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Cough is a reflex aimed at eliminating dust, foreign bodies and mucus from the respiratory tract. This is a special protective reaction of the body to irritation of the bronchial mucosa. The cause of a cough can be an acute respiratory infection, causing, for example, laryngitis, tracheitis, bronchitis. Cough is divided into two types:
Loose cough with expectoration.
dry cough or non-productive.
Wet cough, accompanied by sputum. Its useful function is that the microbes contained in the secretions are removed from the respiratory tract, thereby accelerating the healing process and eliminating the development of complications. Dry unproductive cough usually does not bring relief, it can be very debilitating in the form of seizures. Such a cough contributes to significant irritation of the respiratory tract, causing vomiting and damage to mucosal tissues. How can children and adults be treated for coughing at home? There are many ways to eliminate this unpleasant symptom. For many centuries, people have accumulated experience and shared effective recipes with each other.
Cough milk recipes
In the treatment of cough, milk is used as one of the most effective remedies. This product reduces irritation of the larynx, it is used to thin sputum and facilitate its excretion due to the fact that it contains substances that have a softening property, mucolytic and expectorant action. It is useful to drink not only cow’s milk, but also goat’s milk.
Figs with milk. In addition to being a natural medicine, milk and figs are a delicious treat for children. This recipe has been used for a long time for colds and whooping cough. A milk decoction with fig fruits has diaphoretic and antipyretic properties, eliminates inflammation of the larynx, and treats bronchitis and tracheitis. The resulting remedy, due to the combination of these two ingredients in folk medicine, is called “cough medicine”.
Recipe. For the decoction, varieties of black and dark purple figs are used. You will need to wash the figs well, pour 2-4 fruits with a glass of milk and boil for just one minute.
Suitable not only fresh fruits, but also dried ones. The preparation of the decoction will be slightly different. Before boiling, dried figs should be poured with cold milk and allowed to soak for half an hour. Then boil for two minutes and leave for 20 minutes. The potion is consumed in half a glass 3-4 times a day 30 minutes before meals, always warming up before taking.
Milk with honey. The most popular cough medicine is a glass of warm milk with honey. You can drink this drink throughout the day, and it is especially advisable to drink it before bedtime. This will allow you to sleep peacefully and soundly without coughing fits. Honey is also effective in suppressing coughs, just like regular cough medicines. [1].
In milk, along with honey, you can add some more useful ingredients, such as soda, various spices.
Recipe №1. Dissolve 1-1 tablespoons of honey in 2 glass of warm milk and add a pinch of soda. The drink causes sputum and sweat, which is important for recovery, as it helps to cleanse the body of toxic substances.
Recipe №2. This recipe is suitable for children over 10 years old. In 1 liter of raw milk put 4-5 tbsp. l. honey, 1/2 tsp. vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg, two peas of allspice and two small bay leaves. Boil the mixture, leave for five minutes and take in small sips, two such doses per day are enough.
Milk with butter. A wonderful cough remedy is milk with the addition of butter. The components used envelop the throat and soften dry cough, eliminate perspiration and pain. When treating, proportions must be observed.
Recipe №1. Add 50 grams of butter to a glass of warm milk. Take before bed.
Recipe №2. This recipe uses cocoa butter, which is obtained from the seeds of the chocolate tree. Balanced natural product, has a healing effect due to the content of substances that can soften dry cough. Cocoa butter restores the protective functions of the body, prevents the development of pneumonia and asthma, and is an antiviral agent. Put 0,5 teaspoon of cocoa butter in a glass of hot milk, stir well so that the butter melts completely, then cool a little and let the sick child drink.
Mineral milk. If the cough is caused by a dry throat, mineral water is great for moisturizing. Milk with mineral water is a good alternative to drug treatment of cough, the drink has a calming and softening effect on the throat and bronchi. When using these two products together, it must be taken into account that this treatment is suitable for older children, the mineral water must be alkaline, and the milk must be heated. When drinking a drink, the components are mixed in equal proportions. Milk warms the throat and bronchi, and mineral water enriches the body weakened by the disease with useful substances. All this contributes to a better discharge of sputum, provides a thorough cleansing of the bronchi, lungs, and throat.
