Sputum thinner and expectorant at home

Since ancient times, people have been treating cough with folk remedies prepared from collections of various herbs. Some recipes have survived to this day and provide invaluable assistance in the treatment. Therefore, in this article we will figure out how to prepare an effective expectorant at home.

During colds or infections, there is a problem with expectoration and liquefaction of sputum. This is where effective sputum thinners and expectorants come to the rescue. After all, if you do not remove it in time, then serious complications caused by pathogenic bacteria that accumulate in the sputum are quite possible.

How to alleviate the condition and contribute to the discharge and liquefaction of sputum at home?

It is very important during the illness not to exhaust yourself and have more rest, because improper and untimely treatment can lead to even more complex consequences and to a significant decrease in immunity. And this, in turn, will cause frequent occurrence of colds and any other infectious diseases.

Bed rest

At the beginning of the disease, it is necessary, at least for a while, after which you can take a little walk in the park or forest. For colds, a milk, vegetable and cereal diet should be followed, since at the moment the body needs vitamins more than ever.

Smoking

The next thing to do is quit smoking. This is perhaps the most important thing to think about with a cold. Smoking provokes a dry cough and significantly increases the duration of the disease.

Liquid

First of all, remember that nothing will work if you do not drink enough fluids. It can be all kinds of compotes, decoctions, teas, juices, etc. Very well-established linden tea, as well as chamomile, mint, raspberry decoctions. It is more advisable to use the liquid in the form of heat, and even better so that it matches the temperature of the body, so it will be absorbed into the blood faster. This is the best coughing treatment.

Humidification

This also plays an important role in colds, which contributes to the natural hydration of the nasopharynx. This is one of the most important conditions in the fight against colds and cough. Today, there are various ways to humidify indoor air. You can, for example, put a bowl of water next to it, hang wet towels on the batteries, or buy a household humidifier.

These are three components that are simply indispensable in the fight against any cough.

Inhalation

The following procedures to help relieve cough are steam inhalations. Each doctor to thin the sputum will recommend using this method. To do this, you can buy an inhaler in a pharmacy or build it yourself. In this case, any deep container in which hot water or a decoction of herbs is poured is suitable. The patient should bend over her, cover herself with a towel and breathe. It should be remembered that the procedure must be carried out carefully, do not bend too close to the tank with boiling water so as not to burn yourself with steam.

Expectorants at home for inhalation

1. Take the leaves of coltsfoot, ledum, plantain in the amount of 10 g. each kind. Pour freshly boiled water (250-300 ml) and insist no more than 1.5 hours. Strain. Add 2 teaspoons of the infusion to the solution for each subsequent inhalation.
   
2. Another effective expectorant at home is a mixture of leaves of coltsfoot , mullein scepter, elderberry flowers. Take each herb 15 gr., Place the dry mixture in a thermos, pour boiling water and insist no more than 1.5 hours. Strain. Add 2 teaspoons of the infusion to the solution for each subsequent inhalation.
3. St. John's wort, eucalyptus, calendula in the amount of 10 gr. each is filled with freshly boiled water in an amount of 250-300 ml and insisted for no more than an hour. Apply 2 teaspoons of the infusion for each inhalation.
4. Cook potatoes and breathe 15 minutes over its steam. After that, go to bed and cover yourself with a warm blanket. It is very good if someone makes you linden tea with honey. This is a fairly effective expectorant at home, which was treated by our ancestors.

Essential oils in inhalation solution

Essential oils can also be used as effective expectorants. They can be added to the solution for inhalation. Just a few drops of any oil is enough. In this case, mint, pine, eucalyptus, rose, sage, fir, lemon, lavender, and juniper proved to be very good.

What expectorants and expectorants can be prepared at home?

1. It is necessary to take the leaves of coltsfoot in the amount of 8 tsp, pour 0.6 l of boiling water and leave for about 5 hours. Strain. Consume 150-170 ml at a time (2-3 times a day).
   
