough and cold symptoms?:
- 1-4 weeksDo you have any known allergies or triggers for your symptoms?:
- Yes, seasonal changesHave you had any previous treatments for these symptoms?:
- Home remediesDoctor-recommended remedies for this condition
Doctors' responses
1.Sitopladi churna 1 tsp twice daily with honey 2.Chyawanprash 1 tsp with warm milk atleast one hour before breakfast 3.Vasavleha 1 tsp twice daily with warm milk after meals 4.Kankasava 20 ml with 20 ml water twice daily after meals
Diet and Lifestyle Tips 😊 To manage your cough, cold, and throat issues, try these Ayurvedic diet and lifestyle tips:
Diet - Warm, Light Foods: Opt for soups, stews, and khichdi. - Spicy and Warm Spices: Include ginger, turmeric, black pepper, and garlic in your meals. - Hydration: Drink herbal teas (tulsi, ginger, peppermint) and warm water. - Avoid Cold Foods: Skip ice cream, cold drinks, and raw salads. - Kapha-Pacifying Foods: Include apples, pomegranates, and green leafy veggies.
Lifestyle - Steam Inhalation: Use eucalyptus oil to ease congestion. - Gargle: Warm salt water to soothe throat. - Exercise: Light yoga or brisk walks. - Sleep: Get 7-8 hours of sleep to boost immunity. - Avoid Triggers: Stay away from dust, smoke, and cold environments.
Additional Tips - Practice pranayama (breathing exercises) to improve lung function. - Manage stress with meditation or deep breathing.
Hlo,
Your symptoms suggest that your respiratory tract is not fully recovering after infections, leading to prolonged cough, green mucus, and throat weakness, especially with seasonal change. This is quite common and usually reversible if handled correctly. I’ll explain why this is happening and then give you a clear step-by-step plan.
Why this is happening 1️⃣ Green mucus for long time - Indicates persistent infection/inflammation (often post-viral or secondary bacterial). - Thick mucus = poor clearance + weak local immunity. - Repeated home remedies without full recovery can suppress symptoms but not heal the root.
2️⃣ “Throat feels weaker than before” - Repeated coughing + post-nasal drip → chronic throat irritation - Acid reflux, allergies, or mouth breathing can worsen this - Mucosal lining becomes sensitive and inflamed
3️⃣ Seasonal allergy trigger - Seasonal change → allergic rhinitis → mucus dripping into throat - This causes recurrent cough, throat clearing, and chest congestion
What you should do (practical & effective plan)
🔹 STEP 1: Clear infection + mucus (first 7–10 days) -Morning - Warm water + ½ tsp turmeric + pinch of black pepper - Steam inhalation - Plain steam once daily - Avoid overdoing (too much steam weakens mucosa) - Gargling (very important) - Warm salt water + pinch turmeric 2 times daily
🔹 STEP 2: Strengthen throat & lungs (key to stopping recurrence) Best Ayurvedic support - Sitopaladi churna – ½ tsp with honey, twice daily - Yashtimadhu (mulethi) powder – ¼ tsp with warm water at night 👉 heals throat lining, reduces sensitivity If mucus is heavy: - Add Talisadi churna instead of Sitopaladi
🔹 STEP 3: Control allergy trigger (very important) - Avoid cold water, ice cream, cold drinks - Cover nose & throat early morning/evening - Avoid dust exposure during seasonal change
Daily habit - 1 tsp cow ghee with warm milk at night (lubricates throat & lungs)
🔹 STEP 4: Improve immunity (long-term fix) -After acute phase improves: - Chyawanprash – 1 tsp daily (morning, empty stomach) OR Guduchi (Giloy) tablet – once daily
Food Do’s & Don’ts ✅ Eat more of: - Warm soups, dal, khichdi - Ginger, turmeric - Steamed vegetables
❌ Avoid: - Cold foods - Excess curd at night - Fried & junk food during cough phase
When you MUST see a doctor Seek medical evaluation if: - Green mucus persists >3 weeks - Fever, chest pain, breathlessness - Blood in sputum - History of asthma or smoking
You may need: - Chest examination - Sinus evaluation - Possibly antibiotics if bacterial infection is confirmed
Tq
Dnt worry it’s due to weak immune system Take:- Immunoghrit tab=1-1 tab before meal twice daily
Sanjeevani vati Tribhuvan kirti ras=2-2 tab after meal twice daily
Gudbandi badam=250 gm Safed mirch powder=25gm Dhaga mishri powder=25gm… mix well and take 1 tsp at time with worm water…
It’s 100% useful and safe ayurvedic formula .
Avoid sour/cold beverages
Regards Dr atul painuli Patanjali yogpeeth chikisyayala
Avoid chilled, dairy and bakery products. Regular breathing exercises. Use boiled water for drinking. Increase intake of raw vegetables and fruits. Tab Septillin 2-0-2. Sy Bronchorid 10ml twice with lukewarm water tab.bresol 2-0-2 Follow up after 2 weeks.