Milk with garlic. You should consult your doctor before using this prescription to treat a cough, as some babies may experience side effects.
Recipe №1.Cut the cloves of one head of garlic into small pieces and put in 1 liter of milk, simmer over low heat until the garlic becomes soft. You can add a little honey and give the child 1 tbsp. spoon every hour throughout the day.
Recipe №2. 1 liter of milk, 1 head of garlic and an incomplete teaspoon of butter. Boil peeled and chopped garlic for 2-3 minutes in milk, drink warm, 1 tablespoon each.
Ginger with milk Ginger in its beneficial properties is close to garlic or ginseng. Ginger contains vitamin C, it is recommended to drink it during exacerbation of viral diseases. Ginger with milk for children during colds and coughs can be useful, they reduce inflammation and help get rid of pathogenic microbes, have a warming effect, so it is recommended to drink the drink before bedtime. After that, it is desirable to wrap the child for sweating. There are two ways to prepare ginger with milk.
Recipe No.1. The composition of the medicinal potion includes 1/5 cup of milk, 2 teaspoons of green tea and one crushed small piece of ginger root. The broth is prepared in three stages over low heat, 2 minutes each, after each stage, the drink is set aside for 5 minutes to infuse. After that, they filter. To improve the taste, you can put sugar or honey.
Recipe №2. Pour 1.5 liters of milk into an enameled bowl, place grated fresh ginger root about 3-4 cm in size, two tablespoons of green tea, bring to a boil and remove from heat. Leave covered for 20-25 minutes. Drink several times a day in small sips.
Propolis with milk The bee product propolis is considered a real panacea for many diseases. Due to the content of wax, various volatile substances, compounds that are the basis of essential oils, it has antibacterial, antimicrobial, immunostimulating, anti-inflammatory effects. Propolis is indispensable for a debilitating cough. But children under one year old should be treated with propolis with great care.
In the treatment of cough in children, a positive effect occurs after the first drops of taking an aqueous propolis tincture. At night, 1-2 drops of propolis are enough for 1/3 cup of hot milk. Water tincture is easy to prepare, for this, put 30-35 grams of propolis in a bowl with 100 milliliters of purified, distilled water and put in a container with water on fire. It takes about forty-five minutes to prepare the tincture in a water bath.
Then the liquid is filtered through three layers of gauze, tightly sealed and used for its intended purpose. Keep refrigerated.
Milk with banana. Banana with milk is an excellent remedy that children are happy to use when coughing. It helps to quickly get rid of the unpleasant symptoms of a cold, coughing fits. The ripe fruit of the banana tree is washed and peeled. Grind in a blender until gruel, add three tablespoons of cocoa powder and mix thoroughly. Then, not too hot boiled milk is poured into the banana mixture, a little honey is added and the child is given a drink before bedtime. In the morning, the condition of the baby will noticeably improve.
Black radish for cough, recipes
The beneficial properties of black radish have been known for a long time. Surely many people know about it. To cure and save the baby from coughing, you should resort to the help of this wonderful vegetable.
Black radish contains essential oil, so it has bactericidal properties. It contains lysozyme, an antibacterial substance with an anti-inflammatory effect. This is an effective expectorant that helps to quickly thin the sputum. In folk medicine, there are several ways to prepare radish remedies for coughing.
Black radish juice for cough. Squeeze out the juice from the radish, you can add a little sugar to improve the taste. The resulting juice, children take one teaspoon, 4-6 times a day. Despite the beneficial properties of the radish, and its effective antitussive effect, treatment should be started after the permission of the attending physician. If once you trust this wonderful traditional medicine and feel its effect on the condition of the child, you will understand that this is the right choice, and you will always use it.
Radish with honey. Radish with honey must be introduced into the complex of therapeutic measures for coughing. There are two ways to obtain an indispensable remedy.
1. At a large black radish with a tail, cut off the lower part (bottom) and take out 1/3 of the pulp. In the resulting recess, you need to put a little honey so that there is free space for the secreted juice. The radish is dipped tail down in a bowl of water. After 3-4 hours, you can collect juice in a tablespoon and give it to a sick child to drink. You can put honey inside the radish again to continue the treatment.
