HOW TO MAKE A SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE COUGH SYRUP FROM YOUR KITCHEN.

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.

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