Don’t worry take Laxmi vilas ras 1tab bd, swasakutara ras 1tab bd, chitrakiharitaki lehyam 1tsp, somyog 20ml bd, agastya rasyanam 1tsp u ll get results
Dr RC BAMS MS
When cough and cold start lasting longer with green thick mucus, and a feeling of throat, weakness, it indicates kapha accumulation with underlying vata disturbance in the respiratory channels Seasonal changes, repeatedly aggravate kapha because the earlier infection were not fully cleared, the mucus becomes sticky and difficult to expel Over time this week, the throat tissues reduces locality and makes more prone to frequent and prolonged infection This is not a permanent, but needs proper clean, healing, and strengthening of the respiratory system
You can start with Sithophaladi churna half teaspoon with honey, twice daily after food Talisadi churna half teaspoon twice daily with warm water after food Yasthimadhu churna 1/4 teaspoon with warm water once daily Chitrak Haritaki avaleha 1 teaspoon at night with warm water
Along with this, take warm water throughout the day, avoid cold food and drink, do termination daily twice
With regular use for 2 to 3 weeks, mucus clearance, improves throat, strength, gradually returns and tendency for prolonged cough and cold reduces
only take zufex fort ( amil pharma) tribhuvan kirti ras 1 tab 2 times for 7 days talisyadi churna 2 gm 2 times 14 days with warer warm salt water gargal and steam inhalation with ajwain leave2 times chew tulsi leave
Medicines 1 Sitopaladi Churna – 30 gm + Talisadi Churna 30 gm + Yasthimadhu Churn 10gm - Mix it and take with honey 4 times daily 2 Laxmivilas Ras (Nardiya) – 1 tablet morning + 1 tablet night with honey 3 Haridrakhandam – 5 gm morning + night with warm water (clears green mucus & seasonal allergy) 4 Anu Taila Nasya – 2–2 drops each nostril morning & night
Daily Must-Do Steam inhalation with Halin drop capsule twice a day Warm ginger + mulethi tea sip all day Gargle with warm water + pinch turmeric + rock salt , twice daily
Diet Give only: moong khichdi + ghee, pomegranate, coconut water Avoid completely: curd, cold milk/drinks, banana, fried food
Regards Dr Gursimran Jeet Singh MD Panchakarma
WHEN COUGH AND COLD LAST FOR A LONG TIME WITH GREEN MUCUS IT USUALLY MEANS THAT PHLEGM IS STUCK DEEP IN THE RESPIRATORY TRACT AND THE BODY IS NOT ABLE TO CLEAR IT PROPERLY. SEASONAL ALLERGIES WEAK DIGESTION LOW IMMUNITY AND A SENSITIVE THROAT MAKE THIS WORSE. OVER TIME THE THROAT LINING BECOMES WEAK SO EVEN A SMALL COLD TURNS INTO A LONG ILLNESS. GREEN MUCUS INDICATES OLD STAGNANT PHLEGM RATHER THAN A SIMPLE FRESH COLD.
AVOID COLD WATER ICE CREAM CURD AT NIGHT BANANA AND EXCESS SWEETS. DRINK WARM WATER THROUGH THE DAY. USE STEAM INHALATION WITH PLAIN WATER OR A PINCH OF TURMERIC ONCE DAILY. DO NOT SUPPRESS COUGH FORCEFULLY.
TAKE TALISADI CHURNA HALF TEASPOON TWICE DAILY WITH HONEY AFTER FOOD VASAVA OR KANTAKARI AVALEHA ONE TEASPOON TWICE DAILY AFTER FOOD SITOPALADI CHURNA HALF TEASPOON WITH HONEY WHEN COUGH IS MORE YASHTIMADHU POWDER ONE FOURTH TEASPOON SUCK SLOWLY OR TAKE WITH WARM WATER AT NIGHT FOR THROAT HEALING
FOR RECURRENT COLDS AND WEAK IMMUNITY CHYAWANPRASH ONE TEASPOON DAILY IN THE MORNING
IF GREEN MUCUS CONTINUES BEYOND TWO TO THREE WEEKS OR YOU HAVE FEVER OR CHEST PAIN THEN PROPER EVALUATION IS NEEDED OTHERWISE WITH THIS APPROACH THE COUGH SHOULD GRADUALLY CLEAR AND THE THROAT WILL BECOME STRONGER OVER A FEW WEEKS.
Some regime you should follow
✔️Do’s:✔️ Eat freshly cooked food. Chew an inch of fresh ginger half an before meal. Dinner before 8 pm.
🧘♀️Pranayam🧘♀️ Anulom Vilom Bhastrika Kapalbhati
❌Dont’s:❌ Sitting directly under a fan or right in front of the A.C Oily, spicy, processed food. Packed food products. Sour and fermented items. Bakery items. Fried food products. Potatoes. Dairy products
💊Medication💊
Cap. Nelsin 2 caps twice a day before food Tab. Sanjeevani Vati 2 tabs twice a day before food
Chitrak haritaki avleham 2 tsp early in the morning
Panchendriya vardhan tailam 3 drops in each nostril in the morning. Take 15 minutes steam before duing nasya.
Aragvadh kapila vati 2 tabs at bed time with a cup of hot water.
Start with Yastimadhu churan 50gms+ Sitopaladi churan 50gms+ Talisadi churan 50 gms. + Giloy satva (20 gms) = mix take 1 tsp twice daily after food with water and honey. Vasavaleh 1tsp twice daily after food with water. Do pranayam lom -vilom bhastrika kapalbhati daily for 5-10mins twice daily Warm water Gargle with pinch of turmeric powder. Do Nasya with Anu tel 2drops in both nostril twice daily. Have warm haldi doodh at bedtime daily. Avoid citrus fruits, cold drink icecream sugary foods fried foods, coloured foods. Drink warm water through out the day.
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