2. 6-8 medium radishes cut into very thin slices and generously sprinkled with sugar. Usually the juice is released after a few hours. At one time, 1 tablespoon is enough, they give the drug every hour.
White and green radish for cough. White and green radishes are a milder remedy than black radishes. Green and white root crops are less bitter, more tender and sweet in taste. The juice of white and green radish is also useful for coughing, the remedy is prepared in the same way as from black radish.
Cough compress, recipes
Cough compresses in the acute period of respiratory diseases, when there is a high body temperature and a violation of the general condition, are contraindicated, since thermal and irritating procedures activate the inflammatory process. Warm compresses are also contraindicated for children under one year old. When a fracture occurs during the course of the disease and the child feels much better or it is an uncomplicated SARS, compresses can speed up recovery.
The effectiveness of compresses is achieved due to thermal effects, leads to vasodilation, to activation of blood circulation. Warming compresses are referred to as thermal procedures. When coughing, warming compresses are a fairly common, useful procedure that affects the bronchi. Whether or not to do compresses to a child is a question that is decided by the parents themselves, and most of them are sure that the remedy is very effective.
How to make a cough compress? Any compress consists of three layers:
the wet inner layer (bandage, gauze) is moistened with a therapeutic agent.
middle layer – isolates the flow of liquid (oilcloth, polyethylene, wax paper).
the outer layer is needed for warming (cotton wool and bandage, woolen scarf, terry towel).
All these layers are superimposed on each other and then placed on the back or chest of the child. The heart area is always left open. A cough compress warms the surface of the skin, then the heat spreads to adjacent tissues. This increases blood circulation and dilates blood vessels. One of the main actions of the compress is to increase the release of antiviral agents, and these are antibodies and interferon, which causes the activity of the immune system in the fight against viruses. Based on this, compresses are contraindicated during the period of fever, but are useful during the recovery period.
Potato compress. Compresses can be made from any improvised means and products that can give off heat and warm up for a long time. Potato cough compress is the simplest, but very effective. You will need boiled potatoes in their uniforms. When hot, the vegetable should be put in a plastic bag, add 2 teaspoons of any vegetable oil (corn, sunflower or olive). Tie and crush the potatoes with light movements so that they can be placed on the chest of a sick child.
Attention: the bag is very hot, it must be put on a towel, then on the chest, avoiding the heart area, cover with a warm scarf on top and cover the child with a blanket. After a while, check the compress, if the potato has cooled down significantly, it is advisable to remove the bandage, since the plastic bag with cold potatoes is a source of moisture. The potato retains heat for a long time, contributing to deep heating and increased blood circulation, this allows the airways to be actively cleansed.
Compress with honey. Honey is considered the first aid for coughs. A honey compress helps well with exacerbation of respiratory diseases. Liquid honey is applied to the skin and the chest is rubbed with light movements, parchment is applied on top. After that, it is recommended to cover the child with a blanket and ask him to lie quietly for half an hour.
After applying the compress, remove the honey with a warm damp cloth, wipe dry, and lightly rub a mixture of vegetable and eucalyptus or rapeseed oil into the skin, in a ratio of 2: 1. Usually, a cold cough manifests itself in the winter, when the honey crystallizes. It can be heated in a water bath or in the microwave, but it is undesirable to overheat more than 50 ° C, otherwise the healing properties will be lost.
Compress with dimexide. Dimexide is a powerful antiseptic and anti-inflammatory agent that can produce local anesthesia. One of the features of dimexide is its ability to penetrate to the focus of inflammation through the skin and mucous membranes into deep tissues. Only external use of dimexide is allowed; when taken internally, it is a poison for the human body.
Even a few drops that accidentally get inside cause disruption of the intestines, nausea and vomiting. In addition, dimexide enhances the toxic properties of other drugs. The use of this drug must be carried out carefully, to exclude contact with the mucous membrane of the eyes, mouth. When Dimexide is used undiluted, chemical burns of the skin and mucous membranes can occur.
Many people think that using dimexide compresses is dangerous, especially for children. When used properly, this is an excellent remedy for heat compresses to help get rid of a cold cough. You need to put such a compress correctly in order to achieve a quick antitussive effect. For use, a liquid concentrated preparation diluted with water is suitable.
