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. A cough can be caused by an acute respiratory infection, such as tracheitis. The cough is divided into two types:
Moist cough with expectoration.
dry or unproductive cough.
Moist cough, accompanied by sputum secretion. Its useful function is that the microbes contained in the secretions are removed from the respiratory tract, thereby speeding up the healing process and eliminating the development of complications. A dry, unproductive cough usually does not bring relief, it can be very debilitating in the form of attacks. Such a cough contributes to significant irritation of the respiratory tract, causes vomiting and damage to mucosal tissue. How to treat children and adults for coughs at home? There are many ways to fix this unpleasant symptom. For centuries, people have accumulated experience and shared with each other effective recipes.
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 phlegm and facilitate its excretion due to the fact that it contains substances that have emollient, mucolytic and expectorant properties. It is useful to drink not only cow's milk, but also goat's milk.
Figs with milk. Besides 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. Milk broth with fig fruits is distinguished by diaphoretic and antipyretic properties, eliminates inflammation of the larynx, 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 broth, black and dark purple varieties are used. You will need to wash the figs well, pour 2-4 fruits with a glass of milk and boil for literally one minute.
Not only fresh fruits are suitable, but also dried ones. The preparation of the broth will be slightly different. Before boiling, dried figs should be poured with cold milk and soaked for half an hour. Then boil for two minutes and leave for 20 minutes. The mixture is consumed in half a glass 3-4 times a day 30 minutes before meals, be sure to warm it up before taking it.
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 desirable to consume it before bedtime. This will allow you to sleep peacefully and soundly without coughing fits. Honey is just as effective at suppressing coughs as regular cough medicines.
Together with honey, you can add some more useful ingredients to milk, such as soda, various spices.
Recipe number 1. Dissolve 1-2 tablespoons of honey in 1 glass of warm milk and add a pinch of baking soda. The drink causes the secretion of phlegm and sweat, which is important for recovery, as it helps to cleanse the body of toxic substances.
Recipe number 2. This recipe is suitable for children over 10 years old. Put 4-5 tbsp in 1 liter of raw milk. l. honey, 1/2 tsp. vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg, two allspice peas and two small bay leaves. Boil the mixture, leave for five minutes and take in small sips, two such doses a day are enough.
Milk with butter. An excellent cough remedy is milk with the addition of butter. The components used envelop the throat and soften dry coughs, eliminate perspiration and soreness. Proportions must be observed during treatment.
Recipe number 1. Add 50 grams of butter to a glass of warm milk. Taken before bedtime.
Recipe number 2. This recipe uses cocoa butter made from the seeds of the fruit of the chocolate tree. A balanced natural product that 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 give the sick child a drink.
Milk with mineral water. If your cough is caused by a dry throat, mineral water is great for moisturizing. Milk with mineral water is a good alternative to drug treatment for coughs, the drink has a calming and softening effect on the throat and bronchi. When using these two products together, it must be borne in mind that this treatment is suitable for older children, the mineral water must be alkaline and the milk must be warmed up. When drinking the drink, the components are mixed in equal proportions. Milk warms up the throat and bronchi, and mineral water enriches the body weakened by the disease with useful substances. All this promotes better sputum discharge, provides thorough cleansing of the bronchi, lungs, and throat.
Milk with garlic. Before you start treating a cough with this prescription, you need to consult a doctor, as some babies may have side effects.
Recipe number 1. Cut the cloves of one head of garlic into small pieces and put in 1 liter of milk, simmer until the garlic is soft. You can add a little honey and give the child 1 tbsp. spoon every hour throughout the day.
Recipe number 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 1 tablespoon warm.
Ginger with milk. Ginger is close to garlic or ginseng in its beneficial properties. Ginger contains vitamin C, it is recommended to drink it in case of exacerbation of viral diseases. Ginger with milk for children during colds and manifestations of 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 advisable to wrap the child up for sweating. There are two ways to prepare ginger with milk.
Recipe number 1 ... The composition of the medicinal potion includes 1/5 cup of milk, 2 teaspoons of green tea and one crushed small piece of 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 for infusion. After that, filter. To improve the taste, you can add sugar or honey.
