Kalanchoe with a cold in a child: medicinal properties, instructions and recipes for the preparation of drops

Kalanchoe is a well-known home plant, which is liked by the hostesses for their unpretentiousness and bright flowers. In addition to beauty, it is appreciated for its medicinal properties, which are used in cosmetology, pharmacology and other industries. How is Kalanchoe used for a cold in a child? The article will discuss the features of the use of the plant, its benefits and contraindications.

What is Kalanchoe

Judging by the name, the plant is a guest abroad. Its name comes from the Chinese language. Under natural conditions, Kalanchoe grows in Asia, Africa and the southern regions of America.

In our latitudes, it grows only at home in the form of a houseplant. The benefit of Kalanchoe with cough, runny nose in babies is quite large.

The most effective are two types of plants - Cirrus and Degremon. In nature, there are about 200 varieties. If, out of ignorance, parents will use other types of Kalanchoe to treat a cold in a child, then a positive result may not occur.

Therefore, before using the plant, you need to make sure that it is the flower. Cirrus has leaves similar to feathers, and often it is strewn with children (small shoots). Degremona blooms beautifully, so it can be recognized by bright inflorescences.

Healing properties

The positive effect of Kalanchoe on the body is due to its particularly valuable composition. The juice of the plant contains the following substances:

• flavonoids;
• tannins;
• vitamins C and P;
• trace elements (iron, manganese, magnesium, silicon);
• polysaccharides;
• enzymes;
• organic acids (oxalic, citric, acetic and malic).

Kalanchoe has immunostimulating, anti-inflammatory, decongestant, bactericidal, hemostatic, wound healing and bacteriostatic properties. When ingested by choleretic and cleansing.

In addition to these qualities, Kalanchoe exhibits healing properties in the common cold in children. And also the plant is effective in the treatment of sinusitis, tonsillitis and other inflammatory and colds.

How to get plant juice

On the shelves of pharmacies you can see the finished drug, which includes Kalanchoe. However, if this plant grows at home, then it is best to use freshly squeezed juice. In addition, in pharmacies they sell alcohol tinctures based on Kalanchoe, which is not always suitable for kids. Such drugs are allowed to be used to treat children older than a year and only in diluted form and in limited quantities.

How to properly prepare Kalanchoe juice with a cold in children:

1. An already grown plant is suitable for receiving a therapeutic agent. The highest content of nutrients is observed in the lower fleshy leaves. It is them that must be used to obtain juice. Sometimes a stalk of Kalanchoe is used for these purposes. Juice is best harvested from August to October. It was at this time that he possesses the most effective action.
2. The cut leaf of the plant is cleaned of possible contaminants under running water.
3. Then, in order to get more juice, they are kept in a cool and dark place for some time. To do this, the leaves are wrapped in cotton cloth and placed in the refrigerator for 5-7 days.
4. After the expiration of this period, the plant is cut into plates and fray to a mushy state. This is best done with a wooden spoon. Then with the help of gauze get juice. In addition, you can use a juicer or a blender. In this case, the cake is re-passed through processing.
5. The resulting juice is insisted in a cool place for a day. After this time, sediment will appear in the tank. By filtering it, the juice can be used as intended.
6. Shelf life - no more than a week. Now the juice can be used for medical purposes.

To increase the duration of its storage, the product is mixed with alcohol or vodka, which are previously adjusted to a concentration of 20%. The ratio of juice to alcohol is 20: 1. You can store such a tool in the refrigerator for 12 months.

Cooking tincture

To treat the common cold of Kalanchoe in children, previously cut leaves of the plant are kept in the refrigerator.

Tincture components:

• Kalanchoe leaves;
• 200 ml of vodka.

The process of preparing the tincture is as follows:

1. Aged in a cool place, the leaves are crushed into small pieces. 2 tbsp. tablespoons of raw materials are placed in a glass jar with a lid.
2. Pour 200-250 ml of vodka. Close the container with a lid to prevent evaporation of alcohol.
3. Tincture is placed in a warm place for 10 days.
4. After this time, the product is filtered through cheesecloth and stored in the refrigerator.

If there is no possibility of preparing tincture at home, then it can be purchased at a pharmacy.

The product has an anti-edematous effect and helps to improve blood circulation. Tincture has a bactericidal and bacteriostatic effect, thereby stopping the growth of bacteria.

Cold medications

The use of Kalanchoe as one of the components of complex therapy in young children is especially popular because they do not know how to blow their nose and it is difficult for them to free their noses from mucus.

The plant irritates the mucous membrane, causing sneezing, which thus reduces airway congestion.

How to prepare a remedy for kalanchoe from a cold for children from a year? Not all plant-based medicines can be used by babies at this age. This largely depends on the additional components that make up the tool.

