Winter, dampness, drafts, viruses, lowered immunity ... And - hello, cough! If you let the disease take its course, lingering cough may torment for a long time, and even result in unpleasant complications. Folk remedies for the treatment of cough are often very effective, let's learn "the secrets of old wives'? Secrets for adults
Caramel. Generation of Soviet children will remember these "ekonomkonfetki." It turns out that it is also a great way to forget about the cough. Heating the sugar in a pan until brown and stretching consistency, and to dissolve it so that it enveloped his throat. Sugar is perfectly relieves sore throat and relieves cough.
milk
The agent for the brave. You did not try to milk with a delicate garlic flavor? Now you have the chance. Five cloves of garlic is recommended to rub, add milk and bring to a boil. Drink a warm infusion, several times a day. Of course, the taste of the milk-specific, but the cough recedes.
It is much softer on the composition of warm milk with Borjomi (In the ratio of 1/1) or honey (a teaspoon of honey in a glass of milk).
milk with figs
Milk and figs. In half a liter of milk to put a few figs (3-4) and put on a slow fire. Once the milk will become darker in color, remove from the heat and can drink small sips.
Power eucalyptus. Eucalyptus essential oil in your home aromalampe will breathe easier and cough attacks become less frequent. For internal use 20 drops of an alcohol tincture of eucalyptus dissolved in ¼ cup warm water. Take 3 times a day.
Help herbs. Excellent anti-inflammatory and expectorant effect gives a special collection of herbs. It can be purchased over the counter ready, and you can prepare yourself. At the same proportions to mix licorice, thyme, lime, oregano, mother and stepmother, mint, pine buds, plantain, calendula and Bees. Two tablespoons of the mixture of chopped herbs pour 0.5 liters of boiling water and allow to stand for 1.5 hours in a warm place. After straining to drink 150 ml of half an hour before meals 3-4 times a day.
honey
Honey and anise. Honey and anise broth quickly helps to cope with intrusive dry cough, as it turns into productive. 1 teaspoon of honey mixed with two tablespoons anise seeds and a pinch of salt. Fill with a mixture of 250 ml of water, bring to a boil and strain. Take 2 tablespoons every 2 hours.
Secrets for children
Adults are easier to cope with his ailment, and if the child is sick? How to ease your child well-being and at the same time to use traditional remedies with care, with an eye to allergies and specific reactions of the body?
carrot juice
Vegetable juices. With strong bronchitis and tracheitis very simple cucumber juice helps. A quarter or half a glass of freshly squeezed juice to give the child to drink two or three times a day. In the absence of allergies to honey can sweeten them a drink. Please note that during the winter in cucumbers can be a lot of unnecessary chemicals, so it means - more for autumn exacerbations. You can also receive a freshly prepared carrot juice with honey, one teaspoon 5 times a day. Expectorant action has also cabbage juice.
Diabetes onions. At first glance it is quite unpleasant means of a neutral flavor and gives a nice effect. Finely chopped onion to fill a tablespoon of sugar and pour the same amount of honey. The resulting syrup give your child a few times a day, a teaspoon. Syrup incorporates all the benefits of a bow, but it drowns out the specific taste and smell.
lemon
Citrus honey. Essential oils of lemon perfectly affect the lining of the throat. At the beginning sore throat or coughing helps simple chewing lemon peel. If this is not for your child, try the other option: 3 tablespoons of honey mixed with the juice of one lemon and give 1-2 teaspoons of the mixture to the child. The mixture should resolve that it enveloped his throat, and after taking care not to have a 1 hour.
Kalinka-Malinka. Raspberry jam or frayed with sugar Kalina dissolved in warm water or tea. These berries have an excellent anti-inflammatory and soothing effect.