Recipe number 2. Pour 1.5 liters of milk into an enamel bowl, put in the same grated fresh ginger root about 3-4 cm in size, two tablespoons of green tea, bring to a boil and remove from heat. Insist covered for 20-25 minutes. Drink several times during the 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 is characterized by antibacterial, antimicrobial, immunostimulating, anti-inflammatory effects. Propolis is indispensable for a debilitating cough. But for children under one year old, propolis treatment should be carried out 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. It is easy to prepare a water tincture; 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 cook the tincture in a water bath.
Then the liquid is filtered through three layers of gauze, tightly sealed and used as directed. 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 unpleasant symptoms of a cold, coughing fits. The ripe fruit of the banana tree is washed, peeled. Grind in a blender to a state of 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 baby's condition will improve markedly.
Black radish for cough, recipes
The beneficial properties of black radish have been known for a long time. Surely, many people know about this. To cure and relieve a baby of a cough, it is worth resorting to the help of this wonderful vegetable.
Black radish contains essential oil, so it has bactericidal properties. It contains lysozyme, an antibacterial substance with anti-inflammatory effect. It is an effective expectorant that helps to rapidly thin phlegm. In folk medicine, there are several ways to prepare cough remedies from radish.
Black radish juice for cough. Squeeze the juice out of 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 and its effective antitussive action, 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 child's condition, you will understand that this is the right choice, and you will always use it.
Radish with honey. Radish with honey must be included in the complex of therapeutic measures for coughing. There are two ways to obtain an irreplaceable remedy.
1. In a large black radish with a tail, cut off the lower part (bottom) and take out 1/3 of the pulp. A little honey should be put in the formed depression so that there is free space for the juice that stands out. The radish is dipped tail down into a bowl of water. After 3-4 hours, you can take the juice in a tablespoon and give the sick child to drink. You can re-put honey inside the radish to continue the treatment.
2. 6-8 medium root radish cut into very thin slices and sprinkle generously with sugar. The juice is usually released after a few hours. For one dose, 1 tablespoon is enough, they give the drug every hour.
White and green radish for cough. White and green radishes are milder medicines than black radishes. Green and white root vegetables are less bitter, more tender and sweeter 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. Warming compresses are also contraindicated for children under one year old. When a fracture occurs during the course of the illness and the child feels much better, or we are talking about uncomplicated ARVI, compresses can speed up recovery.
The effectiveness of compresses is achieved due to thermal effects, leads to vasodilation, to activate 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 make compresses for 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 moist inner layer (bandage, gauze) is moistened with a medicinal agent.
middle layer - insulates the flow of liquid (oilcloth, polyethylene, wax paper).
the outer layer is needed for insulation (cotton wool and bandage, woolen scarf, terry towel).
All of these layers are laid on top of each other and then placed on the baby's back or chest. The area of the heart is always left open. A cough compress heats the surface of the skin and then spreads the heat to the surrounding tissue. At the same time, blood circulation increases, and blood vessels expand. 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, but are useful during the recovery period.
Potato compress. Compresses can be made from any available 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 potatoes boiled in "uniform". Hot vegetable should be put in a plastic bag, add 2 teaspoons of any vegetable oil (corn, sunflower or olive). Tie and crush 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 the top with a warm scarf and cover the baby with a blanket. After a while, check the compress, if the potatoes have cooled down significantly, it is advisable to remove the bandage, since a plastic bag with cold potatoes is a source of moisture. Potatoes retain heat for a long time, contributing to deep heating and increased blood circulation, this allows the airways to be actively cleared.
Compress with honey. Honey is considered the first aid for coughing. Honey compress is good for exacerbating 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 down quietly for half an hour.
After applying the compress, remove the honey with a warm damp cloth, wipe it dry, and lightly rub a mixture of vegetable and eucalyptus or rapeseed oil into the skin, in a 2: 1 ratio. Usually, a cold cough occurs during the winter, when the honey crystallizes. It can be heated in a water bath or in the microwave, but it is undesirable to overheat it by more than 50 ° C, otherwise its healing properties will be lost.
Compress with Dimexidum. Dimexide is a powerful antiseptic and anti-inflammatory agent capable of producing 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, accidentally ingested, cause intestinal disruption, nausea and vomiting. In addition, Dimexide enhances the toxic properties of other medications. The use of this drug must be carried out carefully, to exclude contact with the mucous membrane of the eyes and mouth. When using undiluted Dimexide, chemical burns of the skin and mucous membranes can occur.
