Since ancient times, it has been known that a cough cake is excellent in cases when a cough is severe and does not go away for a long time. It is characteristic that in our time this remedy is somewhat forgotten, and cough, mainly people prefer to treat with medication. But, for example, a potato cake, unlike tablets, is practically harmless, and it treats the respiratory system perfectly.
A cough cake can be prepared in many ways. Today, mustard, honey, and potato cakes are gaining ground again . Despite the fact that they are called differently, they are all based on honey, which, as you know, is itself famous for its miraculous healing qualities.
A honey cough cake is applied to the chest. In this case, the region of the heart should be avoided. What types of cough cakes are there?
- Honey cough cake with salt. Honey and salt are mixed in equal proportions. Approximately 30 grams of the mixture (2 tablespoons) should be applied evenly on gauze or bandage and applied to the chest overnight. The next morning, wiping the chest with a moist marlake, you will notice that only a small amount of salt remains from the tortilla.
- Honey, flour and vegetable oil. These ingredients are also mixed in equal proportions. The mixture is laid out evenly on gauze, a bandage or a clean cloth. It is applied to the chest and covered with polyethylene, then covered with a warm blanket. Washes off after three hours.
- Mustard cough cake. You need to take one Art. spoon of honey, flour, vegetable oil and mustard dry. Everything is thoroughly mixed, and then rolled up until a thin cake is obtained. Applied directly to the chest or back for two hours. A gram of 20 vodka is sometimes added to such a cake, and before being applied to the body, it is heated by steam. Avoid heart zone.
Potato cough cake has no contraindications even when applied to young children.
- Potato Tortilla. It is necessary to take several potatoes and boil them together with the peel - in their uniform. Boiled potatoes are peeled and grated. Then the resulting mass should be mixed with honey, vegetable oil and dry mustard in equal proportions. The cake is applied to the body and covered with polyethylene and a warm blanket on top. Depending on how the body reacts, keep two to three hours.
- Another recipe for potato scones. Everything is done, as in the previous one. But you don’t need to peel the potatoes, but crush them thoroughly with the peel. Now you need to add vodka, honey and mustard dry in equal parts, on a tablespoon. After mixing, the resulting substance is divided into two equal parts and laid out on gauze napkins.
One of the cakes obtained should be applied to the back, and the other to the chest, avoiding the area of the heart. Now the sick person needs to be well wrapped and held for at least an hour. Do a few days before bedtime. After the procedure, the back and chest should be lubricated with vegetable oil or pork fat to retain heat.
Honey mustard cough cake for treating children: flour, vegetable oil, honey and mustard powder should be taken in equal proportions. For our children's recipe, the shares will be one art. spoon of each of the ingredients. All must be thoroughly mixed, and then put in the oven for five minutes. A steep mass of brown should form. The resulting mass should be divided into two equal parts, cakes, and put on plastic films.
One cake is applied to the back, and the other to the baby’s chest, and both are wound to the body with one long cotton cloth, a baby diaper is suitable. Having dressed the child warmer, he should be put to sleep. You can leave such cakes for several hours, and then, having removed them, wipe the body with warm water. Sometimes several of these procedures are sufficient to relieve wheezing and coughing.