2. It is well established as the best expectorant for coughing honey. Take 1.5-2 tsp. honey and one small onion. Rub it and mix with honey. Give the patient a mixture of half a tablespoon at a time (2-3 times a day).
3. For children, it is very good to dilute honey in hot milk. This will not only help relieve cough, but also calm the nervous system.
4. Cough syrup at home is very effective, it can also be given to children. Take 300 gr. shredded onions, 40 gr. honey and 200 gr. Sahara. Pour 700 ml of water into the pan and place on the stove. When the water boils, add onion and sugar there, cook over low heat for about 2-2.5 hours. Then put honey there and stir well. Cool and give the patient 8-9 tsp. three times a day.
5. Follow this course for several days. Licorice root, elecampane, marshmallow, cyanosis (herbs can be used alternately) are taken in half a teaspoon and poured with freshly boiled water (250 ml). Insist no more than 20 minutes. Drink 60-70 ml 3-4 times a day. This tool will allow sputum to go away after a few days.
6. The best expectorant for coughs that has helped a lot of people is black radish juice. Take a small radish, wash it and peel it. Then grind the root crop and squeeze the juice through cheesecloth, mix it in equal amounts with honey. Adults take 4 teaspoons a couple of minutes before meals, children - one dessert spoon. It should be remembered that with a disease of the gastrointestinal tract, this drug should be used after meals.
   
7. This plant will help with both dry and wet cough. For dry - chew a leaf of aloe, for wet - eat it. Children can chop the leaf and mix it with sugar or honey in equal quantities.
8. In the category "expectorant strong remedies" anis fruit has proven itself. From it make infusions. For this, 1 tsp. pour a glass of boiling water (200-250 ml), then insist half an hour, filter. It should be taken 0.25 cup 3-4 times a day for a couple of minutes before eating. In medicine, anise oil is often used, which is prescribed for bronchitis in combination with expectorants.
9. The breast elixir is prepared from licorice root (30 parts), anise oil (0.5 parts), water (90), alcohol (25), ammonia solution (5). Mix and apply everything as a strong expectorant in 20-45 drops. Children should be given the elixir with caution and in extreme cases (1 drop - for one year of the child's life).
10. Another effective herbal expectorant is a decoction of pine, birch buds, mint, licorice, coltsfoot leaves. Take everything in equal proportions and mix. Pour one tablespoon of the resulting dry mixture with freshly boiled water in an amount of 200 ml. Strain, take 120-140 ml 3 times a day.
11. A very good expectorant at home based on bananas. To do this, take a few bananas, 2-3 tbsp. sugar and one cup of water (150 ml). Water should be placed in a saucepan on a stove and dissolve sugar in it. Then add the banana previously ground into the pulp. Take 4 teaspoons before meals.
12. Take horseradish and honey in equal proportions. Stir and take one dessert spoon before meals.
13. Take some walnuts. Wash them under running water. Chop and send all the contents together with the shell to the jar. Add 1 tbsp there. honey and as many elderberry flowers, pour two glasses of freshly boiled water. Cover and let it brew until it cools completely. Drink half a glass 3 times a day.

That’s all effective expectorant.

Sputum-thinning compresses at home

The most famous and quite effective remedy for a compress is a white cabbage leaf and honey. To do this, dip the cabbage leaf in boiling water for several minutes until it becomes soft. On the chest, without touching the area of ​​the heart, apply honey, then cover the smeared area with a cabbage leaf. Wrap with cling film and put on a warm bathrobe on top or lie down under a warm blanket. Hold the compress for about 4 hours (possible at night). Repeat the procedure for 5-6 days. This is a very effective way that will help to quickly dilute phlegm.

A compress cake is good for children. To do this, mix vodka, vegetable oil, mustard, honey, corn flour. Knead the cool dough. Divide it into two equal parts. Place one on the chest, the second on the back through a cloth. This compress can be put on all night.

A compress from vegetable oil is also very effective for severe expectoration of sputum. All that is needed is to warm it up a little, rub it in the chest area, wrap it with a cloth, it is better to woolen it and put a heating pad on top. After a few days of using this product, significant relief will already be felt.

All of the above funds have been used since ancient times by our ancestors, who did not know about the existence of medications, so folk remedies can be trusted, but not fully. Before use, be sure to get a doctor's consultation, especially if it comes to children.