Children's cough - unpredictable, quickly begins, develops and exhausts the nerves of parents. It is especially terrible to listen to children's cough at night: dry and barking, paroxysmal, wet and hoarse. But do not call an ambulance? Let's try to cope for yourself, folk remedies.
All the recipes collected are tested, simple, absolutely harmless and quite effective.
To begin with, try to drink the child with hot milk with a spoon of honey, slowly, from a spoon, warming up the throat and soothing the attack. Then wrap in a warm wool blanket. Have time to read the recipes!
Folk remedies for dry cough for children
Dry cough is much more difficult to treat, it is accompanied by constant sore throat and often occurs due to the development of infectious and inflammatory processes in the nasopharynx. The following methods are used to combat this type of cough:
1. Bear fat with honey. To prepare such a tool you will need:
• honey - 1 tsp;
• vodka - 1 tsp;
• bear fat - 1 tsp.
All ingredients need to be thoroughly mixed, heated to a comfortable warm temperature and rubbed on the chest and back of the baby before bedtime, and then wrapped it in a warm blanket.
2. Salt compress.
For it, it is necessary to dissolve 100 g of table salt in 1 liter of warm water, moisten a piece of wool in the resulting solution and apply to the chest. On top of such a compress, it is advisable to wear a warm sweater or wrap the child in a blanket.
3. Nut-milk mixture. To prepare such a tool you will need:
• milk - 1l;
• raw pine nuts - 200g.
Pine nuts (unpeeled) must be poured with milk, put on medium heat, bring to a boil and boil for 20 minutes. After this, the finished mixture must be cooled to a comfortable temperature, strain and give the child a drink 2 times a day after meals.
4. Figs with ghee.
For such a tool you will need:
• figs - 100g;
• animal fat - 100g;
• cocoa - 5 tablespoons
Figs must be carefully chopped, mixed with fat and cocoa until smooth and take 1 tsp. 3 times a day for 4-5 days.
5. Iodine mesh. Using a cotton swab, it is necessary to draw a mesh on the chest of the child with iodine, observing a distance between the lines of about 1.5 cm.
6. Lemon with honey. To prepare this tool you will need:
• lemon - 1 pc;
• glycerin - 2 tablespoons;
• honey - 2 tablespoons
Boil the lemon for 10-15 minutes, then squeeze the juice from it. Add glycerin and honey to lemon juice, mix thoroughly. The resulting mixture is consumed in 1 tsp. 2 times a day after meals.
7. Honey-nut mixture. A medicine prepared according to this recipe will appeal to any child, because it is the most delicious. To prepare it you will need:
• honey - 300g;
• walnuts - 50g;
• lemon - 4pcs;
• aloe juice - 100ml.
Juice must be squeezed out of lemons, chopped walnuts in a meat grinder or in a blender. Add honey and aloe juice, then mix thoroughly. The resulting product should be taken 1 tsp before meals three times a day.
Folk remedies for wet cough for children
In the fight against wet cough, the main task is to dilute and eliminate sputum. Below are the most effective tools that contribute to a quick recovery.
1. Onion broth.
To prepare, you will need:
• onions - 3pcs;
• milk - 500ml;
• honey - 2 tablespoons
Onions must be boiled in milk for 15-20 minutes, then cool and add honey, mix thoroughly. Give the child 1 tbsp. every hour.
2. Radish with honey.
Radish is quite effective in the fight against cough, as it has anti-inflammatory properties and promotes sputum discharge. To prepare the medicine, it is necessary to cut the radish in half and remove the core, which must be filled with honey. Let it brew for a day. Take this remedy three times a day before meals, 1 tbsp.
3. Lemon-honey product.
For cooking you will need:
• lemon - 1 pc;
• honey - 3 tablespoons
Lemon must be passed through a meat grinder and thoroughly mixed with honey. Store the resulting mixture in the refrigerator and allow the child to dissolve ½ tsp. three times a day after meals.
