Home Remedy for Cough

Have you heard of “Balsam of Peru” or in french baume du perou? It is known to have a lot of medicine and pharmaceutical healing properties. In Mauritius, we call it a LOC; for adults you can add a spoon of whisky but let’s keep it simple for baby hehe.

My baby was coughing for at least 3 weeks with congested chest. We were giving her cough sirop prescribed by her doctor, then the sirop bottle was over and cough still going strong! We bought another bottle of sirop and kept giving…still the cough was not gone. If you believe in grandma’s home remedy, they used to give LOC to kids to help them get rid of their cough. Today I will show you how I prepared mine, super simple and quick.

First you will need to find the baume du perou leaves. If you cannot find the leaves, you can also take the betel leaves more commonly available.

Here we go for a step by step picture preparation:

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Home Remedy for Cough

Servings

Ingredients

• Few leaves Baume du perou
• 1 tsp Ghee
• 1/2 tsp Honey
• Few drop Lemon juice

Servings Ingredients Few leaves Baume du perou 1 tsp Ghee 1/2 tsp Honey Few drop Lemon juice

Instructions

1. Prepare all your ingredients.

   
2. Put the baume du perou leaves in the microwave for 5 seconds.

   
3. The juice will come out of the leaves easier after heating them.

   
4. Extract the juice from the leaves by pressing through a strainer.

   
5. Add the ghee.

   
6. Heat the ghee together slightly for it to melt. Add few drops of lemon juice and it is ready for baby.

   

Recipe Notes

I am very sorry for my pictures today - they were taken in a rush while baby was cranky because of her cough.

It is important not to give this to baby often as it is has a warming effect and can be dangerous used on a long term.

Always consult your doctor before introducing any new ingredient to your baby.