Treatment of cough at home with folk remedies: recommendations for women, men and children

Chopped licorice in the amount of 1 tbsp. l. fall asleep in a container and pour 200 ml of boiling water. Then the mixture is brought to a boil and infused for 2 hours. Apply three times a day for 1 tbsp. l. before every meal.

Filtered black radish juice is mixed with honey (in a volume ratio of 2 to 1) and mix thoroughly. Use within 1 day in an hour on a teaspoon. The number of applications - no more than 10 times a day.

Use several recipes for this tool:

1. The leaves of the mother-and-stepmother are mixed in equal proportions with the flowers of elderberry and knotweed (1 tbsp each). The resulting mixture is brewed with 500 ml of boiling water for half an hour. Take 4 times a day, 50 ml. For children, the dose is significantly less - no more than 10 ml
   

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2. Mix flowers of coltsfoot, lungwort, buckwheat and mallow in proportions 1:1:1:6. 5 tbsp the resulting mixture is poured into 1 liter of boiling water and infused for 6-8 hours. Apply during the day 5 times 1 glass
   

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3. Coltsfoot, plantain and licorice root are mixed in a ratio of 2:2:1. A tablespoon of the mixture is poured with 600-800 ml of boiling water and infused for 15 minutes. The resulting mixture is filtered, sugar or honey is added (from 1 to 2 tablespoons) and drunk 2 r per day, 1 glass

Ginger root rubbed on a fine grater. 2 tbsp. l. grated root and 200 g of granulated sugar pour 300 ml of boiled water and put on a slow fire. The mixture is stirred regularly.

After it acquires a viscous consistency, the heating is stopped and it is allowed to cool. Use 0.5 tsp. before meals 2-3 times a day.

Natural remedies based on chamomile have an anti-inflammatory effect and can be used both for oral administration and for rinsing. The usual concentration for oral administration is 4 tbsp. for 1 liter of boiling water. When rinsing (which will be relevant for a cough caused by throat infections), a 2 times higher concentration is used (4 tablespoons per 500 ml). Ingestion and rinsing is done 3-4 times a day after meals.

To speed up symptomatic treatment, chamomile is often used with other herbal infusions, such as thyme or sage. The first is insisted in a proportion of 2 tbsp. for 200 ml of boiling water, the second - 1 tbsp. for the same volume. In this case, the use of funds goes in turn - the day of chamomile, the next sage or thyme.

It is recommended not to prepare herbal solutions for the future, so that you always use a fresh remedy. Therefore, every morning you will need to prepare the drug that was planned and completely use it up during the day.

Althea root is mixed in equal proportions with coltsfoot leaves (1 tbsp each), then pour 500 ml of boiling water and leave for 30 minutes.Use half an hour before meals, 100 ml.

One of the simplest and most effective methods against dry cough is inhalation of grated onions. A medium-sized onion must first be peeled and grated or finely chop. It is enough to breathe liquid vapors of grated onion for 5-7 minutes so that the cough recedes for several hours. Apply no more than 3 times per knock.

The medicinal properties of garlic are also used to treat dry coughs. The most commonly used garlic inhalation. To do this, grind 5-6 cloves on a grater and pour 1 liter of water. The mixture is brought to a boil, boiled for 5 minutes, cooled and 1 tsp is added. soda. After 10-15 minutes start inhalation.

Two st. l. anise seeds are mixed with 1 tsp. honey. After that, a pinch of salt is added to the mixture and poured into 200 ml of boiling water. The mixture is then brought to a boil and cooled. The broth must be filtered and applied 5-6 times in knocks of 1 tbsp. You can put a spoonful of funds in tea.

Mix 3 tbsp. l. olive oil, linden flowers and honey. The resulting mixture is insisted on a water bath and cooled. Apply 1 tsp. up to 4 times per knock before meals.

Three Art. l. crushed plantain pour 500 ml of boiling water and insist up to 3 hours. The mixture is filtered and taken 3 times a day, 50-60 ml.

Two teaspoons of thyme are poured into a glass of milk and kept in a water bath for half an hour. Take half a cup in small sips 1 time per day.

About 50 g of raisins are poured with boiling water in an amount of 200 ml and infused for 30 minutes, carefully wrapping it. After the mixture has cooled to 50 ° C, add 4 tablespoons to it. onion juice. Drink the whole mixture at once before going to bed.

Several figs (up to 100 g) are placed in 500 ml of hot milk, which is kept for 30 minutes over low heat. Consume up to 3 times a day after meals. It is one of the best natural expectorants.

Mix in a container of 1 tsp. mint, oregano, thyme, 3 tbsp. honey and 500 ml of vodka. Mix thoroughly. A little cardamom is added to the resulting mixture. Close the infusion with a lid and put for 1 month in a warm and dark place. Shake the composition weekly without opening the lid. A month later, the container is opened and filtered.

Used as an additive to tea (1 tbsp.) 3 times a day after meals.

