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One of the popular ways to get rid of colds and coughs is to drink beer-based hot drinks. With their help, you can fight with sore throat, bronchitis, laryngitis, mild forms of acute respiratory infections.
Tips before starting
To prepare the medicine, you should choose high-quality low-alcohol products made from natural raw materials. It is optimal to use an unfiltered and unpasteurized drink, the so-called “live” beer.
You do not need to boil the medicine, if it is not provided for by the prescription: you just need to heat it.
After taking the remedy, it is recommended to go to bed (it is best to drink before going to bed), refrain from going out and exercising. Of course, you can not abuse the treatment, otherwise, instead of recovery, you can achieve a deterioration in the condition.
For sore throats, it is useful not only to drink a healing elixir, but also to rinse with it.
Do not drink alcohol during an acute period when the temperature is elevated. It is worth waiting for the fever to pass.
It is optimal to take hot beer at the very beginning of a cold, when symptoms are just beginning to appear, or during recovery – to maintain strength and improve well-being.
You should not treat serious illnesses on your own (purulent tonsillitis, flu, severe bronchitis, pneumonia). If the treatment does not work, you should consult a doctor.
Universal dosage – 1-2 cups.
Hot beer “Honey”
It is advisable to monitor the heating temperature with a thermometer: it should not be higher than 60 ° C. The drink is not only consumed inside, but also used as a solution for a compress.
Ingredients
Beer – ½ l
Honey – 2 Art. l
Method of preparation
Heat alcohol in a saucepan until hot.
Dissolve honey in a drink, drink warm in small sips.
Beer with milk
The drink is especially good for dry cough. It is excellent at liquefying mucus. In severe “barking” form, it is recommended to take the product 2-3 times a day, slightly reducing the dosage.
Ingredients
Beer – 0,2 l
Milk – 0,2 liter
Method of preparation
Heat both liquids in separate containers, combine.
Take warm.
Beer with butter
This option can replace the previous recipe if milk is not available or the patient is allergic to it.
Ingredients
Beer – ½ l
Butter – 50 g
Method of preparation
Heat the beer, melt the butter in it.
Have a drink before bed.
Beer drink with sage
The remedy eliminates sore throat, softens cough. Lime decoction can be added instead of sage.
Ingredients
Dry sage – 1 tbsp. l.
Water – 1 glass
Beer – ½ l
Method of preparation
Pour boiling water over the grass, hold in a water bath or boil for 15 minutes.
Strain the decoction, combine with warmed beer, drink before going to bed.
Beer potion “Spicy”
This drug is used in a small dosage (1 tablespoon three times a day) and boiled, so it can be combined with drug therapy. You should drink until the cough is completely eliminated.
Ingredients
Beer unfiltered – ½ l
Sugar – 1 glass
Cinnamon – pinch or ½ stick
Lemon – 2 pcs.
Anise – ½ h. l.
Carnation – 5 pcs.
Method of preparation
Grind citrus fruits with a peel and seeds with a meat grinder or blender.
Mix the fruit mass with the rest of the ingredients and boil for about an hour over low heat.
Strain the drink and take as directed.
beer mulled wine
The drink is good for taking during the recovery period after SARS.
Ingredients
Beer – 1 bottle
Ginger root – to taste
Carnation – 3 pcs.
Cardamom – ½ tsp.
Sugar – 1 tsp.
Cinnamon – ½ tsp
Method of preparation
Heat the beer, add the rest of the ingredients, mix well.
Reheat the drink, take it hot.
Hot beer with licorice root
The potion is consumed 1-2 tablespoons three times a day for the treatment of cough.
Ingredients
Lemon – 2 pcs.
Beer – ½ l
Anise – 1 tbsp. l.
Ground licorice root – 2 tbsp. l.
Sugar – 1 glass
Method of preparation
Remove seeds from citrus fruits, grind the pulp together with the skin with a blender or meat grinder.
Mix fruit mass with other ingredients.
Boil the mixture in a water bath for about 1 hour, strain the drink.
Hot beer “Orange”
Ingredients
Ground orange zest – 2 pinches
Beer – ½ l
Method of preparation
Pour the zest into the alcohol.
Warm up the drink, drink at night.
Beer “Egg with spices”
This traditional recipe allows you to get rid of a cold in record time – three doses of 0,3 liters of medicine are enough.
Ingredients
Beer – 2 bottles
Egg yolks – 3 pcs.
Cinnamon – 3 sticks
Cloves to taste
Sugar – 3 st. l.
Lemon peel – 1 pc.
Method of preparation
Grind the yolks with sugar until a thick fluffy foam is obtained.
Pour spices and zest into alcohol, heat the drink over low heat.
Introduce the yolk mass into the broth and hold on the stove for no more than 5 minutes.
Drink hot.
Beer “Lemon-garlic”
This remedy helps not only with a slight ailment, but also with a severe cough. If desired, honey can be replaced with sugar, but a less effective product will be obtained. You need to drink 1 tablespoon three times a day before meals.
Ingredients
Beer – ½ l
Garlic – 1 Head
Lemons – 2 pcs.
Honey – 0,3 kg
Method of preparation
Free the garlic from the husk, chop.
Lemons cut into small pieces.
Pour the garlic and fruit mass into the beer, put the drink in a steam bath and boil for half an hour.
Dissolve honey in hot water.
The benefits and harms of hot beer
Beer contains a large amount of vitamins and microelements, which is very useful for a body weakened by an illness. The product improves immunity, calms, normalizes sleep.
When hot, the drink also has others. beneficial features:
The ability to liquefy phlegm and remove it from the respiratory tract accelerates the process of cough cure.
Diaphoretic and mild diuretic effect helps to get rid of viruses and bacteria.
The relaxing effect on the muscles relieves muscle pain.
Warming the throat with a warm drink allows you to restore your voice and relieve hoarseness.
However, such treatment has shortcomings
It is worth remembering that beer, although not strong, is still alcohol, which means it is contraindicated for children, adolescents, the elderly, pregnant and lactating women.
In no case should beer therapy be combined with drug therapy, otherwise the mixture will not only be of little use, but also harmful.
People with chronic diseases (heart, kidney, liver, endocrine system) should be careful when taking the elixir. It can negatively affect the general condition and cause a deterioration in well-being.
If the process is organized correctly, then in 3-4 days you can get rid of cough and cold symptoms. Choose the right recipe from the selection – and get better.
Relevance: 16.12.2018
Tags: beer, cider, ale