Coughing is an involuntary exhalation movement that is caused by irritation of the mucous membrane of the larynx, bronchi, throat, or lung tissue (tuberculosis, pneumonia, asthma). Cough is manifested as a symptom of many diseases. It happens to be dry and wet, periodic and paroxysmal. But, regardless of the types and causes of cough, it causes significant inconvenience, and running a cough can lead to serious and dangerous consequences. Therefore, a cough needs timely and proper treatment. It can be of two types: medical and folk. It is clear that the main advantage of medical treatment is a quick result, but the active use of antibiotics adversely affects the body and immunity. Treatment of cough with folk remedies, on the contrary, can last a little longer, but, on the other hand, is absolutely safe. In addition, another advantage is the fact that the treatment of cough with folk remedies involves the use of mostly inexpensive herbs, tinctures and other means. Therefore, it does not require large financial costs. This is very relevant today, since drugs are very expensive.
Treatment with folk remedies is especially important when the child is sick, and I do not want to give him antibiotics that adversely affect the liver, kidneys and other internal organs. If you decide to cure a cough in a child, folk remedies are the best solution.
The easiest cough remedy is lemon and honey. You should skip the lemon through a meat grinder, mix with honey in equal proportions and drink several teaspoons several times a day.
Treatment of cough with folk remedies is often based on the use of hot milk with various ingredients. It is useful for coughing to drink milk with birch sap (1 to 1 ratio). A hot milk drink with honey or mineral water is also used. From coughing, you can boil ordinary onions in milk and drink the resulting broth in half a glass several times a day. A fairly effective remedy (especially for children) is a decoction of figs in milk.
An old cough recipe is turnip or radish juice. It must be boiled with honey and taken one tablespoon every 3-4 hours.
In inflammatory diseases, diseases of the respiratory system, the wild Mallow is actively used, as it dilutes and removes sputum, has an expectorant effect.
Useful for coughing and blackberries. This berry has anti-inflammatory and astringent effects. Wine and tea are made from blackberry berries , which are used to treat bronchitis, flu, tonsillitis and other diseases accompanied by a strong cough.
It has a soothing and expectorant effect and marshmallow ordinary. Two tablespoons of the crushed roots of this plant are poured into 0.5 liters of cold water and insisted during the day. The resulting infusion is filtered and taken in 1 tablespoon every 2-3 hours.
Expectorant, antiseptic and emollient effect has coltsfoot. It is necessary to pour one tablespoon of its leaves with two glasses of boiling water and take a tablespoon several times during the day.
However, one must remember that folk remedies for cough are not a panacea. Of course, that cough with tuberculosis cannot be cured by herbs and tinctures alone. In such cases, the use of antibiotics and other drugs is mandatory. Although folk remedies in this case can be used as an additional tool. In any case, the treatment of cough with folk remedies should be agreed with the doctors, since traditional medicine recipes may not always cure advanced forms of cough.