Many people think that using compresses with Dimexide is dangerous, especially for children. When used correctly, it is an excellent heat pack to help relieve cold coughs. It is necessary to put such a compress correctly in order to achieve a quick antitussive action. A liquid concentrated preparation diluted with water is suitable for use.
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 the liquid. Apply to the breast of a sick child. The area of the heart should be open. Apply a plastic wrap and a warm scarf 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 carried out if there is no high temperature and before bedtime.
Three to five procedures are enough to get rid of the most annoying cough. Contraindications for compresses with the use of Dimexidum for children are - age up to 12 years, cardiovascular diseases, kidney and liver failure, individual intolerance, decreased immune protective properties and weakening of the body. Before using this product, you should consult your doctor.
Vodka compress. Before you start applying the vodka compress, you should lubricate the skin of the chest with petroleum jelly or baby cream. A gauze napkin folded in four is moistened in the solution and applied to the chest, while the heart area is left open. Cover with compress paper from above. Then cover with a thick layer of cotton wool or a woolen scarf. It is recommended to perform the procedure before bedtime, given that such a compress can cause reddening of the child's skin, it is kept for no more than an hour. You can use alcohol instead of vodka, but it must be diluted in a 1: 2 ratio.
Salt compress. In case of complications after a cold, a saline compress helps. The solution is prepared at the rate of 90 g of ordinary table salt per 1 liter of warm water. Old cotton towels work well for the salt compress. They are folded in 2 layers, moistened in warm saline solution, squeezed slightly 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 liquid from the subcutaneous layer is absorbed, pathogenic microbes, viruses are removed from deep tissues. Thus, the inflammatory process is eliminated.
Mustard compress.
Recipe number 1. Dilute 1 teaspoon of mustard in 180 ml of hot water (50-65 °), mix thoroughly. Put a paper napkin on the bronchial area beforehand. Moisten a towel in a mustard mixture, wring it out and fold it in half and put it over the napkin. Cover with a sheet of waxed paper and a scarf. Keep such a bandage for 3-4 minutes, then remove it and put a hot waffle towel in its place. Change the cooled towel to a hot one constantly for half an hour.
Recipe number 2. Take 1 tbsp. 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 number 3. Mix 50 g of mustard seed powder, 2.5 cups of water, 1 tablespoon of honey, 50 ml of radish juice and moisten a towel in the prepared mixture, squeeze and put on your back and chest. Cover the top with plastic wrap and woolen cloth. Keep such a compress for no more than 25 minutes, after removing it, 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 warming agents on a fat basis 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 consume it one hour before meals.
Badger fat can only be used after consulting a doctor. Fat has a specific smell and taste, therefore, it is mixed with honey before use, but usually children are not given inside, as it can cause. 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. Children over the age of 12 are advised to take up to one teaspoon of fat a day. You can add fat to warm milk or tea.
Bear fat. Successfully treats cough in children with bear fat. It has properties that increase immunity, relieves allergic cough, normalizes the body's resistance, prevents the development of complications after suffering colds. For children over three years old, bear fat is prescribed 1 teaspoon 1 time per day with meals. Dilute 0.5 teaspoon of bear fat in 1 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 rather 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. The fat of a young lamb, with a white color and a faint odor, is suitable for treatment. It is effective for warming compresses that can be applied to children from one year of age. The fat should be melted and soaked in a gauze napkin folded in 4-5 layers. Lay it on the back of the sick baby and cover it with a towel on top. With a prolonged dry cough, it is good to rub the back and chest with melted fat at night. Apply a film on top and wrap it up. So that the fat can be consumed internally, 1 teaspoon of it is added to warmed milk or tea.
Goat fat. Goat fat can significantly relieve coughs.
Recipe number 1. It is recommended to drink a drink made from 1 cup of warm milk, one teaspoon of goat fat, 1 egg yolk, a pinch of sugar, or half a teaspoon of honey three times a day. When coughing caused by pneumonia, they drink this remedy for a week.
