Now in pharmacies there is a very large selection of cough medicines, but there is no such medicine that would completely help get rid of it. The cough can be wet and dry, and first you need to determine its nature, and then proceed to treatment, which at least somehow can ease it. If sputum is separated by coughing, then it is called wet, but if the situation is the opposite, then it is called dry.
As a rule, the disease begins with a dry cough. Usually it lasts two to three days, while the throat constantly tickles, which causes frequent coughing. Then, as a result of taking medications, it gradually becomes wet. The condition of the body improves slightly.
Dry cough syrup helps a lot. It exists in the form of a powder, which is diluted with cool boiled water. Proportions are always indicated in the instructions, the age dosage is also prescribed. Before use, the medicine should always be shaken.
A very good dry cough syrup is made from eggs. For this recipe you need a spoonful of butter and a spoonful of honey in hot milk. He will need one glass. To this is added the yolk of one egg and a pinch of soda, and again everything must be mixed. This medicine leads to an expectorant effect and at the same time helps with bronchitis, laryngitis, tracheitis.
If the disease dragged on for a long time, then you should try another remedy. A dry cough syrup made from radish is very effective. The recipe for cooking it is so simple that everyone can cook it. Radish must be finely chopped and covered with sugar. After a while, the radish will secrete juice, which is taken orally every hour in the amount of one tablespoon.
Another dry cough syrup is also used. To do this, you need a three-year aloe. Leaves should be put in the refrigerator for three days. This method improves its healing properties. After that, the leaves are chopped with a meat grinder, honey is added to them in the same amount, and the same amount of red wine. This remedy must be taken orally in a tablespoon before eating. During the day, repeat the reception three times.
Of course, treatment cannot be carried out independently. A cough syrup during pregnancy should only be selected by a doctor and should be taken under his supervision. If there is some discomfort, the temperature has risen, a cough has begun, accompanied by sneezing, you should immediately consult a doctor so as not to jeopardize pregnancy.
Some probably do not know that there is such a component of cough suppressants as citral. The potion with it is a sedative, not only for adults, but also for children, especially infants. This fragrant substance has an anti-inflammatory and soothing effect. Each medicine has an individual composition. In addition to citral, it may include magnesia, motherwort and valerian extracts, potassium and sodium bromides. The mixture is prepared in distilled water, and a glucose solution is used to soften it. All substances that enter the mixture with citral help to lower the pressure and have a calming effect. You need to take it three times a day. Children and adults with increased irritability can take the drug at night. Negative side effects in connection with taking the medicine are not observed, since all the substances included in it are natural. The only reaction of the body may be increased drowsiness during the day. Therefore, the dosage is prescribed directly by the doctor.
In order to avoid colds, you need to pay serious enough attention to health promotion, hardening, proper nutrition and much more. But if you still overtake the disease, then you should not get carried away with self-medication, because this requires knowledge that only a doctor possesses.