Aloe juice in the nose from the common cold: recipes, side effects

Despite the fact that there are up to 500 varieties of aloe plants in the world, only two of them are widely used in medicine and cosmetology.

The first is Aloe Vera. The plant is 95% water, has a number of beneficial properties for the body, and even cleans the air in the room. The second is Aloe tree, or agave. This plant is considered unpretentious in leaving, it is easy to grow it independently in room conditions, and on healing qualities it is almost not inferior to Aloe Vera.

The beneficial properties of aloe

The use of the plant for humans is explained by its chemical composition. Vitamins, amino acids, trace elements and flavonoids that protect body cells from exposure to viruses and prevent premature aging are found in large quantities in aloe leaves. The juice of this medicinal plant is used both for external and internal use.

Aloe is widely used in the treatment of skin diseases, normalizes the functioning of the stomach and intestines, and promotes a speedy recovery from flu, colds and the common cold.

It is used in dentistry in the treatment of stomatitis, in gynecology for painful menstruation, with conjunctivitis, hair loss. Aloe normalizes the circulatory system and increases hemoglobin.

Contraindications

Despite a number of useful properties, the agave also has contraindications for use.

• It is forbidden to use plant juice for children under the age of 1 year. In rare cases, and only after the doctor’s permission, drops based on the agave are used to treat the common cold in babies up to a year old. If side effects occur, you must immediately stop the instillation of aloe.
• Contraindications to the use of plant juice relate to people suffering from heart failure and hypertension, since the active substances Aloe significantly increase the movement of blood through the vessels.
• The use of drugs containing aloe juice should be excluded for people with allergies. In them, such drops can cause burning and itching of the mucous membrane, the appearance of edema, nausea, and a rash on the skin.
• Aloe will be useless in the treatment of viral rhinitis. It can only cause a more severe manifestation of allergic reactions. Agave juice is effective only in fighting bacteria, not viruses.
• It is strictly forbidden to dig aloe into the nose during pregnancy. The active substances of the plant cause contraction of the muscles of the uterus, which can lead to miscarriage or cause premature birth.

Observance of precautions when using aloe in traditional medicine will help to avoid negative health consequences in the future.

How to get aloe juice?

Not all plants of this species are suitable for treatment. Active substances accumulate in aloe leaves in sufficient quantities only by the third year of growth. That is why, to get healthy juice, you should use the most mature lower leaves, dense and fleshy. They are carefully cut off at the very base of the stem, washed under running water, and wrapped in cloth or paper, sent to the refrigerator for 12 hours. During this time, the concentration of nutrients in the leaves increases several times and the healing qualities of the plant increase. This procedure can be neglected if the juice for instillation is urgently needed.

After the specified time, when the aloe leaf is sufficiently cooled, it must be cleaned of thorns, the upper thin film and cut into several parts 2 centimeters in length. Then each piece is wrapped in cheesecloth, folded in half, and with a strong pressure of fingers on it squeeze all the juice into a sterile container.

Sometimes in some print and online publications there are recommendations that the aloe leaf must first be chopped through a meat grinder, and then strain the juice through gauze. But to guarantee the sterility of the drug in this case is impossible.

Rhinitis treatment

The effectiveness of aloe juice in the fight against the common cold has been proven for a long time. It is included in the composition of medicines and is used in home treatment. Thanks to the active substances that act on the blood vessels of the nasal mucosa, it is possible to quickly relieve congestion and improve mucus outflow.

Thus, the agave in the fight against the common cold:

• has an antibacterial effect;
• relieves inflammation of the mucous membrane;
• accelerates the movement of blood through the vessels;
• heals minor injuries and wounds on the nasal mucosa ;
• Helps strengthen immunity and restore the body's defenses.

Is it possible to drip aloe in the nose of a child?

The juice of this plant is effective in treating the common cold not only in adults, but also in children over one year old. However, before you start digging aloe into your nose, you need to determine the nature of the disease. Home-made juice of the agave will help in the fight against bacterial rhinitis. If the disease is of a viral nature, aloe can even harm, causing a serious allergic reaction.

How to drip aloe in the nose depends on the age of the child. For children from 1 year to 12 years old, plant juice is diluted with boiled water (1: 3 ratio) and 3 drops are instilled into both nostrils 3 times a day. The duration of treatment is at least 5 days or until complete recovery occurs. In this case, no earlier than three days later, the effect of instillation will be noticeable. To achieve the destruction of dangerous bacteria, you need a concentration of active substances contained in aloe. For children after 12 years of age and adults, the juice of the agave is bred in a ratio of 1 to 1.

After the permission of the pediatrician, it is possible to instill freshly prepared medicine into infants. The juice of the plant for such children should be mixed in a ratio of 1: 4 and even 1: 5. Aloe in the nose of a child is instilled in both nostrils 2 drops three times a day. If any side effects are detected, treatment should be discontinued as soon as possible.

Aloe juice during pregnancy

A common cold for a pregnant woman can be a real problem. It is very difficult to choose drugs to treat this ailment, especially in the first trimester, when there is a risk of harming the normal development of the fetus. Therefore, pregnant women often resort to traditional medicine in the fight against a runny nose, including instilling aloe juice in the nose. However, it is strictly forbidden to perform such actions without prior consultation with the gynecologist.

Most experts are of the opinion that by digging in aloe juice in the nose or taking it inside, you can cause flushing of the pelvic organs and contraction of the uterine muscles. This, in turn, often leads to premature birth or miscarriage. At the same time, aloe does not affect lactation in women and does not change the taste of breast milk, that is, after the baby is born, agave juice can be used to treat a runny nose without restrictions.