It is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:3 or 1:4. The resulting solution is heated in the microwave for ten seconds. Then a gauze napkin or bandage, folded in five layers, is impregnated with liquid. Apply to the chest of a sick child. The area of the heart should be open. A plastic film and a warm scarf are applied on top. The compress can be removed after 40 minutes. The skin is wiped from moisture, and the baby is wrapped. The procedure is best done if there is no high temperature and before going to bed.
three to five procedures are enough to get rid of the most annoying cough. Contraindications for compresses using dimexide for children are – age up to 12 years, cardiovascular diseases, kidney and liver failure, individual intolerance, reduced immune protective properties and weakening of the body. You should consult your doctor before using this remedy.
Vodka compress. Before proceeding with the application of a vodka compress, the skin of the chest should be lubricated with petroleum jelly or baby cream. A gauze napkin, folded four times, is moistened in a solution. They are applied to the chest, while the heart area is left open. Top with compress paper. Then cover with a thick layer of cotton wool or a woolen scarf. It is recommended to perform the procedure before going to bed, given that such a compress can cause redness of the child’s skin, it is kept for no more than an hour. Instead of vodka, alcohol can be used, but it must be diluted in a ratio of 1: 2.
Such a compress is strictly prohibited in case of skin damage by a fungus, deprive, with wounds, scratches.
Salt compress. With complications after a cold, a salt compress helps. The solution is prepared at the rate of 90 g of ordinary table salt per 1 liter of warm water. For a salt compress, old cotton towels are suitable. They are folded in 2 layers, moistened in a warm saline solution, slightly squeezed and applied to the body. A terry towel or woolen scarf is placed on top of the compress. It is advisable to put such a compress at night, and keep it for 10-11 hours. Salt is an excellent absorbent, therefore, as the fluid is absorbed from the subcutaneous layer, pathogenic microbes and viruses are removed from the deep tissues. Thus, the inflammatory process is eliminated.
Mustard compress.
Recipe №1. Dilute 1 teaspoon of mustard in 180 ml of hot water (50-65 °), mix thoroughly. Pre-put a paper napkin on the bronchial area. Soak a towel in the mustard mixture, wring it out and, folding it in half, put it on top of the napkin. Cover with a sheet of wax paper and a scarf. Hold this bandage for 3-4 minutes, then remove it and put a hot waffle towel in its place. Constantly change the cooled towel for a hot one for half an hour.
Recipe №2. Take 1 tbsp. a spoonful of dry mustard, honey, flour, unrefined sunflower oil, dry mustard, combine, knead the dough and roll out 2 thin cakes. One is for the back, the other for the chest. Both areas are covered with a warm scarf. It is necessary to keep it until the child complains of a strong burning sensation.
Recipe №3. Mix 50 g of mustard seed powder, 2,5 cups of water, 1 tablespoon of honey, 50 ml of radish juice and soak a towel in the mixture, wring it out and put it on your back and chest. Top cover with plastic wrap and woolen cloth. Keep such a compress for no more than 25 minutes, after removing it, you need to wipe the skin dry, and cover the patient with a warm blanket.
Cough fat recipes
At home, you can prepare various ointments based on any animal fat. The recipes are very effective for children, but at high temperatures, rubbing the chest with fat-based warming agents is not recommended by doctors.
Badger fat. Badger fat contains linoleic and linolenic acids. Its use helps to strengthen and improve tissue nutrition. When coughing, it is advisable to apply it three times a day. It is better to use it an hour before meals.
Badger fat can be used only after consulting a doctor. Fat has a specific smell and taste, so it is mixed with honey before use, but usually children are not given inside, because it can cause vomiting. The required amount of fat is heated to room temperature and applied to the skin, rubbing with light massage movements, then put on warm clothes and put to bed. For children over the age of 12, fat intake is recommended up to one teaspoon per day. Fat can be added to warm milk or tea.
Bear fat. Successfully treats cough in children bear fat. It has properties that increase immunity, relieves allergic cough, normalizes the body’s resistance, and prevents the development of complications after suffering colds. For children over three years old, bear fat is prescribed 1 teaspoon once a day with meals. Dilute 1 teaspoon of bear fat in 0.5 glass of hot milk, add honey or jam. You need to take the drug twice a day. Outwardly, the fat is applied to the skin, rubbing with fairly intense movements, covered with a napkin, gauze bandage and a warm scarf.
