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The origins of folk medicine, also known as alternative or holistic medicine, can be traced back thousands of years to the very roots of medicine. The roots of alternative medicine deal with the symptoms of the "whole" person, not merely the physical signs of illness. This is radically different from traditional medicine today.

Eventually, folk medicine evolved into the traditional medicine we are familiar with in today's world. Despite the dominance of traditional medicine, there is still a place for folk remedies. It is used by many people around the world through the massage therapy, acupuncture, aromatherapy, herbal remedies, meditation, and many other forms of alternative treatments. Many physicians now support many of these treatments, making them less alternative.

You will find below some popular folk medicine healthy recipes that have been used in my family for generations. Hope you will find them useful in everyday practise, those home remedies is easy and proven to work.

Best Cough Medicine - Folk Remedies

Sweet Milk
Purchase any kind of fig and milk from your local produce market. Good figs will be soft and smell sweet. Milk has to be fresh and not fat.
1 cup milk
5 dried figs
Wash figs and put them into a small pot, pour in a cup of milk. On medium heat, bring milk to a boil and cook down for 15 minutes, cover the pot with a lid, let it draw for about 30 min or until cool down. Strain the figs from the milk.
Take this delicious, sweet milk three times per day. It will reduce cough symptoms and relieve a sore throat.
Figs are actually highly alkaline and contain a powerful healing agent. Figs soothe mucous membranes, particularly in the respiratory system. The fig fruit contains a fairly potent bactericide; it reduces body heat, and helps to ease inflammation. Figs can soothe respiratory ailments by acting as an anti-inflammatory agent.
Cough down – Mood up



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