We all periodically encounter such a problem as coughing. The causes of this ailment are diverse, it can be diseases of the lungs, respiratory tract, pungent smell, tobacco smoke and even food getting into the throat. In any case, the occurrence of cough is a rather unpleasant phenomenon, especially if it turns into a lingering one.
How to get rid of this malaise in a short time? First you need to determine which cough is bothering you, dry or wet. Usually, with a dry cough, sputum does not stand out, but wet is accompanied by abundant secretion.
Along with medical methods, treatment of cough with folk remedies has become widespread among the entire population. The advantage of this method is that it does not provide for the use of antibiotics and any other drugs, but involves the treatment of exclusively healing natural drugs.
Treatment of cough with folk remedies. Recipes
- Boil a glass of milk and pour two tablespoons of figs in it. Bring the mixture to a boil and insist for at least thirty minutes. Rub it thoroughly to get a homogeneous mass, and take 100 grams four times a day.
- Mix cranberry juice and honey in the same amount, take 30 grams (tablespoon) 3 times a day. This recipe is most effective for treating a strong manifestation of this ailment.
- Treatment of cough with folk remedies involves the use of herbal preparations. Take a teaspoon of coltsfoot, the same amount of marshmallow and half a tablespoon of dried oregano. Place the herbs in a container, fill with half a liter of boiling water and leave for at least four hours with the lid tightly closed. After this, strain the infusion well and drink it warm throughout the day for half a glass.
- Dry cough can also be treated using badger and bear fat. This tool is considered the most effective. Rub the chest of a sick person with fat for several days and the positive effect will come immediately. This tool can be safely used by pregnant women.
- Treatment of cough with folk remedies widely uses honey. Take a large radish, wash it, cut off the top with a knife and cut a recess in order to place a few tablespoons of honey there. Put the radish in a bowl, cover it tightly with paper and leave for four hours. After some time, honey juice forms in the recess. It must be taken 30 grams (tablespoon), and for children - a teaspoon four times a day 25 minutes before eating.
- Two tablespoons of anise seed pour half a liter of boiling water and close well with a lid. Then put the product in a water bath for about 15 minutes. After that, let it brew for half an hour, strain and add honey at the rate of 1 tablespoon of honey per glass of infusion. Take the drug at 50 grams 4 times a day.
- Wash 100 grams of viburnum and pour 200 grams of honey. Boil the mixture a little (no more than 5 minutes), cool and drink the product five times a day, 2 tablespoons, washed down with water.
What to do when coughing wet?
- If you have a wet cough, you can get rid of it using the following remedy. Mix a glass of linden honey, a glass of linden inflorescences and half a glass of birch buds. Pour the ingredients with 120 ml of boiled hot water. Take the infusion of one spoon (tablespoon) 4 times a day.
- Also, with a wet cough, berries of viburnum help . Boil them for several minutes, then wipe through a sieve and mix in equal proportions with honey. Take a tablespoon all day.
- Pour the following herbs into the jar: 2 tablespoons of the collection of marsh rosemary, 2 tablespoons of the marshmallow root, 2 tablespoons of dry coltsfoot. Pour all this with boiling water (0.5 liters) and leave to infuse in a closed container for four hours. Strain and squeeze the infusion, use it 3 times a day for about half a glass.