The most common cold symptoms in children and adults are cough and runny nose. And we, the children of civilization, are accustomed to treat these diseases exclusively with medicines. From the cough we give the baby syrup, from the cold, drip into the nose droplets. A week later, the child is healthy, full of strength and energy, and after two - again falls ill. "What is the reason? Probably, weak immunity, "- we think, parents, and give the baby another medicine - this time to increase the defenses of the body. And we do not understand that, perhaps, it is from the abundance of medicines, so often and sometimes uncontrolled, that the children's body weakens and is increasingly susceptible to infections.
Probably, in half of cases it would be possible to avoid taking medications. Here, folk medicine comes to our aid. You can believe in it or not, but with the right approach it will bear fruit. In this article, we will talk about the use of traditional medicine to treat a child's cough.
As you know, coughing can be different. To treat dry and wet cough, the child uses a variety of folk remedies.
Expectorating folk remedies for children
- Probably the most popular means is the famous radish with honey. Cut off the top of the black radish, cut out a sharp knife deepening in the pulp of the vegetable and put there 2 teaspoons of honey. Cover the radish with the top cut off like a lid and leave for 12 hours. During this time, she will let the juice, which is an excellent folk remedy for coughing a child.
- A good medicine that contributes to the effective separation of phlegm is milk with figs. Heat 1.5 cups of milk (preferably with a large percentage of fat) on low heat, put 1 fig fruit there and boil under a closed lid for 20-30 minutes. Then cool the "drink" and after 2 hours you can give it to the child.
- From a strong cough helps tea, brewed from grains of anise. 1 cup of water is taken for 1 glass of water, brought to a boil and infused for 15 minutes. Give the child such tea as often as possible, and after 2-3 days it will become noticeably less coughing.
Treatment of dry cough in children with folk remedies
- Hot banana puree is an excellent remedy for soft cough. Take 2 ripe bananas, turn them into mashed potatoes with a fork or blender, pour boiling water and stir well. It is advisable to give the children this medicine in a hot form.
- To soften the sore throat of the baby, do to him before going to bed steam inhalation. Good inhalation with herbs (mother-and-stepmother, calendula, burdock, plantain) or ordinary baking soda. You can also breathe on a pot of potatoes cooked "in a uniform".
- As you know, for any cold disease doctors recommend a plentiful drink. It is better, if it is not only water, but compotes and fruit drinks, which help to increase the body's defenses. Try a decoction of the flowers of the viburnum, which is an excellent expectorant. And from the berries of the viburnum is a delicious and healthy tea, rich in vitamin C.
- With a dry cough, warming up is very useful. On the chest and back of the child, you can apply iodine mesh, and you can pound the skin with goat fat. Doing it best before bed.
Use traditional medicine for good, but do not replace it with traditional treatment. Cure a child cough only folk remedies is unlikely to work, especially if a common cold has already been joined by a bacterial infection. If your baby begins to cough, be sure to consult a doctor, and then apply the above folk remedies only as an auxiliary home therapy. Thanks to her the condition of the child will improve, and the illness will pass faster.