To prepare the medicine with onions and Kalanchoe, you will need only a few ingredients. This is the juice of a plant and 1 onion.

The cooking method is as follows:

1. Onions are washed and peeled. It must be rubbed or turned into gruel in another way. Then squeeze the juice with gauze.
2. Mix the juice of Kalanchoe and onion in a ratio of 3: 1.

Drip this product in undiluted form is allowed for children over 14 years old. Until this age, it is used in a steam inhaler. A child can breathe this composition, because onions due to its properties serve to fight viruses.

To obtain funds with aloe, you need to take the leaves of both plants.

Cooking method:

1. Aloe juice is prepared in the same way as from Kalanchoe.
2. Finished components are mixed in a ratio of 1: 1.

Aloe has long been known for its healing qualities and is less aggressive on the nasal mucosa. Pure plant juice children are allowed to use after 9 years. Until then, before instilling into the nose aloe with Kalanchoe from a cold, a child at 2 years old should be diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 3.

Known means for the preparation of which only 2 components are used. This is Kalanchoe juice and saline.

The cooking process is as follows:

1. Saline for the preparation of funds is bought in a pharmacy. After all, such a tool will be in optimal concentration and ideal sterility.
2. The components are mixed in a ratio of 1: 1.

In addition to hygiene, saline relieves swelling and improves nasal breathing. If aloe juice is added to the remedy, then the result is an effective remedy for treating colds in babies.

Required dosage

To treat the common cold in children, only an aqueous solution or pure Kalanchoe juice is used, but not alcohol. Otherwise, it can damage the baby’s mucosa.

How to treat a cold Kalanchoe in a child? In the treatment of rhinitis in children up to a year, the amount of juice is selected individually. At the same time, it is diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 1.

The correct dosage of juice

Juice is diluted in a ratio of 1: 1, as for children up to a year. With excessive sneezing, the dosage is reduced. You can use cotton buds, apply a tool to them and rub them in the nose of the baby.

In children over 6 years of age, Kalanchoe juice is used in its pure form. When a strong reaction occurs, a little means is applied to cotton buds and each nostril is treated inside.

Kalanchoe is instilled with a cold in a child 3 times a day, according to the recommended dose. Diluted juice is allowed to be used from birth, in the absence of a negative reaction. However, parents should know that they cannot cure a physiological rhinitis.

Precautionary measures

In order for Kalanchoe juice to have only a positive effect on the child's body, it is necessary to adhere to the following rules:

1. Treatment of the common cold should be started no earlier than on the 4th day of illness. This allows the body to fight the infection on its own.
2. It is forbidden to use Kalanchoe at high temperature.
3. You should not use the plant to treat a cold of a non-bacterial nature. With viral, allergic or vasomotor rhinitis, the effectiveness of Kalanchoe is low.
4. It is best to use juice for the treatment of the last stage of a bacterial infection, a sign of which is the secretion of thick mucus of dark yellow or green color.
5. If an allergy occurs, stop treatment with the drug.
6. Before starting treatment, a test is performed. A small amount of Kalanchoe is dripped onto the elbow of the child and rubbed. If within an hour there are no signs of irritation, then it is allowed to use 1 drop of juice diluted with water for each nasal passage.

For more than 5 consecutive days, Kalanchoe is not recommended.

Contraindications and side effects

According to parental reviews, Kalanchoe from the common cold for children is a popular tool for the treatment of rhinitis, not only because of its effectiveness, but also due to the small number of side effects. These include:

• Strong sneezing. Although this side effect is a way to relieve nasal congestion in babies.
• Allergic reactions in the form of urticaria, rash, nausea, and in rare cases, laryngeal edema.
• If the dosage is exceeded, a mucous burn may occur.

It is impossible to predict the possible reaction of the baby's body, so it is necessary to conduct a test before starting treatment.

Contraindications include:

• individual intolerance;
• low blood pressure;
• liver disease
• oncological diseases.

Before starting treatment, it is important to consult a pediatrician.

Opinion of a famous pediatrician

According to Komarovsky, kalanchoe from the common cold for children does not have a vasodilating effect. The tool has a decongestant effect.

The pediatrician is constantly faced with the use of Kalanchoe by parents, but he does not recommend it. After all, all body reactions are individual. The juice of a plant helps some children well, but not others.

In some cases, Komarovsky advises using Kalanchoe on the 4th day of illness to enable the child’s body to fight on its own.

Conclusion

Kalanchoe juice is an effective remedy used to treat a runny nose. In order for it to have only a positive effect, it is necessary to make sure that there is no allergy and apply it taking into account age.