Recipe number 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 number 3. For a lingering cough, for example, with bronchitis, goat fat ointment is used. To do this, mix 1: 1 fat and honey. This composition is liberally lubricated with compress paper, applied to the chest and wrapped in a warm cloth.
Recipe number 4. If coughing becomes a frequent occurrence for a child, propolis is added to the 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 distinguished by its "softness", it is easy to melt it at home in a "water bath" for 3-4 hours. With a strong cough, they rub the chest and neck area, and in the morning on an empty stomach they give the child one tablespoon of fat to eat. The procedure for eating goose fat is not a pleasant measure, therefore traditional healers recommend using a decoction. The lemon is boiled in a small amount of water for 10 minutes, cooled, peeled, squeezed into a decoction and mixed with two tablespoons of goose fat. the reception is carried out strictly before meals, 1 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 number 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 to children 3-4 times a day, 1 teaspoon, melted in a glass of hot milk.
Recipe number 2. Mix 5 parts of unsalted pork fat with 1 part of propolis, hold in a water bath. After the mixture is smooth, remove from heat and rub the baby's chest.
For prolonged chest coughs, rubbing the baby's chest, back and legs dry with pork fat helps.
Interior fat. Body fat is often used as a remedy for coughs in children. This name is common to the fat of any animal, not nutria. It is named for the viscera because it is extracted from the inside of birds or animals, it attaches to the internal organs. It is usually with a crumbling consistency and a bright white coiled mesh in animals and a soft yellow formation in birds.
Only internal fat has medicinal properties, 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.
An effective cough suppressant
An effective cough remedy, which has been used for centuries, has excellent properties. To prepare it, take one lemon, boil it for 10 minutes. Then it must be cut in half, squeezed out and combined with 2 tbsp. tablespoons of glycerin. After stirring thoroughly, add enough honey to fill the glass almost to the top.
It's incredibly tasty and healthy. Ready cough syrup for rare attacks, give children 1 teaspoon several times a day. If the cough bothers you at night, you can give 1 teaspoon at bedtime and one at night. Severe cough is treated according to the scheme: 1 teaspoon in the morning on an empty stomach, at lunchtime before meals and after dinner before bedtime. With a decrease in the number of cough attacks, the number of receptions of the medicinal mixture should be reduced.
Herbal cough treatment
2 of the most effective herbal medicine recipes for cough in adults and children. Which herbal teas are best for you? The dosage is indicated for adults.
Recipe 1. Take 2 parts marshmallow, 1 part oregano herb, 2 parts coltsfoot leaves. As a result, you should have exactly 2 tablespoons of chopped herbs. Pour it into a thermos and pour half a liter of boiling water. It should be insisted for 4 hours. It is recommended to drink half a glass 2 times a day. The course of cough treatment with this herbal collection is a month. After a break for 2 weeks, the course can be resumed, if necessary, only using another folk recipe.
Recipe 2. Take 2 parts of mullein flowers, 3 parts of licorice root, 4 parts of coltsfoot leaves, 2 parts of anise fruit, 8 parts of marshmallow root. As a result, you should have exactly 2 tablespoons of chopped herbs. Pour it into a thermos and pour half a liter of boiling water. It is necessary to insist the composition for 4 hours. You should drink half a glass 2 times a day. The course of cough treatment with this herbal collection is a month. After a break for 2 weeks, the course can be resumed, if necessary, only using another folk recipe.
Education: Diploma in the specialty "General Medicine" and "Therapy" received at the University named after NI Pirogov (2005 and 2006). Advanced training at the Department of Phytotherapy at the Peoples' Friendship University of Moscow (2008).
Cough can be called a useful phenomenon, you should not fight with it, on the contrary, you need to help the lungs by taking various expectorants. If this phenomenon is started, then it will go into a chronic stage. Especially you need to pay attention if it does not go away for a long time, since in this case the treatment will not help.
Wet cough treatment
The cure is quite simple. The main task of its treatment is to accelerate the excretion of sputum accumulated in the lumen of the respiratory organs. To do this, you must try to take more fluids. For this purpose, tea made from currants, rose hips, raspberries and lindens is perfect. A mixture of honey and hazelnuts can help get rid of a cough. It is prepared very simply, you need to chop 20 grams of nuts and mix them with 100 grams of honey. The resulting mixture is recommended to be consumed during the day in small portions with warm milk.
