😊 For cough with phlegm, your lemon–ginger–turmeric–honey drink can help soothe the throat and make coughing more comfortable, but it won't remove the underlying infection.
🍯 Try this
1 cup warm water
1 tsp honey
½ lemon
½ tsp grated ginger
¼ tsp turmeric
Sip it slowly, especially before bedtime. Also drink plenty of plain water to help keep the phlegm thinner.
One important thing: If your phlegm is green/yellow, that doesn't automatically mean you need antibiotics. But if your cough is getting worse, you have fever, wheezing, chest pain, difficulty breathing, or the cough/phlegm persists for more than 3 weeks, please get checked.