Lamb fat. Lamb fat is a special effective remedy for coughing in children. For treatment, the fat of a young lamb, with a white color and a slight odor, is suitable. It is effective for warm compresses that can be applied to children from one year old. The fat should be melted and soaked with a gauze napkin folded in 4-5 layers. Lay it on the back of a sick baby and cover with a towel on top. With a prolonged dry cough, it is good to rub the back and chest with melted fat at night. Put a film on top and wrap it up. So that fat can be consumed inside, 1 teaspoon is added to warmed milk or tea.
Goat fat. Goat fat can significantly relieve coughing.
Recipe №1. It is recommended three times a day to drink a drink made from 1 glass of warm milk, one teaspoon of goat fat, 1 egg yolk, a pinch of sugar or half a teaspoon of honey. With a cough caused by pneumonia, they drink this remedy for a week.
Recipe №2. With the initial symptoms of a cold, melt 1 tablespoon of fat and give the child a drink at night, you can melt it in milk.
Recipe №3. From a prolonged cough, for example, with bronchitis, an ointment based on goat fat is used. To do this, mix 1: 1 fat and honey. This composition is abundantly lubricated with compress paper, applied to the chest and wrapped with a warm cloth.
Recipe №4. If coughing becomes a frequent occurrence for a child, propolis is added to goat fat. The fat is melted in a water bath, 20 ml of propolis tincture is added and the baby’s chest, back and feet are rubbed before going to bed.
Goose fat. Goose fat is an excellent expectorant, has a rich yellow color, is “soft”, it is easy to melt it at home in a “water bath” for 3-4 hours. With a strong cough, they rub the area of u10bu1bthe chest and neck, and in the morning on an empty stomach they give the child to eat one tablespoon of fat. The procedure for eating goose fat is not a pleasant measure, so traditional healers recommend using a decoction of lemon. Lemon is boiled in a small amount of water for XNUMX minutes, cooled, peeled, squeezed juice into a decoction and mixed with two tablespoons of goose fat. reception is carried out strictly before meals, XNUMX tablespoon until the child recovers.
If the cough is too strong and does not allow the child to fall asleep, it is necessary to mix 50 grams of goose fat with two tablespoons of vodka and rub the chest and neck with this composition, wrap it up.
Pork fat. Recipe №1. 200 grams of internal pork fat and 100 grams of butter, melt, add 200 g of liquid honey, 2 tablespoons of cocoa. Mix everything thoroughly. Give children 3-4 times a day, 1 teaspoon, melting in a glass of hot milk.
Recipe №2. Mix 5 parts of unsalted pork fat with 1 part of propolis, hold in a water bath. After the mixture becomes homogeneous, remove from heat and rub the child’s chest.
From a prolonged chest cough, rubbing the chest, back and legs of the child dry with pork internal fat helps.
Interior fat. Intestinal fat is often used as a remedy for coughs in children. This name is common for the fat of any animal, not nutria. It is named interior due to the fact that it is extracted from the inside of birds or animals, it attaches to the internal organs. Usually it is with a crumbly consistency and with a bright white color, a folded mesh in animals and a soft formation of yellow in birds.
Only visceral fat has a healing property, any other fat does not have such qualities. Usually, the fat is melted in a warm oven or in a water bath until the mass becomes homogeneous. Store the resulting medicine in a tightly closed glass jar in the refrigerator.
Effective cough remedy
An effective cough remedy that has been used for centuries is distinguished by excellent properties. To prepare it, take one lemon, boil for 10 minutes. Then it must be cut in half, squeeze the juice and combine with 2 tbsp. tablespoons of glycerin After thorough stirring, you need to add such an amount of honey that the glass is filled almost to the top.
It’s incredibly tasty and healthy. Ready cough syrup for rare attacks, give 1 teaspoon several times a day. If the cough bothers you at night, you can give 1 teaspoon at bedtime and one at night. A strong cough is treated according to the scheme: 1 teaspoon in the morning on an empty stomach, in the afternoon before meals and after dinner before going to bed. With a decrease in the number of coughing attacks, the number of doses of the treatment mixture should be reduced.