Also, when coughing, you can take advantage of the healing properties of onions. The vegetable needs to be chopped, covered with sugar and wait a little. Onion juice should be taken in small portions throughout the day. The next day, the patient will cough much less. Inhalations with eucalyptus oil help with a wet cough. Thanks to this procedure, you will be able to quickly recover.
Dry cough treatment
A dry cough is not very beneficial for the body, so the treatment does not consist in stimulating it, but on the contrary, suppressing it or transferring it to a wet form. A good result is given by massage of the chest and inhalation. Also, in this case, the use of medications will be required.
But you shouldn't forget about folk methods either. So, you can soften a dry cough thanks to goose fat. You will need to prepare a mixture consisting of it and chopped onion. After that, it must be rubbed into the neck and chest area before going to bed. However, this method is not suitable for those who need to go to work tomorrow, since the onion smell is very persistent and it will not be easy to get rid of it. A dry cough can be treated with a decoction of nettle. It should be drunk several times a day.
And in order for the cough to turn into a wet form, you will also need to make a decoction of elecampane or coltsfoot. It is recommended to use it 30 minutes after the nettle decoction has been drunk. This treatment will require discipline from the person, but the next day the cough will bother much less often, and then it will go away completely.
Although cough in itself is not a disease, but just a common symptom of many diseases, it can poison life and cause considerable inconvenience and even suffering. You always want to get rid of a cough quickly and with simple medicines, which is why treatment for it with folk remedies at home looks so attractive. Many of these remedies have excellent reviews, but the choice of the one that will help you is determined by individual characteristics, the type of cough and, of course, what causes your cough. You can completely get rid of a cough only by curing the disease that caused it.
Selection of folk remedies for the treatment of various types of cough
Cough is a natural physiological reaction characteristic of a person to a violation of the airway that has arisen for any reason. Very often, by the type of cough, you can determine which disease caused it. A characteristic cough appears with diseases of the respiratory system, digestive system, heart, thyroid gland, central nervous system, colds and viral diseases, and allergies.
Before trying to get rid of a cough, try to understand what causes it. It is possible that this is the first manifestation of some kind of disease. By drowning out the first symptoms thoughtlessly and indiscriminately, you run the risk of finding out too late that you are seriously ill with something. And the success of treatment too often depends on the timeliness of the diagnosis.
Types of coughs and folk remedies
There are dry and wet cough types. A wet cough is accompanied by sputum production, a dry cough is not.
Dry cough 
This cough is sometimes called unproductive. It causes severe irritation to the respiratory tract and can be very painful. Folk remedies for the treatment of dry cough are used to reduce irritation of the mucous membrane, relieve swelling and quickly suppress the manifestation of the reflex that controls the cough.
Wet cough
A wet or productive cough is accompanied by the production of phlegm. It is with the phlegm that the products of inflammation, excess mucus, microbes and any foreign particles that prevent air from entering the lungs leave the body. With the help of folk remedies, they are trying to increase the productivity of a wet cough: they are used to dilute sputum and enhance its separation.
Types of cough and diseases that cause it
By type, cough is most often distinguished based on its duration and some characteristic features:
A perfectly healthy person can also cough. Physiological cough does not need any treatment with folk remedies or medicines. With the help of it, you simply get rid of the accumulated phlegm or get into the respiratory organs of foreign bodies - dust, pieces of food, smoke. Children cough more often than adults: healthy babies cough up to 20 times a day, and this is absolutely normal.
Cough: effective treatment with folk remedies
Folk remedies for the treatment of cough are used in a variety of ways, but for their maximum effectiveness, you need not be limited to one, even the most famous and "suitable" recipe, but to deal with cough in a complex manner. For best results, use not one, but several of the treatments suggested by traditional medicine:
Folk remedies for the treatment of wet and dry coughs usually neutralize each other's actions. To avoid this, never take them together, and if you need both, separate the reception in time. Use mucosal softeners and dry cough suppressants only in the evening and at night. Expectorant and sputum-thinning procedures, on the contrary, should be carried out only in the morning and afternoon. So you will achieve the maximum effect of cough treatment with folk remedies.
