Things needed are 1. Powdered Sugar or granulated sugar 2. Onions PREPARATION Slice about six to seven(6-7) onion bulb into a bowl. Spread half glass of powdered or granulated sugar on the sliced onions and keep it overnight. In the morning, the sugar will melt the onions into syrup. Pour the mixture into a bottle or a plastic container. Your cough syrup is ready. An adult can take two spoons twice a day to relief serious cough. A child below 10 years can take a table spoon twice a day. NOTE: YOU CAN USE MORE ONIONS DEPENDING ON THE QUANTITY YOU NEED AND SO THE QUANTITY OF SUGAR MUST COVER THE ONIONS.
Botanical name; Heinsia crinata, known in English as Bush Apple. In Akwa Ibom and Cross River State of Nigeria it is known as Atama. Description The tropical plant is 8-13 meters tall. The plant is harvested as a local source of food and materials. It is sometimes cultivated as a vegetable for its leaves. Edible Uses: The leaves are commonly sliced, pounded and cooked as soup. Sometimes melon or okro can be added to its soup. Medicinal Uses: The root of the plant is a good cure for arthritis and rheumatism and can relief severe chest pain. Get some quantities of the root, cut it into smaller parts and half crushed. Afterwards, put it in a bottle of Gin or Whisky for long preservation. After six hours, you can take a shot of it equivalent to 20ml for adult twice a day. For people who don't take alcohol, you can crate or grind some root quantities into a glass of water filter and drink ¼ quantity of it twice a day.