Almost every parent faces the problem of coughing in children . But not everyone wants to give advertised tablets or syrups to their crumbs, many prefer time-tested phytopreparations. These funds include chest collection for cough. The price for it is quite affordable, so that everyone can buy it.
What is breast collection
If you encounter a cough in yourself or a child, then you will be interested to know how it can be cured. In addition to various syrups with dyes and flavorings, in each pharmacy you will find
breast collection. This is a specially selected mixture of herbs from which it is necessary to make decoctions or infusions. They are designed specifically for the treatment of cough. But keep in mind, not every breast cough collection for children is suitable.
These herbs include various herbs. They have a mucolytic, expectorant and antiseptic effect. At the same time, the herbs in them are in certain proportions, which are recognized by doctors as optimal for the treatment of various types of cough. They are prescribed for influenza, bronchitis, pneumonia, pharyngitis, tracheitis and other respiratory diseases.
Types of Fees
In pharmacies, you can now find several options for combinations of herbs that help fight cough. All of them are manufactured on an industrial scale and are designed to treat various problems. In pharmacies, you can buy one of four types of breast collections, they are divided depending on the composition of the herbs included in them. Therefore, the choice of the most suitable combination for you or your child is best left to the therapist or pediatrician.
Breast collection number 1
As part of the first option, there are the following herbs: coltsfoot and marshmallow root. They form its main part and occupy about 80% of the total amount. The remaining 20% are occupied by
oregano. As a rule, this breast collection is used to treat problems with the upper respiratory tract. Instructions for use advises to use it for tracheitis and laryngitis. Moreover, all its constituents have an expectorant effect, and coltsfoot and
marshmallow root are also anti-inflammatory.
But it is not recommended to use this breast cough collection for children under 12 years old. It is also worth abandoning its use for those who have already been identified hypersensitivity or have observed allergic reactions to any of the components.
Breast collection number 2
If you have bronchitis or pneumonia, then a combination of the following herbs is suitable for you: 30% licorice root, 40% coltsfoot leaves and 30% plantain. Breast collection for cough number 2 has just such a composition.
Its effectiveness is due to the fact that licorice has a softening effect. And plantain is a good anti-inflammatory drug. Coltsfoot also helps to improve expectoration.
But it is prescribed only to adults and children who are already more than 12 years old.
Breast collection number 3
With bronchitis and pneumonia, when it is necessary to make sputum more fluid and improve expectoration, the doctor may recommend the use of medicinal plants. The roots of licorice, marshmallow, sage leaves, anise seeds and pine buds included in breast collection No. 3 help to reduce the inflammatory process. They also facilitate expectoration of accumulated sputum, which makes coughing more productive. And recovery at the same time comes faster.
But it is contraindicated for people who are allergic to the components that make up the collection. Also, it is not recommended to give it to children under 12 years old.
Breast collection number 4
If you or a child is tormented by a constant cough, and sputum practically does not separate, then the doctor may advise you one of the options for combining herbs. In such cases, breast collection No. 4 is often used. It consists of mint leaves, calendula and chamomile flowers,
violet grass
, licorice
root and rosemary shoots. In the complex, all these components have a good anti-inflammatory, expectorant and sedative effect.
This cough collection for babies is quite suitable. But you can start giving it no earlier than in three years.
Packaging and use
If you decide to buy one of the medicinal fees, then just go to the pharmacy and choose the most suitable packaging option for you. Modern industry offers herbal products not only in cardboard packaging of 100 grams. Now it’s easy enough to find each of the fees in filter bags. They are brewed like regular tea. Flowers and grass that are packed in them are subjected to more thorough grinding.
But if you trust only standard cardboard boxes with dried herbs, then you need to know a few nuances of storing the plants contained in them. After acquiring the breast collection, it is better to pour it into a glass or ceramic container with a tight-fitting lid. This will help to avoid moisture drops and reduce the shelf life of dried herbs.
Cooking method
Before making infusion or decoction from any breast collection you have acquired, it must be mixed. Regardless of the components that make up the composition, these medicinal herbal remedies for cough are prepared in one way.
It takes 1 or 2 tbsp. collection spoons and pour in a glass of boiled, but not hot water, in a saucepan. It is placed in a water bath and boiled for 15 minutes. After cooling at room temperature, the prepared broth is filtered, and the grass is folded in gauze and squeezed. The liquid volume is adjusted to 200 ml with ordinary boiled water.
The infusion is made from ordinary filter packets. Each of them is poured with 100 ml of boiling water and holds in it for about 15 minutes. After cooling, the treatment fluid can be consumed.
Both broth and infusion are drunk warm. Shake before use. A breast collection is used in a volume of 100 ml several times a day (up to 4) after a meal.
Application for children
If the doctor has prescribed breast collection No. 4 for your baby, then the necessary dosage is best clarified by a specialist. Kids need a much smaller amount of broth. So, if adults and children over 12 years old need to drink ½ cup, then the dosage for babies aged 6-12 years is up to 2 tbsp. spoons. Of course, it is advisable to focus on the prescribed norms. But if your child at 11 years old weighs as an adult, then the doctor can increase the dose.
For children aged 3 to 5 years, give 3-5 teaspoons of decoction or infusion of the appropriate combination of herbs. You should also be careful if your child has a dry cough. Breast collection is designed to improve expectoration and thinning sputum. To suppress the cough reflex, completely different drugs are intended.
Features of use
Breast collection for cough for children, as well as for adults, is prescribed only with a wet cough. The components that make up each combination of herbs effectively dilute sputum. But exceeding the indicated dosages to make the application more effective is undesirable.
Subject to the recommendations of specialists, breast collection can quickly alleviate the patient's condition. According to reviews, each of them is also well tolerated. True, in individual cases, intolerance of one of the components is possible. Because of this, allergic reactions are possible in people. In this case, it is advisable to completely abandon the use of these medicinal infusions or decoctions.
It is also important to know that during pregnancy you should not start drinking any herbs without the consent of a therapist or gynecologist. These doctors are able to fully correlate the risk for the unborn baby with the benefit for the future young mother. Please note that collection No. 1 is not worth drinking during pregnancy. After all, it contains oregano, which can cause uterine bleeding. And this is fraught with miscarriage in early or premature birth at a later date.
But the chest collection No. 4 for cough is considered the safest. It includes a lot of components, but at the same time each of them can be for children over three years of age and expectant mothers. Although drinking it without special need or just for preventive purposes is not worth it. It is also worth avoiding self-medication.
There is a misconception that medicinal herbs can be used without prescribing by doctors. At the same time, people are ready to drink various infusions and decoctions in unlimited quantities instead of ordinary teas. But this approach is fraught with the development of various side effects, including allergies, precisely because of an overdose.