Folk remedies for the treatment of cough
Usually, folk remedies for coughing are prepared from the simplest and most affordable foods and herbs. Most often they use milk, onions, garlic, honey, black radish, soda, potatoes. Recently, the formerly exotic but very effective ginger, fir oil and eucalyptus have been added. The most common herbs are chamomile, sage, coltsfoot, linden, licorice root, and wild rosemary.
Be careful: coughing often accompanies allergies. You can use only those funds to which you absolutely do not have an allergic reaction. The most allergenic antitussives: honey, eucalyptus, wild rosemary, linden, mustard. If you have heart problems or blood clotting, you should also be very careful with ginger.
Rapid treatment of dry cough folk remedies
Treatment with folk remedies for dry cough is usually aimed at causing an increased outflow of phlegm, that is, it does not so much reduce the cough as change its character. This is necessary for a speedy recovery. If you want to get rid of a psychogenic cough, a smoker's cough, or simply reduce a persistent dry cough during the treatment of the disease that caused it, use only recipes for drugs that soften the mucous membrane and suppress the cough reflex, and do not use compresses by inhalation.
Mallow for smokers
2 tbsp. Spoons of chopped mallow rhizomes pour 05 liters of warm milk. Bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.
Drink a decoction of 100 g 4 times a day. This remedy relieves the chronic "smoker's morning cough".
Onions and aloe for dry cough
Ingredients:
Preparation and reception:
Drink 1 tbsp. spoon every hour and a half throughout the day.
Onion with honey
Ingredients:
Preparation and reception:
Chop the onion in a blender. Add honey and stir well. Insist the remedy for 15 hours.
Eat 1 teaspoon of the product 4 times daily between meals.
Stinging nettles in sugar
Pour 2 tbsp. tablespoons of dry nettle leaves with a glass of boiling sugar syrup.
For the preparation of syrup 4 tbsp. Dissolve tablespoons of sugar in 200 ml of boiling water.
Prove nettle syrup to a simmer and simmer for 10 minutes.
Drink 1 tbsp. spoon 3 times a day
Bran infusion
Pour 500 g of oatmeal with 1 liter of boiling water, wrap the dishes with a towel and let it brew for an hour and a half, then strain.
Drink the entire infusion in small portions throughout the day. To be treated like this for 3 days in a row.
Burnt sugar
Suck the lollipops obtained by placing them under the tongue.
Milk with honey and yolk
Ingredients:
Preparation and reception:
Drink it hot, letting the milk cool down enough so as not to burn yourself. It is best to do this several times a day, but no more than four times.
This folk remedy perfectly soothes a throat irritated by a cough.
Barley milk
For the preparation of this product, it is better to use barley with husks. But if it is not there, you can take peeled barley, that is, ordinary pearl barley.
Pour two-thirds of a glass of barley with a liter of milk, bring to a boil and place in the oven at 150 degrees for 4 hours. As it boils away, add milk to the same amount.
You can use ready-made barley at your discretion, and for treatment you need milk drained from it. Drink it at 3 tbsp. spoons 3 times a day.
Carrot cocktail
Prepare fresh carrot juice and mix it with the same amount of warm milk.
Drink half a glass of the cocktail 4 times a day.
Beer with garlic and lemon
Ingredients:
Preparation and reception:
Drink 1 tbsp. spoon 3 times a day half an hour before meals.
Honey with olive oil
Mix equal amounts of liquid honey and premium olive oil.
Eat 1 teaspoon of this wonderful emollient 3 times a day.
Sage milk
Ingredients:
Preparation and reception:
Strain and drink warm.
Cough compresses
Cough compresses are done in order to increase the separation of sputum. If you have a fever, compresses should not be made.
Potato tortilla
Potato mustard tortilla
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Vodka compress
Children cannot do such a compress, they have very delicate skin.
Fat rubbing
For this compress, goose fat, lard or ghee are used.
Mustard plaster
If the mustard is very fresh, use more flour for cooking so that it does not burn too much.
Cough inhalation
Inhalation is usually used to thin phlegm and increase the productivity of coughs. Just like compresses, inhalations can only be done at normal temperature.
Herbal inhalation
Various herbs, fruits and dry leaves are used for inhalation:
For inhalation:
If you use an inhalation device, prepare the inhalation solution in accordance with the instructions for the device.