A very simple and well-known way to deal with cough and runny nose. Potatoes should be boiled and without draining the liquid, begin to breathe in its vapors. In this case, it is necessary to cover the head with a towel from above, located at a safe distance so as not to cause thermal burns to the skin of the face and respiratory tract.The duration of the procedure is no more than 5 minutes.

A good help in the treatment of a wet cough will be drinks (in particular tea) prepared with the addition of various jams prepared in advance. Of course, the content of vitamins in them is already much less than in fresh fruits, but in any case they will have a positive effect on the body. In addition, these funds can be used to prevent childhood diseases, since they are not only healthy, but also tasty and children will be happy to drink such drinks.

Raspberry, currant, strawberry jam, linden honey - all this can be used as an excellent addition to tea or even some medicine (for example, in the form of a glass with a solution of chamomile).

Separately, it should be said about dried fruits. From them you can prepare a compote containing a large amount of vitamins, or use them in a dry form.

Lemon, as one of the champions in vitamin content C is strongly recommended for coughs and in general, any manifestations of a cold. Usually, it is used in its natural form (a few slices of lemon are added to tea, or consumed with sugar), or lemon syrup is used. There are no doses or recommendations, since this is actually an auxiliary therapy that enriches the body with vitamins.

In raw form, in addition to lemon, you can use other citrus fruits: orange, tangerine, grapefruit. Together with them, it is usually recommended to use bananas, but this product does not have any effect on the relief of coughing attacks.

You can also use a remedy consisting of lemon and glycerin. To do this, squeeze the juice of 1 lemon into a glass and add 2 tablespoons to it. glycerin, as well as 120 g of honey. Mix everything thoroughly and refrigerate for 6 hours. Use 4-8 times a day with exacerbation of coughing attacks.

Aloe juice, obtained from several leaves, mixed with an equal amount of honey and the resulting composition is used in 1 tsp. 3 times a day.

Two tablespoons of pine buds are poured into 500 ml of water, brought to a boil and boiled for 5-10 minutes. Next, the kidney solution is infused for 2 hours and filtered. Consume 4 times a day, 1 tbsp.

Make pepper mono as follows: chop 1-2 small pods of red hot pepper and pour them with vodka. Insist in a warm dark place and for 10 hours. Rubbing the back and chest is best done before bed. After that, you need to wrap yourself up well and lie under the covers to sweat. After rubbing, the chest can be wrapped with plastic wrap.

This tool will be more effective if used as a compress, but you should not use 1-2, but only half a pepper. The mixture is applied to cotton wool, applied to the chest and wrapped in polyethylene.

Pork fat (not salty) is melted in a water bath. The temperature should not exceed 40°C. Rub the following parts of the body before going to bed:

After the procedure, you should put on a warm sweater and woolen socks and lie under the covers. Clothes can only be removed in the morning. Repeat the procedure for several days.Instead of fat, you can use badger, mutton, goose or bear fat.

Honey is heated to a temperature of + 37 ° C and rubbed with slow movements into the feet, back and chest. Often these procedures are combined with therapeutic massage. Then put on a warm sweater and socks. It is applied in the morning, during the whole day warm clothes are not removed. Before going to bed, wash off the honey and go to bed.

You can use various types of oils for rubbing, which have a warming effect. These include:

Rubbing can be done at any time of the day. It will be necessary to wrap the chest and back or wear warm clothes. However, it should not be removed within 2-3 hours.

Before use, the oil must be removed from the refrigerator and kept in the room until it reaches room temperature. It is applied to the chest, back and feet, after which they are wrapped in plastic wrap and put on warm clothes. The method can be used both in the morning and in the evening.

Oddly enough, but one of the main ways to promote symptomatic cough therapy is to change the diet. In the case of an increase in the proportion of plant components in food and a decrease in the amount of fat, the health of patients improved in just a few days.

Dishes containing vegetables such as cabbage, carrot, beet have on the body not only curative, but also a cleansing action and remove many painful toxins.

The method may be correct, but it has a narrow scope. It should be said right away that it is effective only with a dry cough, in addition, this remedy should not be given to patients if their temperature is elevated.

Naturally, such a remedy should not be given to patients with lactose intolerance or various honey components. In general, apitherapy products, whether honey or propolis, should not be overused. All of them have a limited shelf life (although quite long), but after it their healing effect is leveled and what the consequences of their use will be, one can only guess.

Mustard plasters under normal conditions will not help with coughing. This tool will be effective only at a temperature. In addition, you need to remember that after the action of mustard, in no case should you go outside or to any cool place.

It is believed that folk remedies for coughs do not have the restrictions that are present in chemical products. In particular, they can be used by pregnant and lactating women, as well as preschool children, without any serious restrictions.

This information is partially correct. Since the effectiveness of folk remedies is somewhat lower, they are not so seriously tolerated by this category of patients. But still, they should not be abused.