A runny nose in a child is one of the first signs of SARS. It disturbs general well-being, appetite, sleep, breathing worsen. Eliminate symptoms allow drugs. Thuja oil in the nose helps a child with a runny nose. According to reviews, this tool is really effective. The rules for its use are described in the article.
Benefit
Thuja is a coniferous tree of the cypress family. Its benefits have been known for a long time. The ancient Greeks called it the "tree of life", since they considered it a healing plant. And now, preparations based on thuja oil are in demand. In pharmacies there are drugs from this plant. Manufacturers of homeopathic remedies often include it in their products.
Thuja oil has a unique composition that allows it to be used in the treatment of various ailments, including a runny nose from a cold. This tool has a powerful antiviral, antifungal, antibacterial properties. The composition contains volatile, tannins, glucosides, which suppress and destroy pathogenic pathogens in the body. Oil is effective not only in the early stages of the disease, but also with complications. Adherents of alternative medicine use it to treat rhinitis in adults and children, as well as for adenoids, cough, and other ailments of the respiratory system.
The product includes organic alcohols, and acids, and vitamins, and minerals. The presence of such substances provides a strong immunostimulating effect. The tool reduces swelling of the mucosa, relieves inflammation in the tissues. Thuja oil treats atrophic rhinitis. Thanks to it, the mucous membrane is moisturized, congestion is eliminated, and growths in the nasopharynx are resolved: polyps and adenoids.
Judging by the reviews, many doctors recommend this tool for the treatment and prevention of colds in the season. In oil there are components that are classified as allergens. Therefore, before treating a runny nose or other ailments, you should check if there is an allergic reaction to the composition.
According to the reviews of parents, when instilling thuja oil in the nose of a child, it is well tolerated and highly effective. Using the product eliminates nasal congestion, dilutes mucus, and relieves inflammation. Polypous formations are reduced, which greatly facilitates the condition of the child.
Composition
As indicated in the instructions, the oil consists of flavonoids, resins, tannins. It has saponins, tuin, taxifolin. Due to this composition, the drug has a pronounced metabolic effect on the body.
The main active ingredient is thuja occidentalis. Other substances include: aromadendrine, pinin, ipidacrine, pylen. This composition provides an excellent therapeutic effect.
Indications
Thuja oil in the nose of the child is used for different types of rhinitis. With it, high-quality moisturizing of the nasal mucosa, cleansing the moves of mucus and crusts are provided. The use of the drug promotes tissue regeneration, eliminates congestion, improves nasal breathing. A favorable complex effect on the nasal mucosa allows the use of arborvitae oil with:
- acute or chronic rhinitis;
- nasal congestion;
- nasopharyngitis;
- pharyngitis;
- adenoiditis;
- purulent otitis media;
- polyps of the nose.
Thuja oil in the nose of a child is also used for prevention during an increased risk of colds. According to reviews, this tool is especially effective in the initial stages when microbes did not penetrate into the deep tissues of the mucous membrane.
Preparations
It is impossible to use pure (100%) oil for therapy in children. It should be diluted correctly. But you can buy finished products at the pharmacy. Pharmaceutical companies offer several types of drugs:
- "Thuja Edas-801". Thuja oil in the nose is used in children with chronic rhinitis, otitis media, and nasopharyngeal polyps. The product has a mild effect due to the presence of olive oil. The advantages include: healing of tissues on the nasal mucosa, throat, lack of allergies, irritation. Side effects are absent. The drug is produced in Russia.
- "Thuja DN". Oil is prescribed for children to treat adenoids, rhinitis. The pluses include a complex effect, the absence of complications, purulent discharge with sinusitis, otitis media. The tool can not be used if there is an allergy to the needles ester, as well as during the acute cold.
- "Thuja GF." It is made in St. Petersburg. Oil is effective for rhinitis, purulent discharge from the nose, thick mucus. Of the benefits emit a positive effect on the nasal mucosa, throat, elimination of irritation. But there is a minus - the remedy can not be used for allergies to components.
- "Thuja S6". Available in the form of granules for oral administration. The tool is effective for adenoids 1-3 degrees, fibromyomas, lipomas. The composition is an extract of thuja tree. The tool has a wound healing, anti-inflammatory effect. But the drug can not be used in young children. The course of treatment is 4-6 months.
It is advisable to choose a remedy as prescribed by a doctor. The specialist will take into account the age of the child, the likely side effects. It is important to carefully read the instructions from the manufacturer.
Features of use
Thuja oil in the nose of a child with a runny nose has proven effective. It may be ethereal or homeopathic. The difference is that the ether is 100% pure product, and in the homeopathic one it is 15% ethers. Pure oil is not suitable for children. Dilute it should be vegetable or olive. Before use, clean and rinse your nose.