Potato inhalation
Rapid iodine inhalation
It is an effective first aid for a sudden cough.
Expectorant folk remedies for dry cough
These remedies are very good at thinning phlegm, so they can be used for dry coughs as well, unless your goal is to quickly suppress the cough reflex for several days.
Radish with honey
Drink this mixture 6 times a day, 1 tsp.
Decoction of licorice
Drink 1 tbsp. spoon 4 times a day
Raspberry tea
Drink 1 glass of this tea 3 times a day.
Infusion of marshmallow
1 tbsp. pour a spoonful of dry marshmallow leaves with 1 cup boiling water. Let it brew for 1 hour, then strain.
Drink 1 teaspoon 4 times a day.
Infusion of elecampane
Pour 2 teaspoons of elecampane roots in a thermos with 1 glass of boiling water. Let it brew for 3 hours, then strain.
Drink a glass of infusion a day, dividing it into 3 doses half an hour before meals.
Ginger drink
Ingredients:
Preparation and reception:
Drink with a quarter cup of tea, 5 = 6 times a day.
Breast Fees
Herbal breast preparations are considered a very effective folk remedy for coughing. The best reviews have the following warehouses:
Preparing the following fees in a water bath.
Pour 1 tbsp. a spoonful of collection with 1 glass of boiling water and put in a water bath for 20 minutes. Then cool and strain.
Drink fees for 1 tbsp. spoon 4 times a day.
Treat cough with folk remedies at home, get well quickly and be healthy!
A cough is a symptom of a medical condition. Therefore, first you need to determine the nature of the disease itself, and then prescribe treatment. A cough can be caused not only by acute respiratory infections and acute respiratory viral infections, but also by allergic, cardiovascular diseases, helminths, smoking and the use of certain medications. If you do not know how to quickly cure a cough at home, you just need to familiarize yourself with the material below.
How to deal with a cough for colds
How to quickly cure a cough at home? The cough that occurs with colds can be dealt with the faster, the earlier the treatment is started and the more directed and systematic it is.
But first of all, cough is a normal reaction of the body, which often needs not to be suppressed, but to be transferred from an unproductive dry and barking form to a productive stage, when toxic substances are removed from the bronchopulmonary region when coughing. If the cough no longer performs a drainage function, but only exhausts an already weakened organism, then it is possible to take drugs such as Libeksin, Stoptussin, Terpinkod.
How to quickly cure a cough at home with a dry cough, it is recommended to use bronchodilator drugs, as well as those that help thin sputum and drain them. Drinking plenty of fluids is recommended. An original way to combat coughing is loudly singing and blowing up balloons. A good remedy is rinsing the throat with solutions of salts and tinctures of medicinal herbs: chamomile, sage, eucalyptus, calendula. Local compresses and inhalation of oil vapors and herbal decoctions help.
When the cough enters the wet stage, the drugs can be changed to expectorant and mucolytic agents.
Traditional methods of treating a cold cough
- Boil the lemon for 10 minutes over low heat. Next, you need to cut it into two halves, squeeze out the juice, add a couple of tablespoons of glycerin, a little honey. Taken a teaspoon four times a day.
- An excellent antitussive agent is black radish, which you need to grate, then add honey to it. You need to take it before meals and just before bedtime, two tablespoons. Black radish can be prepared in another way. Cut a groove in it for a third of its volume, add enough honey to it so that there is still room for juice. The radish should be dipped in a cup of water, tail down. As the juice forms, you need to drink it, again supplementing the honey.
- Take up to 6 times a day freshly squeezed carrot juice mixed in equal parts with milk.
- An effective remedy for fighting coughs is licorice syrup purchased from a pharmacy. You can prepare the infusion yourself. 10 grams of licorice root, filled with 200 ml of boiled water, keep in a water bath for 20 minutes. Then the cooled mixture is filtered. The resulting infusion is brought to a volume of 200 ml and is used up to four times a day, one tablespoon.
- Two onions are finely chopped and boiled in a glass of milk. The mixture infused for four hours is filtered. The resulting liquid is drunk in a tablespoon every three hours.
- Ten onions and a head of garlic must be finely chopped, boiled in milk. It is taken for prolonged dry cough during the day in an hour.