Aloe cold cure recipes

Pure agave juice is not recommended in the treatment of the common cold. If this advice is neglected, then in adults, and especially in children, burns appear on the nasal mucosa when instilled. Many recipes for the common cold based on aloe juice consist of several ingredients that enhance the action of the active ingredients in the plant and thereby speed up the healing process. The most effective and affordable recipes based on the agave, with which you can prepare drops for the nose, are presented below.

1. To successfully treat a cold with aloe, just mix the juice of the agave with boiled water in a certain proportion. For children under 1 year, it is 1: 5 (1 part juice to 5 parts water), from 1 to 12 years - 1: 2 or 1: 3, for adults - 1: 1. Aloe can be dripped into the nose 4 times a day, up to 5 drops alternately in each nostril. Treatment should be continued until final recovery, at least 5 days.
2. To treat a runny nose in children older than two years old, aloe juice is combined with honey (1: 1 ratio), the same amount of boiled water is added and 4 drops are instilled into the nose twice a day until recovery occurs. For children younger than the specified age, aloe is not instilled, but only wipe the nasal passages with the medicine.
3. In the following recipe, mix olive oil and agave juice in a 1: 3 ratio. The resulting oil emulsion is instilled into the nose three times a day, 3 drops each.
4. You can get an effective remedy for getting rid of a cold if you mix honey, lemon juice and aloe in equal proportions. In the nose, instill 2 drops 4 times a day.
5. Aloe juice tincture is used to wash the nose. To cook it, grind 7 cloves of garlic, pour a liter of hot boiled water and cover it, set aside until the liquid cools down. After this, the tincture should be combined with aloe juice in a ratio of 2: 1 and rinse the nasal passages twice a day. The same medicine can also be used for instillation of the nose. For this, the agave juice is mixed with garlic tincture in an equal volume. It is necessary to bury a nose twice a day on 3 drops.
6. One teaspoon of chamomile and the same amount of eucalyptus pour 250 ml of hot boiled water and continue to insist for an hour. After the specified time, strain the liquid through a gauze cut, allow to cool, add one tablespoon of aloe juice. From a runny nose, washing the nose will be effective at least three times a day.
7. A folk remedy made from aloe juice and honey (1 tablespoon each), crushed into dogrose crumbs (a teaspoon) and ½ teaspoon of eucalyptus oil will help speed up the healing process. In the resulting tincture, moisten cotton tows and lay them in the nasal passages for 5 minutes 2 times a day.
8. In the cold season, you can prepare a folk remedy for the prevention and treatment of ENT diseases, which must be taken orally. Cool and chop aloe leaves in a meat grinder or using a blender. Pour a glass of gruel with three glasses of alcohol (vodka) and let it brew in a cool dark place for at least 10 days. For the treatment of the common cold, tincture of alcohol is taken 20 drops twice a day, for prevention - 10 drops once a day for a month.

Proven recipes based on agave juice will help improve health in colds and strengthen the immunity of adults and children.

How to store aloe drops?

In order to avoid complications instead of a positive result during the treatment with folk remedies, it is important to observe sterile conditions when preparing the drops. But even after taking all precautions, care must be taken to properly store the medicine.

In the treatment of the common cold, preference is given to freshly prepared drops. But since you need to dig aloe into your nose at least 2-3 times a day, squeezing the juice from the plant each time is not very convenient. Therefore, drops from the agave can be stored in the refrigerator for no more than 3 days. That is, after instillation, the medicine must be refrigerated until next use. You can not leave squeezed juice at room temperature, as it can deteriorate.

Aloe juice: positive and negative reviews

Most doctors and some parents are negative about traditional medicine. Others, on the contrary, use only aloe juice in the treatment of the common cold, leaving reviews only positive.

• Agave - a cure for the common cold, time-tested.
• Aloe nose drops are an affordable medicine that grows on every windowsill.
• Agave is not addictive, it can be buried in the nose an unlimited number of times.
• With the first symptoms of a running cold, you need to immediately begin treatment of aloe, contraindications for which are not common, then it will be possible to defeat the disease very quickly.
• Agave really heals, but does not remove the symptoms of the disease.

Negative reviews are as follows:

• aloe juice does not help at all with a runny nose, it can be instilled only for prevention, and not for treatment;
• can be effective only if used in combination with saline nasal washings;
• helps only with bacterial rhinitis, which is much less common in children than viral;
• after constant use of vasoconstrictor drugs, the effectiveness of aloe is reduced;
• it is better to use medications, rather than the "grandmother" methods that were used a hundred years ago.

Can aloe replace other cold remedies?

Aloe juice is certainly an effective treatment for the common cold, but pharmacological drugs can not always be replaced with it. If the parents have doubts whether it is worth using the independently prepared medicine for the child, then it is better not to do this. Aloe in the nose from the common cold is recommended to be instilled only with the bacterial nature of the disease. At the same time, if precautions are not observed, children often have burns on the nasal mucosa and allergic reactions in the form of edema and rashes.

Therefore, aloe from a cold is best used after consultation with a doctor who will establish what kind of disease the child has. However, for adults, such restrictions are much less. In the absence of contraindications, you can instill a nose as many times as necessary in accordance with the proposed recipes.

Thus, it is possible to cure a runny nose for the benefit of the body without vasoconstrictor drugs using aloe juice. It is buried in the nose for both adults and children. The exception is babies up to 1 year old, pregnant women, patients with hypertension and people with individual intolerance.