The product is diluted with another oil in an amount of 1: 2. As indicated in the instructions, thuja oil in the nose of the child must be instilled according to the dosage. It depends on age. At 2 years old, thuja oil is instilled into the child's nose by 1 drop in each nasal passage. This should be done twice a day. At 3 years old, thuja oil is instilled into the child’s nose at the same dosage. For children from 6 years, 2 drops are required, 2-3 times a day.
According to reviews, thuja oil in the nose of the child is suitable not only for instillation, but also for washing the mucosa. You will need to take 0.5 liters of weak chamomile broth, add 5-10 drops of the product. The nose is washed up to 4 times a day. It is possible to drip thuja oil in the child’s nose or rinse the moves for 7-14 days.
Terms of use
The instillation procedure is as follows:
- The nasal passages are washed with salted water from a pipette. The head should be tilted over the basin or sink, the child should blow his nose.
- The oil is instilled in the desired dosage. The child should be in a sitting position with his head bowed.
- Then the child is laid horizontally for 5-10 minutes.
It is advisable to consult a doctor about the duration of treatment. A specialist should also be consulted if therapy has not yielded results.
Inhalation
According to reviews, thuja oil in the nose of a child is used not only as drops, but also for inhalation. This procedure allows not only to get rid of inflammation and swelling of the nasal mucosa, but also to eliminate the symptoms of coughing, clear the airways, and remove congestion.
For the procedure, 1-2 drops of oil per 1 glass of water will be required. Sessions are performed for no more than 5-7 minutes, 3 times a day. Children are inhaled if they have reached the age of 5 years and only after a sensitivity test. Use only steam inhalers. Do not use a nebulizer, as this procedure will damage the device.
Other treatments
There are other treatments:
- Aroma medallions. 2 drops of solution are added to 1 medallion. When it is on the patient’s neck, it releases etheric vapors, which, with constant exposure to the mucosa, facilitate breathing. It is advisable not to remove the medallion even at night: during this period, nasal congestion and difficulty in breathing are felt more strongly.
- Aromatherapy in the sauna. To do this, in a room on a hot surface you need to drip 10 drops of the product. During evaporation, it has a positive effect on the respiratory organs and eliminates nasal congestion.
- 10 drops are instilled into the spray bottle. A room is regularly sprayed from it.
- At the rate of 5 drops per 15 square meters. m thuja solution is used in aroma lamps. He fumigates the room. But you need to use this method no more than 1 time per day.
These methods are effective for the treatment and prevention of colds. This substance must not be poured into air humidifiers.
Production method
Oil is obtained from the aerial parts of the thuja, using a mixture of leaves with branches with fragments of the bark of the plant. Before distillation, the materials are ground to obtain a homogeneous mass. The product yield is small: it is equal to only 3-4 kg of a ton of raw materials.
The product is obtained by steam distillation without a long treatment, which increases toxicity. Organic or chemical extraction is not added to the oil. Any other methods are unacceptable, and the means of them are dangerous.
Cooking
You can not only buy oil, but also cook it yourself. You will need fresh needles of the plant and high-quality olive oil. Components must be taken in an amount of 1:10. The ingredients are placed in a dark container for 2 weeks.
During this period, ether is formed on the mixture, which must be collected, placed in a dark bottle. The solution is stored in a dark place, used as ordinary drops.
Self-made oil has the same healing effect as a pharmacy. It can be used both for therapy and for prevention.
What can not be done?
Respiratory diseases should be treated as recommended by your doctor. There are a number of prohibitions that must not be violated:
- Do not use oil in its pure form. Such a composition is harmful to the health of adults and children. The medical option includes 15% oil, and the remaining components are presented in the form of additives to improve the treatment outcome.
- Do not use oil with other traditional methods of treatment, pharmacy medicines without the consent of a doctor. Self-treatment can lead to a negative reaction.
- Every day, do not bury the thuja in the aroma lamp. Be careful with this procedure. Probably, drops, inhalations will already give the desired effect. Oversaturation of the respiratory system with essential components harms the baby.
- Do not give up surgery from the 3rd stage of hypertrophy of the tonsils of the nasopharynx, hoping for the therapeutic effect of thuja. A homeopathic remedy helps 1-3 degrees, after surgery, and at the last stage, the removal of adenoids is required. Surgical care is indispensable.
Contraindications
As drops in the nose for children, arborvita oil cannot be used for:
- individual intolerance;
- epilepsy;
- severe pathologies of the heart and blood vessels;
- bronchial asthma.
Treatment should be carried out carefully in the presence of allergic ailments. Sensitivity testing is performed using a test. You should take a little oil, apply it on the wrist or skin behind the ears. You need to wait 1 hour. If rashes, redness, itching appeared on the application site, then this indicates an allergy. Then you can not use the tool.
If the skin is clean, then the oil is suitable for the treatment of colds and colds. According to reviews, the tool is well tolerated by children. And the effect of use is much better in the early days of the disease than with a protracted symptom. But although the remedy really helps, it’s better to consult a doctor.