Dry cough can be cured by gradually sipping a mixture of ghee and powdered cummin seed (jeera).

If a person is prone to persistant cough which doesn't subside despite medication, he can try out these home remedies :

1. Take 2 teaspoons of ground and powdered black pepper.

2. Take 2 tablespoons of sugar.

3. Take 1 cup of water. Put the sugar and pepper in the water and boil it till the quantity is reduced to half a cup.

If this mixture is consumed regularly for seven days, the cough will diappear.