My Father has pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension. He has a dry cough and it is getting worse. I have been giving him for several years fresh ginger tea with honey and lemon. Is there something else that will work better. Please help! Thank you

Please note that I am not a physician and cannot diagnose nor treat any medical condition.

My first thought is that pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension are very serious conditions that require medical treatment and monitoring. Self-treatment at home is not appropriate or advised for such serious diseases.

That being said, I don't see much harm in giving your father ginger tea with lemon and honey. I don't think it will hurt him, but it probably won't do anything other than comfort him in terms of a therapy.

One other thought is that some medications that are used to treat regular hypertension, and may also be used in an attempt to lower pulmonary hypertension, can cause a dry, non-productive cough. This class of medications is called "ACE Inhibitors." If your father is on this type of medication, he can talk to the prescriber about switching to a different one in the same class. Sometimes this relieves the cough. It would be inadvisable for him to discontinue the medication, if he is on it.