Decoctions for cough
Various decoctions for the treatment of cough are the most popular, due to their effectiveness and ease of preparation.
• Decoction of pine buds.
To prepare, you will need:
• pine buds - 2 tablespoons;
• water - 500 ml.
Pour the kidneys with water, bring to a boil over medium heat and boil for 15 minutes. Insist the prepared broth for at least 20 minutes, strain and cool to room temperature.
The resulting product should be given to the child 3 times a day for 1 tablespoon. In order for the child to drink the broth more readily, ½ tsp can be added to it. honey.
2. Thyme tea.
To prepare it you will need:
• dried thyme - 1 tbsp;
• boiling water - 250ml.
Pour thyme into boiling water, boil for 5 minutes and let it brew for 30 minutes. Strain the prepared broth thoroughly and give the child to drink one glass three times a day.
3. A decoction of coltsfoot.
To prepare it you will need:
• dried coltsfoot - 1 tablespoon;
• boiling water - 250ml.
The grass must be poured with water and boiled for 10 minutes. Ready to boil for 1 tbsp. 5-6 times a day.
Other popular recipes
With a dry cough in a child, gargles help well, they help get rid of a sore throat and relieve inflammation. To rinse, you can use the following tools:
1. Salt, soda and iodine.
Would need:
• salt - 1 tsp;
• soda - 1 tsp;
• iodine - 3-4 drops.
Pour all the ingredients with 250ml of warm water, mix thoroughly and gargle 3-4 times a day.
2. Beetroot juice.
Small beets are grated, squeezed juice, add ½ tsp to it. vinegar. The resulting mixture gargle 2-3 times a day.
3. Carrot juice with honey.
To 200 ml of freshly squeezed carrot juice add 1 tsp. honey, slightly warmed up and give the child a gargle at least 5 times a day.
In addition to rinsing, warm compresses are very popular among folk cough remedies for children.
1. Mustard compresses.
To prepare, you will need:
• mustard powder - 1 tbsp;
• honey - 1 tablespoon;
• radish juice - ½ tablespoon
Mix everything, put it on gauze or a wide bandage, put it on the chest and back of the baby and wrap it in a warm blanket.
2. Potatoes with vodka.
For such a compress, you need to boil 3-4 medium potatoes, mash them and mix with vodka. The finished mass must be divided into two equal parts, each placed in a plastic bag and applied to the chest and back of the child, wrapped in a warm scarf or towel.
Compresses must be maintained until a persistent sensation of heat. After removing the compress for 1-2 hours, it is desirable that the child is under a warm blanket.
One of the most famous folk remedies for cough is hot milk with honey. To prepare it you will need:
• milk - 250ml;
• butter - 10g;
• honey - 1 tsp;
• soda - on the tip of a knife.
Milk must be brought to a boil, and add a slice of butter. Cool the resulting mixture and add soda and honey, mixing thoroughly. Drink in small sips at night.
This tool helps fight cough very well, but the disadvantage is that it is not very tasty and will not be easy to persuade the child to drink it.
To relieve cough, use a mixture of viburnum with honey. To prepare it, you need to mix 100 g of viburnum berries and 1 cup of honey. Use the resulting mixture three times a day for 2 tablespoons. You can drink it with boiled water or warm milk.
Advantages and disadvantages of traditional medicine
Alternative cough remedies used to treat children, like any other treatment methods, have their pros and cons.
Advantages of folk remedies for cough for children:
• availability;
• security;
• efficiency.
Disadvantages of folk remedies:
• can not fully replace drug treatment;
• there is a risk of allergic reactions;
• if coughing is one of the symptoms of a serious illness, then any home remedies will be useless.
IMPORTANT: it should be remembered that coughing is not an independent disease, but only a symptom. Therefore, a visit to a doctor if a child coughs is necessary, only a specialist will be able to make the correct diagnosis and prescribe suitable medications. Folk remedies for cough for children can only serve as an auxiliary tool in the fight against the disease.
